Panagiotis Chalkias
White & Case SA
Greek
Switzerland
Geneva
Construction, energy and natural resources, banking, distribution, information and communication technologies, joint-venture agreements, investment and sales contracts, among others.
Greek, English, French and Spanish
Geneva LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (2010-2011)
Maîtrise en droit économique at the University of Geneva (2009-2010)
Bachelor of Laws at the Law Faculty of Athens (2004-2009)
Speaker, "How to deal with challenging clients, difficult counsel, lying witnesses and biased arbitrators?", ASA below 40 Fall Seminar, Zurich, Switzerland (26 October 2021)
Speaker, "Introduction to Arbitral Secretary Appointments", Young ICCA webinar (29 September 2021)
Speaker, “How to draft a Request for Arbitration and an Answer to the Request”, ELSA Athens Summer Law School on International Investment Law, Athens, Greece (22 August 2018, 22 August 2019 and 21 August 2020)
Speaker, “How to work with experts in international arbitration”, ICDR Y&I event, Athens, Greece (14 February 2020)
Speaker, “Interim Measures on International Arbitration”, GoArb Madrid program organized by the International Arbitration Seminars & Courses, Madrid, Spain (5 July 2019)
Author, “Challenge of an arbitral award by third parties – Prerequisites & procedural measures – A presentation of judgment No. 21/2017 of the Constitutional Court of Belgium”, in Arbitration & Mediation and other ADR Methods bulletin issued by Nomiki Vivliothiki (Issue No. 1/2018)
Speaker, “The Practice of International Arbitration”, International Arbitration Conference, Paphos, Cyprus (18 September 2015)
Young ICCA Co-Chair (February 2019 – February 2021)
Member of RAI, ASA, HK45, ICC YAF, ICDR Y&I and YSIAC
Arbitrator at the Foreign Direct Investment Moot and the Willem C. VIS International Commercial Arbitration Moot
I am an associate in White & Case’s international arbitration practice. Over the past 10 years, I have participated in over 30 international commercial and investment arbitrations as counsel, tribunal secretary, assistant of the arbitral tribunal, under all major arbitration rules (e.g. CAS, CRCICA, DIAC, Danish Institute of Arbitration, ICC, ICSID, JCAA, LCIA, NAI, SIAC, Swiss Arbitration Centre, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center), in disputes spanning various industry sectors and governing laws (e.g. Danish, Egyptian, English, French, Greek, Japanese, Mexican, Saudi, Singaporean, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss). I am qualified to practice law in Greece and registered with the Geneva Bar (foreign lawyers’ section).