Derains & Gharavi International

Déborah Schneider

Associate

Biography

NATIONALITY: French
LANGUAGES: French and English
ADMISSION: Paris
OFFICE: Paris

Déborah is an associate at Derains & Gharavi, specialised in international arbitration. Her areas of practice include international commercial disputes and investment arbitration. Déborah has acted in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as well as under the UNCITRAL rules.

Déborah is a member of the Paris Bar. She holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Energy and Climate law from the University of Groningen, a Master 2 in Arbitration and International Trade law and a Master 1 in International Business Law from the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since June 2020 Associate, Derains & Gharavi (Paris)
Jan-May 2020 Trainee, Derains & Gharavi (Paris)
2019 Trainee, Litigation and Arbitration Department, Aramis (Paris)
2018 Trainee, GM Avocats (Paris)

EDUCATION

2020 EFB (Paris Bar School) – Advanced Program in Investment Arbitration – Valedictorian
2019 Master of Laws (LL.M) in Energy and Climate law – Cum Laude, University of Groningen (Netherlands) - Master thesis: Energy transition faced with International Investment Law: the significance of arbitral tribunals’ standard of review of scientific evidence
2018 Master 2 in Arbitration and International Trade law – With High Honours, Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University
2017 Master 1 in International Business Law – With High Honours, Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne University
2016 LL.B in French law and Anglo-American law – With High Honours, Le Havre University