Practice Profile: Ina C. Popova is a partner in the firm's international dispute resolution group who focuses on international arbitration and litigation and public international law. Ms. Popova is admitted to practice in Paris and New York and holds advanced degrees in English law. She sits as an arbitrator and serves as counsel in a broad range of international matters, and has particular experience in the energy, mining, and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. She also advises investment firms and asset managers in evaluating investments in international claims or arbitration awards.

Leadership, Pro Bono and Civic Work:

• Member, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
• Chair, Corporate Counsel Task Force, and Member of the Board, Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center
• Member, Court of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Center
• Co-Chair, American Society of International Law 2019 Midyear Meeting
• Member, IBA International Commercial Arbitration Case Law Subcommittee
• Member, IBA Working Group on the UNIDROIT Principles
• Member, ICCA Task Force on Standards of Practice
• Taught law at the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)
• Fellow, Société de Législation Comparée
• Recognized by the New York State Bar Association's "The Good We Do" campaign for her pro bono representation of a family facing eviction.

Prior Experience:

Debevoise & Plimpton, Associate (2007-2016) Debevoise & Plimpton, Partner (2016-Present)

Education:

• University of Cambridge, 2009, M.A.
• Harvard Law School, LL.M., 2007
• Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2006, Maîtrise en droit
• University of Cambridge, 2006, B.A.

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