Roopa Mathews

Senior Associate at LALIVE

Arbitrator
Languages

Mother tongue: English

Working languages: Malayalam, English, French

Nationality

Switzerland

Gender

Female

Specialisation

Commercial Disputes & Transactions, Engineering, Construction, Contract Law, Energy

Main jurisdiction

Switzerland

Details

Position

Senior Associate at LALIVE

Year of birth

1993

Education

London School of Economics and Political Science

From-To: 20.05.2025

Degree: LL.M. in Public International Law

Practiced experience in arbitration

How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?

15+ – ICC Rules, ICSID Rules, LCIA Rules, FAI Rules and ad hoc proceedings

How often have you acted as Chairman?

How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?

0

How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?

0

How often have you acted as Counsel?

12

How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?

3

Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)

New Generation Investment Treaties and Environmental Exceptions: A Case Study of Treaty Interpretation in Eco Oro Minerals Corp v. Colombia, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, April 2022 (co-authored with Dilber DeVitre)

Dates: 2025-01-01

“The arbitrability of corporate disputes after Fulham Football Club v Richards – A decade on”, Journal of International Arbitration (2022) Vol. 39, Issue 2 (co-authored with Boris Kasolowsky)

Dates: 2025-01-01

Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations

DIS

ASA

ICC YAF

ArbitralWomen

Mother Tongue

English

Languages

Malayalam

English

French

In which legal system have you trained?

Common Law

What is your main jurisdiction of practice?

Switzerland

In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?

Switzerland

Special expertise or specialisations

Commercial Disputes & Transactions

Engineering

Construction

Contract Law

Energy