Iftodi Nicoleta

About

Nicoleta Iftodi is a remarkable Moldovan lawyer, specializing in international arbitration, with an impressive career in France. A graduate of the State University of Moldova with a degree in Private Law (with supreme distinction, 2017), she continued her studies at Université Paris-Saclay, obtaining a Master 1 in International and European Commercial Law (with honors, 2018) and a Master 2 in Arbitration and International Commercial Law (MACI, with honors, 2019). Admitted to the Paris Bar, she currently works as an associate at Vanguard International Dispute Resolution in Paris, after more than three years of experience at Derains & Gharavi. She has participated in complex cases under the rules of ICSID, ICC, PCA, SIAC, UNCITRAL, HKIAC, and DIAC, representing clients in disputes from sectors such as energy, oil and gas, construction, and joint ventures. Nicoleta Iftodi's professional trajectory includes essential training stages: at the Department for the Execution of ECHR Judgments of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova (2015), at Derains & Gharavi (2019 and 2022-2025), Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (2020-2021), and as a teaching assistant at Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University (2021), where she taught an introduction to private law. Achievements include publications in specialized journals, such as the analysis "Abrupt Termination of Long-Term Commercial Relationships" in Iustitia (Dolj Bar Association, 2018), ICSID case reviews, and participation in international maritime arbitration competitions. She has received prestigious scholarships, including from Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (2015), AUF (2016), and recognition for the top 50 Moldovan students (2016). Originally from the Republic of Moldova, Nicoleta Iftodi is fluent in Romanian, English, French, and Russian, qualities that have facilitated her rise in international arbitration. She demonstrated leadership through her role as president of the Association of Francophone Students of Moldova (2016-2017) and participation in programs such as LEAD Moldova (2017) and the 3IPEP summer school on international investment and environmental protection (2019). Although detailed information about her personal life is not publicly available, her career illustrates the determination of Moldovan women in international justice, contributing to the promotion of Moldovan expertise on the global stage.