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Christine Artero

Position

Christine is an independent arbitrator, Door Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers (London and Singapore), and full-time Resident at The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore).

A dual-qualified lawyer, she is educated in both the civil law and the common law traditions, and she is admitted to the Paris Bar and as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Christine has extensive experience in international arbitration, and a substantial practice in Asia and in Europe. Her experience spans a broad range of commercial disputes and includes serving as arbitrator in arbitrations under the rules of all major arbitral institutions. Christine has also acted as sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings.

Prior to launching her career as independent arbitrator, Christine practised with Shearman & Sterling in London and worked at the LCIA where she oversaw the administration of over 200 arbitrations. In 2014, Christine joined The Arbitration Chambers in Singapore and was appointed Tribunal Secretary to over 80 arbitral tribunals.

Christine teaches arbitration at the University of Toulouse 1 and regularly lectures at other leading institutions.  She also regularly speaks at international arbitration conferences and webinars.

Career

• Arbitrator, The Arbitration Chambers, Singapore
• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
• Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)
• Listed on the Panels of Arbitrators of –
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • International Arbitration Institute of Paris (IAI)
  • Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
• Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG), Young SIAC (YSIAC) and ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)

Recent teaching

• Adjunct Professor, International Arbitration, University of Toulouse 1, Toulouse, France
• Adjunct Professor, “Comparison between two legal systems: Common law and Civil law” at Sorbonne-Assas International Law School, LL.M. in partnership with INSEAD and with the Paris Bar School, Singapore Campus
• Adjunct Professor, International Business Law / International Arbitration, ESSEC Business School, Singapore Campus

Education

• Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
• Admitted to the Paris Bar
• Paris Bar School (Ecole de Formation du Barreau de Paris), Paris, France
• Post-graduate degree (DESS), University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France
• Post-graduate degree (DEA) (Honours), University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Paris, France