Christine Artero

Practice Areas

Christine is an independent arbitrator, Door Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers (London and Singapore), and Resident at The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore).

A dual-qualified lawyer, she is educated in both the civil law and the common law traditions, and she is admitted to the Paris Bar and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Christine has extensive experience in international arbitration, and a substantial practice in Asia and in Europe. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Christine has served as arbitrator in arbitrations administered by the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC, KCAB, AIAC, JCAA and PCA as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. She has also acted as sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings and is on the panel of numerous arbitral institutions.

Her experience spans a broad range of commercial disputes, including joint venture and shareholder disputes, fraud cases, construction and infrastructure projects, shipping, shipbuilding, heavy machinery manufacturing, agency and distributorship agreements, pharmaceuticals, LNG, hotel services, employment, sale of goods and general contractual disputes.

Christine has been appointed as arbitrator in cases seated in Hanoi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mexico, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo, and she has heard cases governed by the laws of Cambodia, England & Wales, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New York, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as cases under the UNIDROIT Principles and the CISG.

She has also handled conflict of law and jurisdictional issues, questions of admissibility, concurrent and consolidated cases, joinders, disputes involving multiple contracts and applicable laws, summary dismissal applications and security for costs applications.

Prior to launching her career as independent arbitrator, Christine practised international arbitration at Shearman & Sterling in London. Thereafter, she joined the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) as counsel where she oversaw the administration of over 200 arbitrations. In 2014, Christine moved to Singapore where she joined The Arbitration Chambers and was appointed Tribunal Secretary to over 80 arbitral tribunals under all major arbitral institutions.

As adjunct professor, Christine teaches International Arbitration at the University of Toulouse 1, and regularly lectures at other leading institutions. She also regularly speaks at international arbitration conferences.

Career

Independent Arbitrator

Door Tenant with Fountain Court Chambers (London; Singapore)

Resident at The Arbitration Chambers Pte Ltd (Singapore)

2014-2018

Independent Arbitrator / Tribunal Secretary

The Arbitration Chambers Pte Ltd (Singapore)

2011-2013

Counsel

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (London, UK)

2006-2011

Associate, International Arbitration Group

Shearman and Sterling LLP (London, UK)

Professional Memberships

Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Member of the Core Committee of the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group

Member of the Bureau of the Australasian Chapter of Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law

Member of ICC Singapore Arbitration Group’s “Thought Leadership” sub-committee [2019-2022]

Vice-President of the Arbitration Committee of the BVI IAC

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)

Personal

Admitted as solicitor in England and Wales

Admitted to the Paris Bar, France