Dr Dania Fahs
Lawyer and independent ADR practitioner in arbitration and mediation, Member of the Court of Arbitration of the LIAC-BBA
Nationality: Lebanese – Canadian
Lawyer and independent ADR practitioner in arbitration and mediation.
University lecturer in Contractual law, Dispute Resolution, US Business Law
Former regional director at ICC International Court Arbitration - MENA
Paris-Dubai
Dania@argentumlaw.com /Dania.fahs@insead.edu / Dania.fahs@usj.edu.com
Dania has (20 +) years of mixed experience as dual qualified attorney in private practice, in-house counseling, and institutional practice. She is specialized in commercial law and has advised clients on a broad range of commercial contentious and non-contentious matters as well as assisted in negotiating complex cross border transactions in various sectors (pharmaceutical, technology, energy, FMCG, luxury…). She has extensive international experience in advising multinational boards on a wide range of legal and strategic issues.
Dania holds a PhD in Contractual Law (University Montpellier I -France), an Executive MBA from INSEAD (2018) and a post graduate degree in IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution (University of Montreal).
She is a member of Arbitral Women and a certified CEDR mediator. She is on the WIPO list of arbitrators and mediators and other global and regional arbitral institutions.
10:30 – 11:45
Day 3 Thursday 22 May 2025
War, Energy and Arbitration: Rethinking Risk Allocation in a volatile Region
This panel examines how armed conflict and geopolitical volatility influence risk allocation in energy disputes, covering both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. Speakers will discuss contractual tools (such as force majeure provisions), enforcement challenges, and the nuances of arbitration procedures that cater to volatile contexts. Drawing on real-world cases, the panel will highlight best practices for drafting contracts, managing unforeseen crises, and adapting both commercial and investment arbitral mechanisms to address disruptions caused by war and political upheaval.