Yas Banifatemi

Founding partner Yas Banifatemi is a well-respected international arbitration lawyer with notable market recognition for her expertise in investment treaty arbitration and other commercial disputes. She has considerable experience representing North African states and global corporations in sensitive and high stakes proceedings.

Yas Banifatemi has a longstanding reputation as one of the most prominent international dispute lawyers, having previously been the Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She can often be seen advising on complex public international law matters, typically advising on novel and unique legal issues on behalf of sovereign states. Her practice includes advising on high profile investment treaty proceedings extending across sectors, including the technology, energy, pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors. Clients also benefit from her multilingual skills in English, French and Farsi.

Yas Banifatemi offers admirable expertise in both commercial and investment arbitration. She often assists clients with mandates involving African and Middle Eastern jurisdictions. She also increasingly acts as arbitrator in ICC and ICSID proceedings.

Yas Banifatemi is mandated for her strength in handling prominent BIT claims across various European jurisdictions, with further expertise in cases governed by ICC, ICSID and SCC rules.

Yas Banifatemi offers admirable expertise in both commercial and investment arbitration. She often assists clients with mandates involving African and Middle Eastern jurisdictions. She also increasingly acts as arbitrator in ICC and ICSID proceedings.

Yas Banifatemi has a longstanding reputation as one of the most prominent international dispute lawyers, having previously been the Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She can often be seen advising on complex public international law matters, typically advising on novel and unique legal issues on behalf of sovereign states. Her practice includes advising on high profile investment treaty proceedings extending across sectors, including the technology, energy, pharmaceutical and telecommunications sectors. Clients also benefit from her multilingual skills in English, French and Farsi.

Yas Banifatemi is mandated for her strength in handling prominent BIT claims across various European jurisdictions, with further expertise in cases governed by ICC, ICSID and SCC rules.

Yas Banifatemi offers admirable expertise in both commercial and investment arbitration. She often assists clients with mandates involving African and Middle Eastern jurisdictions. She also increasingly acts as arbitrator in ICC and ICSID proceedings.