Clémence Assou is an English-qualified Solicitor, and Associate at Fietta LLP.
Clémence has worked on a wide range of international disputes, including inter-State arbitration proceedings and contentious proceedings before the ICJ, as well as investor-State and commercial arbitration cases under the UNCITRAL, PCA, ICSID, ICC, LCIA and MIAC rules. Clémence has also been involved in matters related to business and human rights as well as cultural heritage protection.
Prior to joining Fietta, Clémence was a legal counsel at the PCA, where she administered appointing authority requests as well as arbitrations involving States, State entities, intergovernmental organisations, and private parties. She also acted as Registrar of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre.
Clémence holds an LLM in International Law (Distinction) from University College London. She obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in International Law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University as well as a Master’s degree in Arbitration and International Business Law from Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University. Clémence has also attended lectures on art and architecture history as well as restoration principles at École du Louvre.
Clémence’s full curriculum vitae is available here.