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Noradèle Radjai

Partner

Geneva:
35, Rue de la Mairie
PO Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland
Contact:
nradjai@lalive.ch
Tél: +41 22 319 87 00
Fax: +41 22 319 87 60
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Admission

England & Wales, 2002
Geneva (foreign lawyer), 2008

Nationality

British, Lebanese

Languages

English
Arabic, French, Italian

  Areas of practice

Noradèle Radjai joined LALIVE in 2007 and is a member of the international arbitration team, specialising in commercial and investment arbitration in the energy, telecommunications and construction sectors.  She also advises clients from the Middle East or in relation to contracts or projects in the Middle East.

 

Ms Radjai has acted as counsel in various international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional (under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules), including disputes arising from share sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, and large projects, governed by a variety of procedural and substantive laws including English law, Swiss law, Cypriot law, New York law, Russian law, Lebanese law, French law and Californian law.

 

Ms Radjai is co-chair of ASA below 40 (Swiss Arbitration Association), co-head of the European Desk of Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration) and a member of the Executive Board of ICDR Young & International.  She is also a member of several other professional associations, namely the LCIA and LCIA YIAG, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the BIICL, the American Bar Association and Arbitral Women. 

 

Prior to joining LALIVE, Ms Radjai worked in the international arbitration group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in London (2003-2007), and with Simmons & Simmons in London within the Litigation and Arbitration Group (2001-2003) and the Banking and Corporate Group (2000-2001).

 

Noradele Radjai is a Solicitor-Advocate of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.  She holds a Diploma in Law, with distinction, from the College of Law, London (1999-2000), and an LL.B., with honours, from Kings College London (1996-1999).

    Course Mentor: Award, enforcement and challenge

    UNITAR E-learning Course

    Introduction to Investment Arbitration. A joint LALIVE/UNITAR e-learning initiative

    See the Course outline.  More information at UNITAR's website.

    March-April 2011


    Guest Lecturer

    Law Faculty of the University of Milan, Italy

    English Company and Commercial Law (one semester)

    2002

ICDR Y&I, Moscow Arbitration Forum 40, ABA’s Section of International Law, International Commercial Arbitration Court and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Two Rapid-Fire Discussions on International Arbitration and Mediation
Moscow, 20 September 2012
Speaker: Cross-examination in arbitration proceedings

For more information see the programme.

 


ICDR Y&I and Young Arbitrators Stockholm (YAS)
Lawyers’ Debate: Arbitrators’ appointment by institutions / Use of tribunal secretaries
Stockholm, 12 September 2012
Debater

For more information see the programme.


Young ICCA
Witnesses and Documents – A Young ICCA Workshop
Stockholm, 7 March 2012
Speaker: Witness statements in arbitration proceedings

For more information see the site of Young ICCA.


Young ICCA and the Co-Chairs Circle
Witness Statements and Document Disclosure – A Young ICCA Workshop
Prague, 24 October 2011
Speaker: Witness statements in arbitration proceedings

For more information see the site of Young ICCA.


ICDR Y&I, Moscow Arbitration Forum 40, ABA’s Section of International Law, International Commercial Arbitration Court and Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Two Roundtables on Current Themes in International Arbitration
Moscow, 13 September 2011
Moderator


London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
European Users' Council Symposium
London, 9-11 September 2011
Co-chair, Practice and Procedure

For more information see the programme.


ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
3rd ICC YAF Global Conference
Paris, 1-3 July 2011
Speaker: Arbitral Institutions intervening in proceedings: where do we draw the line?

For more information see the programme.


London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
International Commercial Arbitration symposium
Beirut, 15-16 April 2011
Speaker: Judicial Intervention and the Role of Local Courts

For more information see the programme.


CIArb, ICDR Y&I, YIAG, ICC YAF
Perspectives on Arbitration in the Middle East
Dubai, 16 March 2011
Speaker: Does the faith or nationality of an arbitrator matter (the implications of the Jivraj decision)?

For more information, see the programme.


FIAA - Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy
Questioning of fact witnesses in international arbitration
Geneva, 4-5 February 2011
Faculty member

For more information, see the FIAA website.


ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence and Relief in International Arbitration
Geneva, 3 December 2010
Speaker: Non-monetary relief in Arbitration

For more information, see the programme.


American Arbitration Association (AAA)'s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) - Young and International Group
Fall program: Perspectives on Arbitration in the Middle East
Washington D.C., 19 November 2009
Speaker: Perspectives on Arbitration in the Middle East


Swiss Arbitration Association - ASA below 40
Confidentiality in International Arbitration: Myth or Reality? & Disposing of the Parties’ Dispute Quickly: The Parties’ Saving Grace or Worst Nightmare?
Geneva, 10 October 2008
Speaker: What if Confidentiality is breached? Scenarios and Remedies

For more information, see the ASA below 40 programme.