Nadia DARWAZEH

Nadia Darwazeh is a Partner and Head of Arbitration in the Paris office of Clyde & Co. Nadia has over 25 years of experience acting as counsel and sitting as arbitrator in commercial and investor-state arbitrations covering numerous applicable laws and seats of arbitration.

Nadia's experience spans the commercial spectrum, including the construction, telecoms, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy and natural resources, metals, hotels, and luxury. She regularly handles disputes arising out of M&A transactions, joint venture, shareholder and distribution agreements, as well as investment treaties. Nadia has particular expertise in Asia and French-speaking Africa.

Before joining Clyde & Co, Nadia practiced in the international arbitration groups of leading international law firms based in Paris, Frankfurt and London. She also spent five years in Shanghai, where her acted as counsel in disputes under the major regional arbitration rules including SIAC, HKIAC and CIETAC. Nadia also has deep ICC expertise, having led the Europe, Middle East, Africa team at the ICC for a period of three years, during which she oversaw more than 400 ICC arbitrations.

Nadia is dual-qualified in England & Wales (Solicitor-Advocate) and Germany (Francfort - Rechtsanwältin) enabling her to represent clients in both civil and common law. She earned her LLM in International Public Law from the University of Cambridge and her LLB from the University of Warwick.

Nadia has received several accolades for her work in international arbitration and public international law. In 2022, she was awarded the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Prize for Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration, a prestigious prize awarded every two years to a chosen individual with “exceptional talents in advocacy”. She has been recognised by Legal 500, Legal 500 - Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist, Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who Legal Arbitration: Thought Leaders, and by Best Lawyers in France™.