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Marily Paralika

Partner, Fieldfisher, Paris

Marily Paralika is a partner in the Paris office, where she heads the International Arbitration practice.

She has more than 15 years' experience in International Arbitration and acts as counsel in international

arbitration proceedings governed by the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC arbitration rules, as well as ad hoc proceedings.

Marily represents parties in the construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure sectors, both in

commercial arbitrations and investor-state disputes, and assists with every step of the arbitral process,

including pre-arbitral strategic advice. She has handled arbitrations arising out of international commercial

contracts, including long-term gas supply agreements and concession contracts, but also matters arising out

of M&A and shareholders' agreements. She also acts as an arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings.

Marily is a Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and head of the arbitration committee

of ICC Hellas. She is also a former member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for Greece and former

co-President of Paris Arbitration Week.

Marily is the author of numerous articles and publications in her field of expertise and is recognized among

her peers and clients for her exceptional expertise. Since 2017, she has been on the list of Future Leaders in

the Who's Who Legal – Arbitration guide, which considers her to be outstanding in the field of international

arbitration.

She was admitted to the Athens Bar in 2001 and to the Paris Bar in 2007.

A native Greek speaker, Marily is also fluent in French and English.

Side events

Swiss Arbitration: Geopolitics and International Arbitration: Where will Tariffs, Competition for Natural Resources and Re-Armament Lead Us?

Swiss Arbitration is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 9:00-11:00), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Archipel and Patrikios Legal.

There will be two panels, as follows:

Panel 1: "Arbitrating geopolitics: new disputes and trends"

Moderator: Panagiotis Kyriakou; Speakers: Myrto Pantelaki; Marily Paralika; and Sargis Grigoryan

Panel 2: "Enforcement amid geopolitical tensions"

Moderator: Tatiana Minaeva; Speakers: Lezgin Polater; Stavros Pavlou; and Michael Dunmore

The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “Swiss Arbitration” to info@cad.com.cy.