Inès Sedrati
AssociateInès Sedrati is an associate in the International Arbitration practice in Paris. She advises on both investor-state and commercial arbitration matters.
EXPERIENCE
- Represented Australian investors in an ICSID arbitration against the Democratic Republic of Congo relating to violations of the DRC mining code.
- Represented Australian companies in an ICC arbitration regarding a shareholders’ dispute in the mining industry.
- Represented a Congolese company in a cassation appeal before the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration in a shareholders’ dispute in the mining industry.
- French
- English
Master 2, Arbitration and International Trade Law, Université Paris-Saclay
Master 2, Comparative Business Law, Université Lumière Lyon 2
Bachelor of Laws, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Seminars
Inès taught Civil Procedure to postgraduate students at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2022-2023).
She also taught Tort Law to undergraduate students at Paris-Saclay University (2022).
Prior Experience
- Prior to joining DLA Piper, Inès gained experience in international arbitration through internships in leading British and American law firms in Paris.
- She also gained experience in commercial litigation working as a Court Clerk at the Paris Court of Appeal.
Publications
“Time limit for challenging awards in arbitrations involving a foreign state only starts running when relevant state authority is served (Paris Court of Appeal)”, Practical Law Arbitration, 30 May 2024
