Melissa is an associate in the Paris office. She has experience advising private corporations and States in commercial and investment arbitrations, notably in the mining, pharmaceutical, and renewable energy sectors.
Melissa holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Private Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, as well as a Master’s degree in Arbitration and International Trade Law from Paris-Saclay University.
Melissa is admitted to practice in Paris. She is fluent in English, French, and Arabic, and has a working knowledge of Spanish.
Bar and court admissions
Languages
Arabic
English
French
Spanish
Assisting an African company in an LCIA arbitration against a port operator in a dispute arising from the termination of a joint venture agreement
Assisting a Latin American pharmaceutical business in an ICC arbitration concerning a dispute related to a distribution agreement
Assisting a global steel company in an ICC arbitration concerning an integrated mining project in West Africa
Assisting three Mexican companies in an ICC arbitration against the EPC contractor and asset manager of their renewable energy-producing facilities
Assisting the Republic of Colombia in ICSID arbitrations relating to the mining sector
- Master 2 in Arbitration and International Trade Law (MACI), Paris-Saclay University
- Master 1 in Private Law, Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II)
- Bachelor’s Degree in French Law, Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II)