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Three Crowns LLP Offices
104 avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 PARIS
France
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Kathryn Khamsi
Work Department
International Commercial Arbitration and Public International Law
Position
Kathryn, a partner in the Paris office, acts for corporate clients and States in all types of disputes. She is particularly sought after in high value disputes that raise complex issues of fact and law.
Kathryn also sits as arbitrator, and was recently appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators, and will serve a six-year term. She has lectured and published extensively on questions of international arbitration and public international law, including most recently on the subject of emissions trading schemes.
Career
Prior to entering private practice, Kathryn was a Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister of East Timor (Timor-Leste), based in East Timor, coordinating East Timor’s negotiations with Australia over maritime boundaries and the drafting of a new regime for petroleum investments. Kathryn has also worked with the International Development Law Organization in Kabul, Afghanistan, and with Columbia Law School and the Carter Center in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Languages
English, French
Education
Columbia University School of Law, LL.M., James Kent Scholar
McGill University, LL.B./B.C.L.
Harvard University, A.B.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration
(Leading individuals)International arbitration firm Three Crowns LLP is retained by many of the world’s largest corporations including a number of large French companies. The practice, which also acts for some state entities, is at the forefront of commercial and investment arbitration and is entrusted to deal with high-profile and sensitive cases. The team has a strong presence in the oil and gas sector where it routinely advises on some of the world’s largest cases in that area, notably concerning the Middle East and Africa. Construction is another strong area of involvement, while the firm’s caseload also includes M&A and exequatur cases, among other matters. Practice heads Georgios Petrochilos
and Todd Wetmore are experts in the area. Kathryn Khamsi, Shaparak Saleh and recently promoted partner Ilija Mitrev-Penushliski are other names to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration France
- Leading individuals France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration