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Caroline Richard

Caroline Richard

USA 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

International Arbitration: Counsel

USA - Nationwide

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Freshfields US LLP

USA

Practice Areas

International Arbitration

Investor-State Arbitration

Energy/Natural Resources/Infrastructure

Telecommunications

Manufacturing

Industrials

Career

Caroline is a partner in Freshfields’ Washington DC office, having previously practiced in the firm’s London and Paris office. Caroline has acted in some of the world’s largest arbitrations, under contracts and investment treaties. Both common and civil law trained, Caroline conducts arbitrations in English, Spanish and French. Prior to joining Freshfields, she clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada, and obtained law degrees from Harvard Law School (LLM), Cambridge University (LLM, first class) and Université de Montréal (LLB/DESS). She is an Adjunct Professor at American University’s Washington College of Law where she co-teaches a course on investment treaty arbitration.

For more information visit https://www.freshfields.us/contacts/find-a-lawyer/r/richard-caroline/

Professional Memberships

Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), Advisory board member of Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners’ group, Member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), Councillor of the LCIA North American Users’ Council, and Member of the Award Review Commission of the International Arbitration Centre of Madrid.

Publications

Co-author of "A Guide to the ICSID Additional Facility Arbitration Rules", Oxford University Press (2022)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

International Arbitration: Counsel - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Caroline Richard regularly advises clients on investor state arbitrations, including matters in the energy and power sector.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She's a highly sophisticated lawyer, with a huge scope of expertise in international matters. She's very clear and assertive in her responses and problem-solving mechanisms and a great strategist who can smoothly manage highly complect problems and explain them in a simple and clear manner.

    International Arbitration: CounselChambers Guide to the USA
  • Caroline has an impressive ability to understand, assess and act throughout the entire process. Her analytical skills, responsiveness and strategic thinking clearly distinguish her from other attorneys. She consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to delivering high quality legal support tailored to our needs.

    International Arbitration: CounselChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Freshfields US LLP (72)

California

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

District of Columbia

New York

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