Marily Paralika | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

Professional background

She acts as counsel in international arbitration proceedings governed by the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC arbitration rules, as well as ad hoc proceedings.

She represents parties in the construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure sectors, both in commercial arbitrations and investor-state disputes, and assist with every step of the arbitral process, including pre-arbitral strategic advice.

She has handled arbitrations arising out of international commercial contracts, including long-term gas supply agreements and concession contracts, but also matters arising out of M&A and shareholders' agreements. She also acts as an arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings.

She is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for Greece and a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. 

She has authored numerous articles and publications in her field of expertise and is a regular speaker at conferences on international arbitration. She teaches at the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens (Master of Civil Law and Energy).

She is recognized among her peers and clients for her exceptional expertise. Since 2017, She has been on the list of Future Leaders in the Who's Who Legal – Arbitration guide, which considers her to be outstanding in the field of international arbitration.

She hold a Master's degree in International Economic Law from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas and an LLM in European and International Law from the University of Athens.

Prior to joining Fieldfisher Paris, she was a senior associate in the international arbitration group of White & Case in Paris, and a Deputy Counsel with the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, where she supervised numerous arbitration proceedings involving parties from all over the world.

She was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2001 and to the Paris Bar in 2007.

A native Greek speaker, she is also fluent in French and English.

Awards & recognition

Awards & recognition

Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2017
A key figure on the young arbitration circuit
Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2018
Impresses her peers with her ‘stellar expertise in commercial arbitration disputes’ as well as her experience in investor-state dispute settlements
Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2019
Marily is one of the finest young lawyers I have had the privilege to work with

Authored pieces

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Difficult by design: Why disputes emerge from energy construction projects

11.09.2023
The energy sector is one of the biggest sources of construction disputes thanks to the size and complexity of the projects involved. Here, we look at how common practices tend to lead to disputes and consider what can be done to avoid them.
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Fieldfisher retains prestigious international arbitration ranking in Global Arbitration Review's 16th Edition of the "GAR 100"

05.04.2023
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Fieldfisher in the GAR 100 2022

31.05.2022
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The role of climate change in post-M&A arbitration

09.04.2022
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Arbitration: An answer to disputes in the renewable energy sector?

20.01.2022
In the wake of enhanced pledges by states to transition to cleaner forms of energy, arbitration experts consider whether and how arbitration can establish itself as the most appropriate forum for resolving renewable energy disputes.  
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What others say…

Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2017
A key figure on the young arbitration circuit
Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2018
Impresses her peers with her ‘stellar expertise in commercial arbitration disputes’ as well as her experience in investor-state dispute settlements
Who'sWho Legal Arbitrage 2019
Marily is one of the finest young lawyers I have had the privilege to work with