Niuscha Bassiri

Practice Areas

For more than two decades, Ms. Bassiri has been counsel and arbitrator in international arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions (CEPANI, DIFC-LCIA, DIS, ICC, LCIA, NAI, SAC, SCC, SIAC, UNCITRAL, VIAC) and ad hoc. These arbitrations have involved State-entities and private entities, spanning sectors such as banking, construction, energy, entertainment, finance, food and beverage, infrastructure, insurance, luxury and leisure, maritime equipment, metallurgical industry, mining, nuclear power plants, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, satellites, solar power plants, telecommunication, transportation and wind parks.

Her experience has led her to become a sought-after strategic adviser on setting-aside and enforcement matters, in particular under the New York Convention regime. She appears as counsel before EU Member State courts, also representing sovereign States.

Professional Memberships

ICC Task Force Addressing Issues of Corruption in International Arbitration (Co-coordinator, Track 7); Advisory Board, CyberArb; Indian Review of International Arbitration; CEPANI Committee on Diversity and Inclusion; Editorial Board, Journal of International Arbitration; CIAM Award Scrutiny Commission; Court Member, Casablanca International Mediation And Arbitration Center (CIMAC); IBA Investment Arbitration and IBA Rules and Guidelines Sub-Committees; ICC Institute of World Business Law; ICCA-IBA Joint Task Force on Data Protection in International Arbitration Proceedings; SIAC Users Council; Mentor, Young ICCA Mentoring Programme.