Aceris Law

Investment Arbitration

Senior Associate at Aceris Law LLC

Zuzana is a French-educated international arbitration lawyer with more than a half a decade of experience in investment, commercial and construction arbitration.

Zuzana holds an LLM in International Economic Law from the Sorbonne University in Paris and an LLM in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Modes from the University of Paris 2 – Panthéon-Assas.

She is a former graduate trainee from a top-tier international arbitration law firm, Shearman & Sterling, in Paris, where she was involved in a number of ICSID, UNCITRAL and ICC cases. She also assisted in the Project directed by the UNCITRAL Secretariat related to the www.newyorkconvention1958.org  website and the Guide on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.

Zuzana speaks English, French, Slovak and Czech fluently and has basic knowledge of Russian.

Aceris Law LLC – Associate (11/2017 – present)

Zuzana represents the clients of Aceris Law SARL under the direction and supervision of the founding partner, William Kirtley. She works on various cases under the ICC, LCIA and ICSID rules of arbitration. She also deals with cases governed by French or Swiss law or concerning French-based legal systems (such as arbitrations involving French-speaking West Africa countries). She contributes to diverse publications on international commercial and investment arbitration.

Rasseck Bourgi’s office, Intern (01/2017 – 06/2017)

Zuzana worked on an UNCITRAL investment arbitration concerning a real-estate project; on an enforcement of an ICSID award rendered in the aviation industry; and on an ICC arbitration relating to a construction dispute. She provided in-depth legal research on public international law, investment arbitration, French law and OHADA law issues.

Shearman & Sterling LLP, Intern (02/2015 – 06/2015 and 01/2016- 07/2016)

During her twelve-month internship in international arbitration department, Zuzana intervened in multiple ICSID, UNCITRAL and ICC cases including, inter alia, mining arbitrations and construction disputes. She was also involved in enforcement of foreign awards proceedings in France. She assisted in the Project directed by the UNCITRAL Secretariat related to www.newyorkconvention1958.org website and the Guide on the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. She also helped with the translations of documents and evidence to and from French, English, Slovak and Czech.

Guyot & De Campos, Intern (01/2012 – 02/2012)

Zuzana focused on several branches of French law, such as inheritance law, criminal law, corporate law and family law cases.

RECENT INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Counsel in investment treaty arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules on behalf of American investors against West Asian State

Counsel in ICC arbitration under French law on behalf of Singaporean client against French company

Counsel in ICC arbitration under Swiss law on behalf of Austrian client against Mauritanian company

Counsel in ICC arbitration under Saudi law on behalf of Saudi client against Saudi company

Counsel in ICC arbitration under Kazakh law on behalf of Kazakh client against Joint Venture composed of Italian and Kazakh companies

Counsel in ICC arbitration under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods on behalf of Turkish client against Chinese company

English – Bilingual

French – Bilingual

Slovak – Mother tongue

Czech – Professional working proficiency

Russian – Basic

BAR ADMISSION

Paris

MEMBERSHIPS

Getting the Deal Through Author

Young Practitioners Group under the auspices of AIAC

ICC Young Arbitrators Forum

Paris Bar School (2016 – 2017)

Paris International Arbitration Moot organised by Sciences Po, 12th edition, finalist

University Paris 2, Panthéon-Assas (2014 – 2015)

Master 2 in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Master thesis: Anti-suit injunctions in ICSID Arbitration (written in French, Le pouvoir du tribunal arbitral de suspendre les procédures étatiques: pratique des anti-suit injonctions dans l’arbitrage C.I.R.D.I.); Mentor : Prof. Charles Jarrosson Courses: ICC Arbitration; Investment Arbitration; Sport Arbitration; Expedited Procedures; Mediation and Conciliation; French Arbitration Law (International and Domestic); Enforcement Proceedings; French Civil Procedure; French Criminal Procedure

University Paris 1, Sorbonne-Panthéon (2013 – 2014)

Master 2 in International Economic Law

Master thesis: Procedural Treaty Shopping in Investor-State Arbitration (written in French: La recherche de l’accès au tribunal arbitral par l’investisseur appartenant aux groupes de sociétés : phénomène de treaty shopping procédural) ; Mentor : Prof. Geneviève Bastid-Burdeau Courses: International Trade Law; Investment Arbitration; International Environmental Law; International Monetary Law; International Project Finance

University Paris 1, Sorbonne-Panthéon (2012 – 2013)

Master 1 in International Law

Courses: International Public Law; International Private Law; International and European Tax Law; International Arbitration (Commercial and Investor-State); International Criminal Law; WTO Dispute Resolution

University of Reims, Champagne-Ardenne (2009 – 2013)

Bachelor of Laws and Master 1 in French Private Law

Courses: French Civil, Criminal, Corporate, Administrative and Family Law; French Civil, Criminal and Administrative Procedure