Athina FOUCHARD PAPAEFSTRATIOU

Athina Fouchard Papaefstratiou is an international arbitrator based in Paris.

A Greek national and dual-qualified lawyer registered with both the Paris and Athens Bars, she spent over 15 years in the arbitration departments of leading international law firms before launching her independent practice in 2022.

Athina has extensive experience in Africa-related arbitration, as well as in complex disputes involving States and State entities.

She is listed as arbitrator with major international arbitration institutions and is an active member of several prestigious professional organizations. She serves as a member of the ICC Court, of the ICC Arbitration Commission, and as a Board Member of the Arbitration Committee of ICC Greece, of which she is also a member of the Nominations Commission. She is a founding member (and former co-head) of AfricArb, an association of professionals dedicated to Africa-related arbitration. Athina is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Treasurer of the Executive Committee of the CIArb European Branch, and a founding member of the Greek Women in International Arbitration Group (GreekWIAG).

She holds master’s degrees in International Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University and in Corporate and Commercial Law from Queen Mary University of London, as well as a bachelor’s degree in Law from the University of Athens.

She loves Paris, but her summers have to be Greek.