Rajah & Tann Asia

International Arbitration

Partner (Foreign Lawyer)

Dr. Vanina Sucharitkul is a Partner at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP.

Atop being a specialist in international arbitration, Vanina regularly advises clients on a diverse range of cross-border disputes involving commercial contracts, corporate investigations and anti-corruption, joint ventures, insurance and reinsurance, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, and investment treaty arbitration. Vanina has acted as counsel and advocate in proceedings spanning multiple jurisdictions under the auspices of institutions including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Thailand Arbitration Institute (TAI). She also sits as arbitrator in cases under the Rules of the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, and TAI.

Admitted to the California Bar and practiced at international law firms in San Francisco, Bangkok, Paris and Hong Kong, Vanina’s expertise transcends borders and ensures that she is well placed to advise on matters arising within and beyond Thailand. Vanina is also effectively trilingual (fluent in English, Thai, and French).

Vanina served for 9 years as a Court Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, as Board Member of ArbitralWomen for 2 terms and is the co-founder of Young Thailand Arbitration Center (YTHAC) and currently the Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrator (CIArb) Thailand Branch.

In 2022, Vanina obtained her Doctorat en Droit (Doctor of Philosophy) in International Law with highest honor distinction from Université Panthéon-Assas on the topic of The Backlash against Investment Arbitration and Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform (La mise en question de l’arbitrage d’investissement et la réforme du règlement des différends entre investisseurs et Etats). Vanina returned to Asia at the fall of 2022.

Chair, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Thailand Branch) Co-President, Young Thailand Arbitration Center Arbitrator Committee, Thailand Arbitrator Center ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR ICC Court Member (2012-2021) Board Member, ArbitralWomen Board (2017 – 2022) Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

B.A., University of California Berkeley J.D., University of California Hastings College of the Law Attorney-at-Law, California LL.M., Golden Gate University School of Law Ph.D., Doctorat en Droit, Université de Paris Phanthéon- Assas California Bar, 2004