Samia Ajouby

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Samia has advised clients on commercial and investment arbitration matters conducted under the auspices of various arbitral institutions, including the ICC, ICSID, LCIA as well as set aside and enforcement proceedings. Samia's experience includes a focus on waste management, intellectual property, as well as energy and natural resources disputes.

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Samia acquired a wide range of experience in international arbitration in several leading international law firms based in Paris and Casablanca.

Samia was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2024. She holds two Master's degrees from the University of Paris II Pantheon Assas, in International Business Law, and in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution. She also holds a PhD in International Arbitration and Comparative Law from the University of Paris II Pantheon Assas.

She is fluent in English, French and Arabic.

Experience

• Representing a French company in an ICC arbitration against a waste management African company.
• Representing an Emirati construction company in an ICC dispute against an american investor.
• Representing a high-tech company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a license agreement.
• Representing an African State in an ICSID arbitration against an international company in the mining sector.
• Representing an Emirati company in an ICC arbitration against a European company in the banking sector.
• Representing a North African State in an ICC arbitration against a Spanish company in the oil and gas sector.
• Representing an American investor in an ICSID arbitration against Guyana regarding the construction and implementation of a parking project.
• Representing a French company before the Paris Court of Appeal in the context of an annulment procedure.
• Representing an African investor in ICSID annulment proceedings concerning a dispute in the mining sector.
• Representing a North African state in an ICC arbitration against an investor in the telecommunications sector.