Rajeev Sharma Fokeer
Partner · FTPA
FranceInternational Arbitration, LitigationEnglish, French, Hindi, Mauritian Creole
About
Rajeev Sharma Fokeer is a Partner at FTPA and an Avocat à la Cour (Paris Bar) and barrister (England & Wales), also admitted to the Bar of Mauritius. Partner since 2010, he focuses on international commercial arbitration and cross-border disputes (having acted in over 50 arbitrations), and also advises on cross-border corporate restructuring and World Bank investigations and sanctions; he has been appointed as an arbitrator in MARC proceedings and is listed on the AFSA international panel.
Practice areas
International ArbitrationLitigationCorporate / M&AInsolvency & RestructuringCompliance & Investigations
Office
Expertise
International Commercial ArbitrationICC & LCIA proceedingsAd hoc arbitrationArbitrator appointments (MARC, AFSA)Cross-border Commercial DisputesCross-border Corporate RestructuringWorld Bank Investigations & SanctionsInvolvement in Eurotunnel sauvegarde and Nortel global sale of assets
Education
- Honours degree in English law, King’s College, London
- Maîtrise degree in French Law, Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
- French master’s degree in Law, option Litigation, Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
- Professional master’s degree in Administration and Liquidation of Distressed Companies (ALED), Paris Institute of Legal Studies (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) (2022)
Admissions
- Avocat à la Cour (Paris Bar)
- Barrister (England & Wales)
- Bar of Mauritius
Languages
EnglishFrenchHindiMauritian Creole