Shaparak Saleh will speak at a panel on “Career Development – how to succeed in a changing world”, as part of the IBA Young Lawyer Training Course: The Fundamentals of International Legal Practice.
In this session, expert practitioners will share valuable insights into developing a successful career in international arbitration, from their unique perspectives as counsel, arbitrators, and institutions. Panellists will discuss the impact of continuous training on elevating your legal practice and explore best practices for legal entrepreneurship.
Shaparak will speak alongside Fatima Balfaqeeh (Independent Arbitrator), Kristin Campbell-Wilson (Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre), Soraya Corm-Bakhos (Independent Arbitrator), and Ahmed Ibrahim (Independent Arbitrator, IbrahimAdr), with Hasan Mandviwalla (Mandviwalla & Zafar) moderating the session.
The day-long course is presented by the IBA Young Lawyers’ Committee and supported by the IBA Arab Regional Forum, the Arb40 Subcommittee of the IBA Arbitration Committee, and NYU Abu Dhabi.
The event will take place on Wednesday 16 April at the ADGM Dispute Resolution Hearing Centre, Abu Dhabi.
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ABOUT SHAPARAK SALEH
Shaparak is a partner in the Paris office. She has acted as counsel in a large number of commercial arbitrations both ad hoc and institutional, including under the ICC, IEMA, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and VIAC rules. Her experience includes post-M&A disputes and disputes in the construction, energy, aeronautics, space, telecommunications, food, chemicals, and pharmaceutical sectors, relating to projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. She has acted for, among others, States, State entities, major international oil, gas and mining companies, leading construction groups, an aircraft manufacturer, and electricity companies.
Shaparak is listed in the major international rankings, including Lexology Index, Chambers Global, The Legal 500, and Global Arbitration Review. For the past 15 years, Shaparak has been a lecturer in international arbitration, teaching courses on enforcement proceedings at a number of prominent universities, such as Sciences Po Paris and Paris II – Panthéon-Assas.