Biography

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

Camelia is an associate at Derains & Gharavi, specialising in international arbitration. Her practice focuses on commercial and investment disputes, with extensive experience in construction and oil and gas arbitration. She has acted in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the ICC and the SCC, as well as under the UNCITRAL Rules. In addition, she has represented clients in annulment proceedings before French courts and has acted as tribunal secretary in a CAS arbitration.

She obtained a Master of International Litigation and Arbitration from the University of Paris X Nanterre and a Master of International Business Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Camelia is a member of the Paris Bar. She is also currently preparing for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination to be qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As from February 2026	Associate, Derains & Gharavi (Paris)
January 2024–August 2025	Associate, International Arbitration, Three Crowns (Paris)
February 2021-December 2023	Associate, Construction Arbitration, DLA Piper (Doha)
July-December 2020	Intern, International Arbitration, DLA Piper (Paris)
January-June 2020	Intern, International Arbitration, Betto Perben Pradel Filhol (Paris)

EDUCATION

2020	CAPA (Certificate of Admission to the Paris Bar)
2019	Master of International Litigation and Arbitration (cum laude), University Paris X Nanterre
2017	Master of International Business Law (cum laude) and University Diploma in British Common Law (summa cum laude), University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne
2016	LLB in French and European Law (cum laude), Catholic University of Lille

MEMBERSHIP

• Member of the core team of the IBA Taskforce led by Dr. Maxi Scherer and Ana Vermal on the development of guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in international arbitration
• Member of Arbitral Women