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Mihaela Maravela
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: Romanian
Working languages: Romanian, English, Spanish
Nationality
Romania
Specialisation
Commercial Disputes & Transactions, Company & Corporate M&A, Domain Name Disputes, Intellectual Property (IP), Energy
Legal system
Civil Law,European Law
Main jurisdiction
Romania
Details
Year of birth
1979
Education
Law School of Bucharest University
Undergoing doctoral studies in international arbitration, Law School of Bucharest University
Degree: Undergoing doctoral studies in international arbitration, Law School of Bucharest University
Law School of Bucharest University
LL.M in private law, Law School of Bucharest University
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Degree: LL.M in private law, Law School of Bucharest University
Law School of Bucharest University
LL.B, Law School of Bucharest University
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Degree: LL.B, Law School of Bucharest University
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
Over 360 arbitrations and domain name disputes, as counsel or arbitrator, under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, WIPO, VIAC, CICA-Romania Rules.
How often have you acted as Chairman?
5
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
343
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
6
How often have you acted as Counsel?
10
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
The applicable law to the arbitration agreement and its relevance in enforcement proceedings, in Romanian Arbitration Journal, no. 1/2023, [2023]
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Practical Insights on Anti-Suit Injunctions and Practical Insights on Anti-Arbitration Injunctions, in Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus, Joshua Karton, Simon Greenberg, Fan Yang (eds), Wolters Kluwer (together with Crina Baltag), [2021]
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Survey on the Non-State Observers’ Contribution to an ISDS Advisory Centre, Proposal for an ISDS Advisory Centre, For the UNCITRAL Working Group III: Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform, as member of ITA UNCITRAL Taskforce, [2020]
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RO Domain Name Disputes in Romania, [2016], book chapter in Arbitration in Romania. A Practitioner’s Guide (Crenguta Leaua and Flavius A. Baias, editors), 435-448, Kluwer Law International, ISBN 9789041170040
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The new generic Internet domain names. Considerations from the practice of solving generic Internet domain name disputes under UDRP, [2017], the Romanian Magazine of Intellectual Property Law no. 1/2017
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Practice of solving disputes deriving from breach of rights over trademarks by registration of .ro domain names by alternative means, [2013], the Romanian Magazine of Intellectual Property Law no. 1/2013
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Brief submissions on the services of dispute resolution by alternative means provided by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in specific fields, [2012], the Romanian Magazine of Intellectual Property Law no. 3/2012
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Breach of rights of third parties by registration of a domain name. Alternative means of solving disputes, [2012], the Romanian Magazine of Intellectual Property Law no. 2/2012
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Alternative procedures to solve disputes regarding internet domain names, [2010], the Romanian Magazine of Arbitrage no. 1 of January - March 2010
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“Applicable law in the arbitration concerning Internet domain names”, CSDE: Conference Privat Arbitration in European context, ed. VII, 18 January 2023
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Reader at the Bucharest University Law School, for the class on ‘Intellectual Property and Arbitration’ on UDRP disputes within the School’s LLM Programme ‘International Commercial Arbitration’, Bucharest, 2015 – 2020
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Other alternative means of solving litigation in the field of intellectual property, International Conference ”Modern trends in international commercial arbitration”, Bucharest, Romania, 2012
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Brief submissions on the services of dispute resolution by alternative means provided by the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization in specific fields, International Scientific Conference ”Creativity Unifies the Planet”, second edition, Constanta, Romania, 2012
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Since 2021, author at www.maravela.blog on international arbitration, domain names and trademarks
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Associate Editor and Assistant Editor, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, April 2019 - January 2021
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Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
Bucharest and Romanian Bar Association
Court of International Commercial Arbitration, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Arbitration and Mediation Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization of Geneva, Switzerland
Mother Tongue
Romanian
Languages
Romanian
English
Spanish
In which legal system have you trained?
Civil Law,European Law
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Romania
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Romania
Special expertise or specialisations
Commercial Disputes & Transactions
Company & Corporate M&A
Domain Name Disputes
Intellectual Property (IP)
Energy
