Vanina SUCHARITKUL

Vanina specialises in international arbitration and has experience advising clients on a diverse range of cross-border disputes in a range of sectors and investment treaty arbitration. Admitted to the California Bar, Vanina has practiced at international law firms in San Francisco, Bangkok, Paris, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Vanina has experience acting as counsel and advocate in arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions under the auspices of various institutions such as the ICC, the SIAC, the AAA, the HKIAC, the TAI and ICSID. In addition, Vanina regularly sits as arbitrator.

Vanina was a Court Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for for nine years and has served as Director of ArbitralWomen for two terms. She currently chairs the Chartered Institute of ArbItrators (Ciarb) Thailand Branch and is the Founding Co-President of Young Thailand Arbitration Center.

A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Vanina then completed her Juris Doctor from U.C. Hastings College of the Law and LL.M. from Golden Gate University School of Law. She further obtained her Doctorat en Droit from Université Paris Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) on ISDS Reform. A tri-national, Vanina speaks Thai, French and English.