Shaparak Saleh  has featured in the January 2026 issue of Financier Worldwide Magazine in its WORLDWATCH: Commercial Arbitration discussion.

In conversation with Dr. Matthias Hadding (Dentons), Frances Bivens (Davis Polk), Jonathan Ripley-Evans (Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer), Mark Lee (Hogan Lovells), Markus Burgstaller (Hogan Lovells), and Lucy L’Hirondelle (Norton Rose Fulbright), Shaparak reflects on key trends shaping today’s arbitration landscape, from rising construction and energy disputes to the growing influence of compliance, sanctions, ESG, and technology. She also highlights Paris’s continued ascent as a leading arbitral seat, supported by experienced courts and a strong regulatory framework, including recent developments around AI.

To read the full discussion, click here.

ABOUT SHAPARAK SALEH

Shaparak is a partner in the Three Crowns’ Paris office. She has acted as counsel for two decades in a large number of commercial arbitrations, both ad hoc and institutional, including under the DIAC, ICC, IEMA, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and VIAC rules. Her experience includes post-M&A disputes and disputes in the aeronautics, chemicals, construction, energy, food, mining, pharmaceutical, space and telecommunications sectors, relating to projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.

She has represented a wide range of clients, including States, State entities, major international oil, gas, and mining companies, leading construction groups, an aircraft manufacturer, and electricity companies.