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Yas Banifatemi

Address: 

Shearman & Sterling LLP
114 avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
France

Phone Number: 
+33.1.53.89.70.00
Fax Number: 
+33.1.53.89.70.70
Email: 
ybanifatemi@shearman.com
Born: 
1967, La Tronche, France
Languages: 
French English Farsi
Nationalities: 
French
Iranian
Education: 
Univ. of Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), PhD in International Law (with highest honors), 1997 (Dissertation honored with a prize at the Concours de Prix de Thèses of University of Panthéon-Assas (Paris II); Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1997.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Paris Bar, 1998.
Present Position: 
Shearman & Sterling LLP, Partner, International Arbitration group; Head of Public International Law practice, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Professional Experience: 

Shearman & Sterling LLP, Associate, International Arbitration group (1997–2006).

Professional Associations: 

Lecturer on Public International Law, University of Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) (1994–1996 and 1999–2000); Director of Studies,
Public International Law, The Hague Academy of International Law (Summer 2004); Lecturer on Investment Law and International Investment Arbitration, University of Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris I) (2006–2007); Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL), European Society of International Law (ESIL) and French Society of International Law (SFDI); Member, International Arbitration Institute (IAI), Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel in over 50 international arbitrations, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC and ICSID; Chair, Sole arbitrator or party-appointed arbitrator in ad hoc arbitrations and arbitrations under the Arbitration Rules of the ICC, CRCICA and the Swiss Rules; Administrative secretary in a NAFTA proceeding.

Areas of Specialization: 
Energy
International Arbitration
Mergers & Acquisitions
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
George Bermann, the Scholar and the Friend - Chapter 12 - Reflections on International Arbitration
Investment Arbitration Library
Taking Into Account Control Under Denial of Benefits Clauses - Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration - IAI Series No. 8
Jurisdiction in Investment Treaty Arbitration - IAI Series No. 8
Annulment of ICSID Awards - IAI Series No. 1
Annexes - Annulment of ICSID Awards
Provisional application of the Energy Charter Treaty: the negotiating history of Article 45 - Chapter 9 - Energy Dispute Resolution: Investment Protection, Transit and the Energy Charter Treaty
Precedent in International Arbitration - IAI Series No. 5
Publications: 

Co-editor, Annulment of ICSID Awards, IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 1 (Juris Publishing, New York, 2004); Editor, Precedent in International Arbitration, IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 5 (Juris Publishing, New York, 2008); Numerous articles on international law and international arbitration; also regularly appears as speaker, particularly on issues of investment arbitration and international law.