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Dr Vanina Sucharitkul FCIArb, California Bar

Partner at Rajah & Tann Asia | International Arbitration & ISDS | Chair, CIArb Thailand | PhD & JD (California Bar) | Former ICC Court Member | Former ArbitralWomen Board
Job title: Partner, Rajah & Tann
Country: Thailand

Membership type: Fellow membership
Primary branch: Thailand
Secondary branches: East Asia
Disciplines: Arbitration, Mediation

Personal bio

Specialist in international commercial and investment arbitration with experience practicing in international law firms in San Francisco, Bangkok, Paris, Hong Kong, and Singapore on a range of cross-border disputes including commercial contracts, corporate investigations and anti-corruption, joint ventures, insurance and reinsurance, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, State contractual disputes and investment treaty arbitration. Managed complex cases and acted as counsel and advocate in proceedings spanning multiple jurisdictions under the auspices of institutions including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (HKIAC), the Singapore International Arbitration Center (SIAC), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the Thailand Arbitration Institute (TAI). Admitted to the California Bar in 2004 and obtained a Doctorat en Droit in Paris, Vanina served as Court Member to the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2012-2021), ICC Commission of Arbitration & ADR (2012-Present), former Board Member of ArbitralWomen for 2 terms, is the current Co-Founding President of Young THAC and Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Thailand Branch and regularly sits as arbitrator.