Aija
LEJNIECE
Current Professional Position: Independent Counsel & Arbitrator, Member of the International & EU Law Committee
Nationality: Latvian
Residence: France
Bar admission: France, Latvia, New York
Education:
- Harvard Law School, Massachusetts, United States (LL.M. in Law, International Law, International Commercial Arbitration, EU Law)
- University of Latvia (LL.M. in Law)
- Utrecht University, Netherlands (LL.M. in Law)
- University of Latvia (LL.B. in Law)
Legal Background: civil law, common law, European law, international law
Professional affiliation/membership :member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration; Present, Co-Chair of the VIAC LegalTech Think Tank at VIAC; Member of Working Group on Arbitration and Artificial Intelligence at Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris; mentor at Young ITA Mentorship Program; founding member of Paris Arbitration Center by Delos; member of Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje
Languages:
Native: Latvian, English
Sufficient to conduct proceedings and draft award: French, Russian
Able to read the case materials: Spanish
Fields of specialisation: Banking & Financial services, Energy, International Trade, Investment Arbitration, IT, M&A and Corporate Disputes, Transport & Infrastructure
Arbitration experience: as arbitrator – 2, as counsel – 35+
Under which arbitration rules: SCC, French Code of Civil Procedure, ICSID, HKIAC, LCIA, ICC, UNCITRAL, PCA