Biography

Maria Athanasiou is an associate of Professor Pierre Tercier acting as Tribunal Secretary in various international commercial and investment arbitrations. Previously she has held similar positions in major international arbitration law firms in Brussels and London, where she also acted as Tribunal Secretary and Assistant, as well as Counsel in international arbitration proceedings.

Ms. Athanasiou has obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Warwick (Honours) in 2005, a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies from the University of Georgetown Law Centre in 2006 and a Master of Laws in International Dispute Settlement from the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies / University of Geneva (summa cum laude) in 2011. She became a member of the New York Bar in 2008 and has been registered with the Brussels Bar between 2012 and 2014 and with the Cyprus Bar since 2016.

Ms. Athanasiou is an active member in various international arbitration associations and organisations and currently acts as a Coordinator of the Young ICCA Mentorship Program and as a Global Advisory Board Member of the International Center for Dispute Resolution (Young and International).

She is a native speaker of Greek, fluent in English and conversant in French (reading).