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Before starting her training contract, Pardis spent three years as a paralegal in the International Arbitration department.
Expertise
Pardis has extensive experience working on complex, high-value international disputes, spanning commercial and investor-state arbitration, as well as arbitration-related litigation before the English courts. She has acted for multinational companies and sovereign states in disputes connected with EMEA and Latin America. She is experienced in navigating the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and MCIA Rules, as well as the Arbitration Act 1996 and the Civil Procedure Rules.
Her experience includes working alongside international counsel, barristers, and experts to develop and implement effective case strategies across multiple jurisdictions. She regularly supports the management of substantial cross-border workstreams, from identifying and instructing specialist counsel and experts through to preparing matters for leading arbitral tribunals and the English courts.
Career
Pardis holds an LLB from the University of Birmingham, where she also completed a year in computer science, and later completed her LLM LPC at BPP University.
Prior to joining Stewarts, she worked at TLT LLP and completed an internship programme at SCL Nishimura and Asahi in Bangkok.
Experience
- Advising a large African energy company against a consortium of lenders in English seated ICC arbitration proceedings and related English court proceedings regarding $1bn+ loan arrangements
- Advising a Nigerian energy company in an English seated LCIA arbitration against a Chinese state-owned shipbuilder involving claims related to the purchase of a crude tanker
- Advising a global trading company in a complex dispute under an English law governed GAFTA contract, addressing issues relating to conflicting dispute resolution clauses before the DIFC Court
- Representing two Central American investors in a $400m+ bilateral investment treaty claim under the UNCITRAL Rules against one of Latin America’s largest states Representing a European state in a s.67 and s.68 challenge before the English courts to set aside the enforcement of a bilateral investment treaty award
- Representing a British Virgin Islands company under receivership in ICC arbitration proceedings arising from a loan and security agreement.
Personal
Pardis grew up in Iran. She is a keen traveller and foodie, with a particular fondness for Persian cuisine and experimenting with family recipes whenever time allows. She is always looking to try new hobbies and activities, although she is happiest spending time with her ginger tabby.
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