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Larina Mokaled

Associate
Baker & McKenzie A.A.R.P.I.

Biography

Larina Mokaled is a member of the Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group of Baker McKenzie in Paris.

She joined Baker McKenzie in November 2022.

Her practice covers international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. Her practice also focuses on advising companies in relation to their civil and commercial litigation proceedings.

Before joining Baker McKenzie, Larina worked as a paralegal in a law firm in Beirut. She, then, interned in several law firms in Paris and in the legal department of two companies.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Representing a North African state in defending an UNCITRAL arbitration brought by a U.S. investment banking and financial services firm.
  • Representing an international management consulting firm against a French producer of sugar and sweeteners before the ICC.
  • Representing a North African state against a Swiss company in an ICSID arbitration.

Admissions

  • Paris~France (2023)

Education

  • Queen Mary University of London (LL.M in International business law)
  • Aix-Marseille University (Master 2 in International business law)
  • Saint-Joseph University of Beirut (Bachelor of Laws (Lebanese and French law), Master 1 in Private law)

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • Russian
  • Ukrainian
  • "Arbitrating Investment Disputes in Time of Geopolitical Unrest: Focus on Investment Protection in Russia", Journal of International Arbitration 40.5 (2023)
  • "Paris Court of Appeal: Claims for reimbursement of expenses incurred during criminal proceedings are not covered by the arbitration clause", Global arbitration news, 30 May 2023
  • "Could investment treaty arbitration be used to motivate a change of state behavior in compliance with climate change policies? ", Lexology, 23 August 2023
  • France Chapter in the 16th edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook