Personal bio
David Nyamsi is a bilingual (French and English) specialist in international commercial arbitration law with over 20 years of experience. He is the Co-Founder and Head of Arbitration of **2DAN ARBITRATION CONSULTING**, a boutique law firm dedicated to international arbitration and mediation.
From September 2014 to November 2024, he served as Secretary-General of the GECAM Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CMAG), where he managed and supervised more than 150 arbitration and mediation cases. He currently sits on the rosters of several reputable arbitration institutions, including :ICC-CMR, CATO, CIAC, CAMC-N, CIAM, and (since december 2024) CMAG, and is a member of the Special Arbitration Commission of the Cameroon–EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
David has acted as arbitrator, counsel, tribunal president (ad hoc arbitration in 2021), and mediator in a wide range of commercial and investor-State disputes involving SMEs, multinational corporations, and public authorities. His areas of practice include investment arbitration, commercial contract disputes, debt recovery, construction disputes, and class actions. He has represented parties in 6 international arbitration proceedings and managed 5 mediations to resolution.
David is currently an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb), a Qualified Mediator certified by the Paris International Arbitration Chamber (CAIP), and a Lecturer at ERSUMA. He is also an active member of the Mediation Calgary Community Society and the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre (London).
His academic and thought leadership spans teaching and training engagements across Africa, including with UPSILON University, Collège de Paris, the Moroccan Arbitration Academy, and REMPA-CMR (African Mediators Network), where he serves as Vice-President . His recent research focuses on third-party funding in international arbitration, a trending topic on which he has published and presented internationally, motivated by his commitment to improving access to justice in cross-border disputes.
David previously worked with French tax and law firms (SOFIDER, PLATZ-CHALINE) and multinational real estate companies (KLEPIERRE, BLOT IMMOBILIER) before returning to Cameroon in 2014 to contribute to the development of ADR in Africa.