Cosmin Vasile

About

Dr. Cosmin Vasile is Managing Partner at Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners and head of the firm’s Arbitration Practice Group, with more than 24 years’ experience and a track record of over 100 international arbitration proceedings as counsel and arbitrator. He advises governments and private clients on high-profile cross-border disputes, including investor‑state and complex commercial arbitrations under rules such as ICC, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL and ICSID.

Practice areas

Office

Expertise

Education

• BA in Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 2001
• LL.M in Public Law, National School of Political and Administrative Studies | 2002
• Psychology and Pedagogy Studies, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bucharest | 2003
• Post-graduate Studies in Private Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 2004
• Ph.D in Law, Thesis: "The applicable Law in the ad-hoc Commercial Arbitration", Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest | 2011
• Diploma in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London | 2012
• Certificate, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and Eastern Europe | 2015
• Diploma, International Academy for Arbitration Law, Paris | 2016

Admissions

• National Association of Romanian Bars
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• Member, The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Member, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitrators' Council
• Arbitrator, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Arbitrator / Conciliator, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• International Bar Association (Co-Chair, Insolvency and International Arbitration Working Group)
• Member, International Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Committee

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