Biografia
NATIONALITIES: | American and French |
LANGUAGES: | English and French |
ADMISSION: | New York and Paris |
OFFICE: | Paris |
Claire is an associate at Derains & Gharavi specialising in commercial and investment treaty arbitration. In addition to advising clients during the pre-arbitral phase, Claire has acted in ad hoc and institutional proceedings conducted under the rules of the ICC, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC and UNCITRAL. Her practice covers a range of sectors, including aviation, banking, construction and infrastructure, energy, insurance, public procurement and real estate.
A national of the United States and France, Claire is bilingual and holds a dual degree in common law (J.D.) and civil law (B.C.L.) from the Faculty of Law at McGill University. She is dual qualified in New York and Paris.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since January 2024 | Associate, Derains & Gharavi (Paris) |
July 2020–December 2023 | Associate, Dispute Resolution Group, Bird & Bird (Paris) |
January 2019-June 2020 | Trainee, Dispute Resolution Group, Bird & Bird (Paris) |
EDUCATION
2018 | Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.), McGill University, Faculty of Law (Montréal) |
2014 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science (with Honours), McGill University (Montréal) |