Contact
Matei Purice
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: Romanian
Working languages: Romanian, English, French
Nationality
Romania
Specialisation
Energy, ISDS & Foreign Investment, Construction
Legal system
Civil Law
Main jurisdiction
France
Details
Year of birth
1984
Education
University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Institut du droit de la paix et du développement
From-To: 20.08.2025
Degree: Master’s Degree
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law
From-To: 20.07.2025
Degree: Law Degree
University of Paris I Pantheon – Sorbonne
From-To: 20.06.2025
Degree: Law Degree
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
Over 40 international arbitration cases under a variety of rules including ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, CICA (Romania), DIAC (Dubai), SCC.
How often have you acted as Chairman?
2
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
10
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
2
How often have you acted as Counsel?
20
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
6
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
E Miller Rankin, M Purice, Major projects disputes in MENA – specificities and key concepts, in K Youssef, G Blanke, International Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Middle East and Africa: Topical Themes and Key Issues (forthcoming, 2025)
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R Mohtashami KC, M Purice, Confidentiality and privilege, in G Blanke, M S. Abdel Wahab, N Comair-Obeid, S Corm-Bakhos, MENA Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration, (2024)
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P J Turner KC, A Khalifa, M Purice, Managing expert evidence, in K Rosenberg, E Miller Rankin, B Dayton, Dealing with delay and disruption on construction projects, 1st edition, Sweet & Maxwell (2020)
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M Purice, S Lord Hill, Roundtable: Contract Enforceability in the Age of Covid-19 (UAE section), Business Law International Volume 21, No 3 (2020)
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M Purice, S Azima, The changing landscape of investment treaty protection in India, TDM Special Edition on India (2018)
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E Miller Rankin, S Tannous, M Purice, Construction disputes in investment treaty arbitration, in S Brekoulakis, D B Thomas, The guide to construction arbitration, GAR (2017)
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M Purice, Natural persons as claimants under the ICSID Convention, in C Baltag, ICSID Convention After 50 Years: Unsettled Issues, Kluwer Law International (2017)
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S Tannous, M Purice, Multilateral Investment Treaties to protect investments into Middle East and North Africa, Romanian Arbitration Review (2017)
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M Purice, Time limit for rendering the award, in C Leaua, F Baias, Arbitration in Romania: A Practitioner’s Guide, Kluwer Law International (2016)
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Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
ICC YAF (ICC YAF Representative MENA 2017-2019 mandate)
ASA Below 40
Society of Construction Law France (representative of DR Commission 2025)
Society of Construction Law Romania
Registered arbitrator with the Court of International Commercial Arbitration (CCIR)
Mother Tongue
Romanian
Languages
Romanian
English
French
In which legal system have you trained?
Civil Law
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
France
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
France
Romania
Special expertise or specialisations
Energy
ISDS & Foreign Investment
Construction
