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Tel: +44(0)20 7831 8441
Fax: +44(0)20 7831 8479
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Sophie
Nappert
LL.M.
(with merit), University of London; LL.B.(Common
Law), McGill University; B.C.L. McGill Unviersity;
Diploma
in Public International Law, Institute of International
and Comparative Law (Magdalen College, Oxford).
E-mail: snappert@3vb.com
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Practice
Sophie is a dual-qualified lawyer in the UK and in Canada. She
is an arbitrator in independent practice, based in London. Before
becoming a full-time arbitrator, she was Head of International
Arbitration at a global law firm.
Sophie is trained and has practised in both civil law and common
law jurisdictions. In her capacity as counsel, she advised on
issues of international arbitration, particularly in energy
and infrastructure projects, and disputes involving State parties.
In her capacity as arbitrator, she is sought for her trans-systemic
and cross-cultural legal training and expertise. Sophie is ranked
in Global Arbitration Review's Top 30 List of Female Arbitrators
Worldwide.
Areas of expertise include: energy and natural resources, construction,
infrastructure, hotel and leisure, telecoms, joint ventures,
concession agreements, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Caspian region,
the Energy Charter Treaty, investment treaty disputes and disputes
against State parties.
Education
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University of London: LL.M. (Masters Degree in Law) with
Merit, King's College London.
- McGill
University (Canada): Bachelor of Laws (Common Law), (LL.B.),
Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.).
- Institute
of International and Comparative Law (Magdalen College,
Oxford): Diploma in Public International Law.
Professional
Bodies and Committees
- The
Law Society of England and Wales
- The
Bar of Quebec
- The
International Bar Association
- The
London Court of International Arbitration
- The
ICC
- The
International Law Association
- The
Energy Arbitrators' List (www.energyarbitrators.icdr.org),
founder and Chair of the List's Steering Committee.
- ICDR/AAA
Roster of Arbitrators.
- UNCITRAL
Working Group on International Commercial Arbitration and
Conciliation, member of the observer delegation sent by
the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
- International
Law Association, Committee on International Investment Law,
alternate member.
- International
Arbitration Club, London, Committee member.
- Various
task forces on arbitration for the ICC and the IBA
Talks
and Publications
Sophie is a regular speaker at conferences and seminars on
issues of arbitration and international law. She is a guest
lecturer at Fordham University School of Law in New York.
Sophie's latest publications include:
- Guest Editor of TDMs Special Issue on Arbitrator
Bias, forthcoming 2008.
- By Wit or Fortune Led: Thoughts on
a Role for Precedent in International Commercial Arbitration,
TDM Special Issue on Precedent, forthcoming 2008.
- Book Review of Pervasive Problems in International
Arbitration, Edited By Loukas A Mistelis and Julian
D M Lew, published in the November 2007 issue of Arbitration,
the journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
- "Provisional Application and the Energy Charter
Treaty: The Russian Doll Provision" [2007] Int.A.L.R.
53, with Kaj Hobér.
- "Russia and the Energy Charter Treaty: Common Interests
or Irreconcilable Differences?" [2006] I.E.L.T.R.
189, with Doran Doeh and Alexander Popov.
Recent
talks include:
- London as Ananke: What this means for arbitral autonomy,
BIICL 11th Annual Review of the Arbitration Act 1996,
London, 21 January 2008.
- Chair, Procedural Issues in Energy Arbitration, ICC/AIPN
Seminar, Paris, October 2007.
- Chair, Nominating Arbitrators: Ensuring the Dream Team
Hears Your Case, ABA International Law Section, Fall Meeting,
London, October 2007.
- Risks in Cross-border pipeline projects, The 2nd International
Oil and Gas Conference, The World Petroleum Congress and
The Energy Institute, London, September 2007.
- Energy Disputes and the Energy Charter Treaty, BIICL
seminar for foreign lawyers, London, July 2007.
- International Energy Arbitration, Mock Proceedings and
Commentary, Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Dallas,
June 2007.
- Selecting Arbitrators: Practical Tips, The Practising
Law Institute's International Arbitration Workshop, New
York, March 2007.
- Boundary Disputes: Your Questions Answered, IQPC's International
Boundary Disputes Conference in Oil and Gas, London, February
2007.
- The Limits of Kompetenz-Kompetenz, BIICL's Annual Arbitration
Workshop: 10 years of the Arbitration Act 1996, London,
January 2007.
Sophie
is a member of the Editorial Board of Sweet & Maxwell's
International Arbitration Law Review. She is an Associate
Editor, Disputes, for OGEL, Alexander's Oil and Gas Internet
publication. She is an Associate Editor for Transnational
Dispute Management (TDM), a Maris Internet publication.
Languages
Native French, fluent English, good Spanish, basic Russian.
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