Patricia Peterson

Qualified in four jurisdictions (France, England, Ontario and Quebéc), Patricia specializes in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. During her career, Patricia has also worked on cross-border commercial litigation matters as well as disputes and regulatory investigations in the financial services sector.

Having practiced for thirty years in the Paris office of Linklaters LLP, Patricia established her own practice in 2017 focusing mainly on work as arbitrator. She has a broad range of experience, including acting as counsel, arbitrator and emergency arbitrator in international arbitration matters under the rules of the major arbitral institutions (such as ICC, LCIA, PCA and ICSID). She has advised frequently on matters involving mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods. Patricia’s experience spans many industrial sectors, including mining, natural resources, aeronautics, telecommunications, satellites, construction and engineering, distribution, joint venture projects and banking, in a variety of geographic regions.

Patricia is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a Chartered Arbitrator (C.Arb) and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). She is a past President of the International Arbitration Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats (2012 to 2018), a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and has served on the ICC Task Forces addressing the following topics: ADR and Arbitration, Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings, Climate Change Related Disputes, Financial Institutions and International Arbitration (was co-leader of the Work Stream on Regulatory Matters), and Arbitrations Involving States or State Entities. Patricia is a member of various professional associations, including ICC Canada, the LCIA European Users’ Council, the Comité français de l’arbitrage, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the ICC Institute of World Business Law. Patricia has served on the GAR CIArb London Principles Assessment Panel and is a contributor to the DIS Rules Clinic on Settlement in International Arbitration.

Patricia is a lecturer in the Master Droit économique programme at Sciences-Po Law School in Paris, where she teaches courses in English contract and tort law.