Hon. Marieke Witkamp, FCIArb
Marieke Witkamp is an international arbitrator based in Houston, TX. She has worked on 3 continents and has over 20 years of dispute resolution experience. She has gained her dispute resolution experience as (i) a commercial judge at the court of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, (ii) an arbitration attorney in Qatar with K&L Gates, (iii) as (foreign) lawyer at a boutique litigation firm in Houston, TX and as (iv) in-house counsel in the Dutch energy industry and Qatar’s sports industry.
Marieke has an LLM in Dutch and US law, is licensed in Texas and the Netherlands and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Marieke has been appointed as arbitrator in 40+ cases. She is known for well-managed, efficient, and fair proceedings and for writing well-reasoned awards. For this reason, she is often asked as Chair of an arbitral tribunal. Marieke is included in arbitrator rosters around the world, including: AAA-ICDR, LCIA, DIAC, ArbitrateAD, the Netherlands Arbitration Institute and Houston Maritime Arbitrators Association. She is an Aspiring Full Member of the LMAA.