Derains & Gharavi International

Akosua Asirifi

Associate (as from November 2023)

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

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

She obtained a Master in Economic Law from Sciences Po Law School and a Master in International and European Law of Economic Activities and Relations from Cergy-Université Paris.

Akosua is admitted to the Paris bar.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since November 2023 Associate, Derains & Gharavi (Paris)
Jan.–June 2023 Trainee, Derains & Gharavi (Paris)
Sept.–Dec. 2022 Trainee, Clay Arbitration (Paris)
Jan.–June 2019 Trainee, Casino Group Franchise (Paris)
Sept.-Dec. 2018 Trainee, Equinoxe Avocats (Paris)

EDUCATION

2023 CAPA – École du Barreau de Paris (EFB) (Paris Bar School), specialisation: Advanced Programme in Investment Arbitration (APIA)
2021 Master, International and European law of economic activities and relations, Cergy-Université Paris
2020 Master, Economic Law with specialisation in Global Governance Studies, Sciences Po Law School
2016 Bachelor, Political and Social Sciences with specialisation in Europe-Africa relations, Sciences Po Paris