Elodie Dulac

Elodie Dulac is a senior associate in King & Spalding’s Singapore office and a member of the firm’s International Arbitration group.  Ms. Dulac has represented clients in commercial and investment arbitrations around the world, with a particular focus on Asia.  She has worked on international arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, SCC, SIAC, and UNCITRAL.  In addition to her work as counsel, Ms. Dulac has been appointed as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC and ad hoc arbitrations.  She is the co-chair of the Australasian Forum for International Arbitration.

Ms. Dulac is admitted to practice in both civil law and common law jurisdictions.

Prior to joining King & Spalding, Ms. Dulac worked in the international arbitration group of a major international law firm in Singapore and in Washington, D.C.

Publications and Presentations

• “Chapter 5 – Chinese Investment Treaties: What Protection for Foreign Investment in China?”, in M.J. Moser (ed.), Dispute Resolution in China, Juris Publishing, July 2012.
  
  
•  “Investment Treaties and Investment Arbitration in Asia: Coming of Age”, Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 8, Issue 5, December 2011.
  
  
• “Chinese Investment Treaties and the Opportunities Offered by Most-Favoured-Nation Provisions”, N. Rubins (ed.), Investment Arbitration Decisions, Juris Publishing, 2011 (co-authored with John Savage).
  
  
• “The Emerging Third Generation of Chinese Investment Treaties”, Transnational Dispute Management, Vol. 7, Issue 4, December 2010.
  
  
• “Chinese Investment Treaties: What Protection for Foreign Investment in China?”, in M.J. Moser (ed.), Doing Business in China, Juris Publishing, 2009 and 2011 update.
  
  
•  “Structuring an Investment to Enhance Investment Treaty Protection?”, Singapore Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, April 2008.
  
  
• “The New Generation of China BITs: Will More Investor Protection Mean More Arbitration?”, The Asia Pacific Arbitration Review 2007 (co-authored with John Savage).
  
  
• Panelist, Australasian Forum for International Arbitration–LCIA’s Young International Arbitration Group Symposium, Singapore, April 2013.
  
  
• Panelist, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum–Australasian Forum for International Arbitration–HK45 Symposium, “The Future of Asian Arbitration”, Hong Kong, March 2013.
  
  
• Panelist, Australasian Forum for International Arbitration Symposium, New Delhi, October 2012.
  
  
• Speaker, Young ICCA–Australasian Forum for International Arbitration Workshop, “Oral Advocacy for the Young Arbitration Practitioner”, Singapore, June 2012.
  
  
• Speaker, “Investment Treaty Protection”, APEC Investment Experts’ Group Conference, Singapore, March 2012.
  
  
• Panelist, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum–Australasian Forum for International Arbitration Symposium, Hong Kong, March 2012.
  
  
• Speaker, “The Protection Offered by Investment Treaties in Asia”, Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel Summit, Hong Kong, March 2012.
  
  
• Speaker, “What the Opposing Party Might Be Thinking – A Comparative Discussion of Arbitration Practice in Asia and North America”, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum, San Francisco, March 2012.
  
  
• Visiting Lecturer, International Investment Law Course, City University, Hong Kong, November 21-25, 2011.
  
  
• Speaker, “Fair and Equitable Treatment”, Conference on Contemporary Issues in Investment Arbitration: Challenges and opportunities for Asia’s Growth & Development, UNCTAD-City University, Hong Kong, November 2011.
  
  
• Speaker, “Comparative Law in Practice”, Singapore School of Management, November 2011.
  
  
• Speaker, APEC-UNCTAD Workshop on Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Manila, Philippines, June 2011.
  
  
• Speaker, “What Protection for Foreign Investments in Asia under Investment Treaties and How to Structure an Investment to Enhance Investment Treaty Protection?”, French Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, June 2011.
  
  
• Panelist, Australian Forum for International Arbitration Symposium, Singapore, May 2011.
  
  
• Speaker, “Investment Treaty Disputes In Asia”, International Arbitration, ADR and Mediation Summit, Kluwer, Hong Kong, May 2011.
  
  
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Faculty Member, 2010-2011.
  
  
• Speaker, “Investor-State Arbitration: Annulment and Appellate Mechanisms”, International Law Institute’s Foreign Investment Agreements and Investor-State Dispute Resolution Course, Washington, D.C., October 2009.
  
  
• Speaker, “The 2004 United States Model Bilateral Investment Treaty”, Conference International Arbitration: A Look at the Future of International Dispute Resolution, University of Virginia School of Law, February 2009.