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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 or sophie.nappert@btinternet.com


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
  • 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 TDM’s 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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