Cherine Foti Arbitrator, Counsel
Nationality(ies):
American, French

Legal System:

Civil Law, Common Law, European Law, International Law, Islamic Law

Practice Areas:

Agency - Distribution - Franchising, Arbitration, Audiovisual - Media, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, Corporate Law, E-business, Energy - Natural Resources, Environment, Finance - Banking, Infrastructure, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Investment - Concession agreements, Joint Ventures - Consortia - Cooperation, Mediation, ODR (Online dispute resolution), Oil - Gas - Mining, Public international Law, Sales - Purchases, Trade - Industry, Other

Jurisdiction:

France, United States

Publications

  • Lessons From UK-France Court Split on Arbitral Enforcement Co-Authored with Erin Thomas, Monique O’Donoghue, and Catherine Karia – Law360 (2022)
  • New Generation Model BITs – Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law – Vol. 15 (Forthcoming)
  • The Campaign for Greener Arbitration’s Green Protocols: Actions Not Words Co-Authored with Lucy Greenwood and Christine Falcicchio – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2021)
  • The Missing Link in Progress to Greater Diversity – Arbitrator Intelligence 2021 Diversity Campaign Co-Authored with Catherine Rogers, Amanda Lee, Fahira Brodlija, Kirsten Teo – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2021)
  • Sustainability and Diversity in the Newly Virtual World of International Arbitration Co-Authored with Maguelonne de Brugière – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2020)
  • The Impact of the Arab Spring on the International Arbitration Landscape – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2019)
  • Conflicting Perceptions Threats and Opportunities for Self-Regulation of Ethics in International Arbitration Co-Authored with James Clanchy – Issue 85(2) - CIArb International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management (2019)
  • The InfoSpan Saga: Preserving Jurisdictional Defenses, Asserting Counterclaims, and Compelling Arbitration from California to Dubai - 2019/1 Edition – International Journal of Arab Arbitration (2019)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Individualized Employer-Employee Arbitration Agreements Must Be Enforced As Written – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2018)
  • “Les inspections de concurrence” in Editions Panthéon Assas - Ed. Louis Vogel (2017)
  • The Evolution of Arbitration in the Arab World – Kluwer Arbitration Blog (2015)
  • “Les actions civiles de concurrence” in Editions Panthéon Assas – Ed. Louis Vogel (2013)

Teaching

Sorbonne Law School, Université Panthéon-Assas


Education

Bachelor of Arts - University of Michigan Juris Doctor - The George Washington University Law School LLM - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Fulbright Fellow - France


Other Information

  • ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR – Delegate (2022-Present)
  • ArbitralWomen - Board Member (2020-Present)
  • Campaign for Greener Arbitrations – Global Vice-President, Drafter of Green Protocols (2020-Present)
  • ArabArb – Co-Founder and Board Member (2022-Present)
  • CPR Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution Y-ADR - Steering Committee Member (2021-Present)
  • Arbitrator Intelligence - Advisor for Diversity & Inclusion (2021-Present)
  • American Bar Association, International Law Section – Member (2022-Present) American Society of International Law – Member (2021-Present)
  • Rising Arbitrators Initiative – Member (2021-2022)
  • Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners (YAWP) - Board Liaison (2018-2022)
  • Paris Arab Arbitration Practitioners (PAAP) - Co-Founder (2015-2021)

Experience as Arbitral Secretary and Counsel

Select Speaking Engagements

  • The Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energies and International Arbitration: An Update on Merits and Quantum – Washington Arbitration Week 2022 (Washington, D.C.)
  • Washington Arbitration Week 2022 ArbitralWomen Panel – From Inception to Recovery: A Panorama of International Arbitration Featuring Women (Washington, D.C.)
  • American Society for International Law and Freshfields Young Arbitrator Debate Series 2022 – Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Climate Change (Washington, D.C.)
  • China Arbitration Week – CIETAC – 2022 ICSID Amendment Rules (Virtual)
  • ArabArb Launch Event (New York City)
  • Tunisian Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association, International Development Law Organization – Training Program on International Human Rights Law 2022 (Virtual)
  • Africa Arbitration Academy – Greener Arbitrations, Mitigating Costs and Increasing Efficiency in a Hybrid World 2022 (Virtual)
  • London VYAP and the European Committee of the CGA – Greener Arbitrations in Action: Junior Practitioners’ Role in Implementing the Green Protocols 2022 (Virtual)
  • American Bar Association International Law Section Annual Conference 2022 (Washington, D.C.)
  • University of Pennsylvania Law International Arbitration Conference 2022 (Philadelphia)
  • Georgetown Law International Arbitration Society Arbitration Month 2022 (Washington, D.C.)
  • Washington Arbitration Week Second Edition 2022 – Pairs of Practitioners (Washington, D.C.)
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Nigeria Branch 2021 Annual Conference on Climate Change (Virtual)
  • Arbitrator Intelligence: Assessing and Resolving Disparities in Arbitrator Appointments (Virtual)
  • Africa Energy Arbitrators' Forum Training (PRETRAC) 2021 – Green Arbitration (Virtual)
  • Paths to Partnership – Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners (Virtual)
  • Costs of Arbitration: From Pitching to Enriching – Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners (Virtual)
  • 15th Annual Juris Investment Treaty Conference – New Generation Model BITs (Virtual)
  • The Campaign for Greener Arbitrations: Green Protocols Global Launch (Virtual)
  • Women in Dispute Resolution: Navigating the New Normal After COVID-19 (Virtual)
  • New York Arbitration Week Diversity Challenge (New York)
  • Paris Arbitration Week: Blockchain Technology, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity (Paris)
  • MACI Masters Seminar on Exequatur and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (Paris)
  • Women in Law Conference on Diversity, Inclusivity & Intersectionality – University of Vienna (Vienna)
  • ICC YAF Middle East, North Africa & Turkey Regional Conference (Cairo)
  • CIArb European Branch 2018 Annual Conference on Ethical Rules (Lisbon)
  • UNCITRAL Training Workshop for Ministries of Finance and Justice (Algiers)
Firm/Organisation
Covington & Burling
Bar Admission:Member of the DC, New York and Paris BarsMember of the Southern District of New York Bar
Languages
Covington & Burling

Professional Address

One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
Washington - DC - United States
Postal Code: 20001
Professional Phone: 2026626000