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Listed as one of the 10 Most Highly Regarded arbitration practitioners in Europe, Middle East and Africa
ATHINA FOUCHARD PAPAEFSTRATIOU
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATOR
Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou is an independent arbitrator based in Paris.
She has worked for 15 years in two of the most renowned international arbitration groups globally (as counsel at Eversheds Sutherland and associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer) and in an arbitration boutique specialised in Africa-related arbitration (Lazareff Le Bars), before establishing her own practice in 2022, focusing mainly on missions as arbitrator.
Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou has significant experience in Africa-related arbitration, as well as in arbitration involving States and State entities. Her sector focus is on telecommunications, construction, energy and corporate disputes. Her experience includes arbitrations under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, PCA, LCIA, Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, ACIC and CCJA arbitration rules.
She publishes, teaches and speaks in conferences on issues of arbitration, international law and contract law.
Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou is listed as arbitrator in the major arbitration institutions in the world, and she is a member of several prestigious professional groups. She a founding member of AfricArb, an association of professionals focusing on Africa-related arbitration, a member of the ICC Arbitration Commission and a Board member of the Arbitration Committee of ICC Greece. She is a Fellow of CIArb, a member of the Executive Committee of the CIArb European Branch, and she served in 2020 as the Head of the CIArb YMG.
She is a Greek citizen, registered with the Bar in Paris and in Athens. She works in English, French and Greek.
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Included in the arbitrator panels of several arbitration institutions in the world (VIAC, HKIAC, CRCICA, CCJA, ACICA, CMAP, SHAC, EODID, CCJA, CMAG, PKS…)
Founding Member of AfricArb, and Co-Chair in 2017-2020
Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Member of the Board of the Arbitration Commission of ICC Greece
Member of the editing team of the ICC Greece Arbitration Newsletter (edition in Greek)
CIArb Fellow
Member of the Executive Committee of the CIArb European Branch
Former Chair of the Steering Committee of CIArb YMG
Member of Comité français d’arbitrage, Rising Arbitrators Initiative, Greek Women in International Arbitration Group
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Paris Bar
Athens Bar
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2006
Master’s degree in Private International Law and Law of International Commerce, Paris II University Panthéon-Assas (merits; scholar of the Greek Ministry of Education upon winning national competition -IKY)2004
Master of Laws in Corporate and Commercial Law, Queen Mary, University of London (merits)2003
Bachelor of Laws, University of Athens (merits) -
English
French
Greek
Spanish (conversational) -
Greek