Anne-Sophie Partaix, a French national, is registered at the Paris Bar. She speaks French, English and Spanish.
Anne-Sophie holds an LL.M. in International Economic Law from Assas University in Paris, an LL.M in Public International Law from Queen Mary University in London and an LL.M in International Law, European Law and International Organization from the Faculté libre de Droit in Lille. During her studies, she wrote a dissertation on the overlap between Regional Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties.
Prior to joining Aceris Law, she was an intern at Herbert Smith Freehills in Paris where she was involved in commercial and investment arbitration under the ICSID and ICC rules. Anne-Sophie also performed an internship at the Rasseck Bourgi Law Firm during which she mainly worked on an investment arbitration concerning a real-estate project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aceris Law LLC – Associate
Anne-Sophie represents the clients of Aceris Law LLC under the direction and supervision of the founding partner, William Kirtley. She has served as counsel on various cases under the ICC, ICDR and LCIA rules of arbitration. She has also worked on cases in need of third-party funding. She was recently involved in the successful resolution, on behalf of Respondents, of a SIAC arbitration governed by Japanese law and involving nine parties. The dispute concerned a joint venture agreement. She also acted as counsel in an international dispute between American and Chinese companies in the solar industry that was resolved successfully in favour of Aceris Law’s client. She has also served as counsel for Claimant, an American company, in arbitration proceedings under New York law against a South Korean company involving blockchain technologies.
Herbert Smith Freehills, Intern
Anne-Sophie worked on ICC and ICSID arbitrations. She performed legal research on the jurisdiction of ICSID tribunal, on provisional measures under ICSID arbitration rules and prepared ICC hearings.
ORANO (Ex AREVA), Intern
During her internship, Anne-Sophie prepared a CMAP mediation. She performed legal research within an ICC arbitration under Swiss law. She was involved in a complaint as part of a civil engineering litigation. She drafted dispute resolution guidelines.
Rasseck BOURGI Law Firm, Intern
She worked on an UNICITRAL investment arbitration concerning a real-estate project. She drafted a share purchase agreement in French and in English.
ENGIE Cofely Services, Intern
Anne-Sophie drafted contracts, participated to pre-contractual negotiations and analysed tender files.
RECENT INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Counsel in an ICDR arbitration under New York law
Counsel in an LCIA arbitration under English law
Counsel in a SIAC dispute under Japanese law concerning a joint venture
BAR
- Paris Bar
EDUCATION
Paris Bar School
University Assas, Paris II (2015/2016)
- Master 2 International Economic Law
- International Economic litigation, International Trade (WTO), International contract Law, International Investment Law; Arbitration
Queen Mary University of London (2015)
- LL.M in Public International Law
- International Trade and Investment Dispute Settlement; Law of Finance and Foreign Investment in Emerging Economies; Regulation of International Trade
- Thesis: Overlaps between Regional Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties
Faculté libre de Droit, Lille (2013/2014)
- Master 1 in International Law, European Law and International Organizations
- International Responsibility and International Litigation, Law of International Organisations; European Legal Proceedings; International Arbitration; Law and Practice of the UN; Human rights and Fundamental Liberties
- International Responsibility and International Litigation, Law of International Organisations; European Legal Proceedings; International Arbitration; Law and Practice of the UN; Human rights and Fundamental Liberties
- Member of French Team for Telders International Law Moot Court
Cergy Pontoise University (2009/2013)
- Bachelor’s degree
- French Law & Anglo-American Law
- Erasmus program at Inholland University – Rotterdam, Holland
LANGUAGES
- English
- French
- Spanish