Valentina has experience in complex investment treaty arbitration proceedings and international commercial disputes across a range of industry sectors.
Background
Valentina has experience acting for states in investment treaty arbitrations conducted under the ICSID and the UNCITRAL rules. She has experience working on matters under a variety of investment treaties and in several different sectors, including energy, oil & mining, electricity supply, banking, and telecommunication. Valentina also has experience advising clients in international commercial arbitration proceedings, including representing a distributor in an arbitration under the Swiss Rules, and securing a favourable outcome.
Valentina is a Slovenian qualified lawyer, having worked at a top tier Slovenian law firm on a range of commercial matters, including litigation, international arbitration, M&A, merger control, and banking. Valentina also worked as a Judicial Trainee at the Slovenian first instance courts. She holds Master’s Degrees from Radboud University Nijmegen in European Law, as well as from Uppsala University in Investment Treaty Arbitration. Valentina also worked as a Blue Book Trainee at the European Commission, DG COMP, State Aid, where she gained valuable insight into EU State Aid policy making. Prior to joining Enyo Law, Valentina worked at Arnold & Porter.