Caroline Lauk

Associate

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Caroline Lauk

Associate

clauk@akingump.com

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Biography
  • International disputes associate based in Dubai.
  • Quadrilingual lawyer with experience in both civil and common-law jurisdictions.

Caroline is an associate in Akin’s international disputes practice, based in Dubai.

Caroline has advised clients on a range of commercial and investor-state arbitration matters, as well as public international law advisory matters. She has advised on arbitrations administered by major arbitration institutions, including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) and ad hoc proceedings under the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Rules.

Caroline has cross-jurisdictional experience, having trained and interned at leading firms in Paris, London, Mexico City and Stuttgart. She is fluent in English, Spanish and German, and speaks French.

She has authored publications and regularly speaks on topics related to international arbitration. Caroline has been involved in significant thought leadership projects in connection with international arbitration, including contributing to the drafting of institutional arbitration rules.

Caroline graduated with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center, where she completed her LL.M. as a Dean’s List honoree and merit scholar. She received multiple academic awards during her studies at Esade Law School and IE University and was recognized in the 2023 Nova 111 list as one of Spain’s top 10 law students to watch.

Representative Work
  • Acted for the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre (arbitrateAD) in the drafting of its 2024 arbitration rules and accompanying commentary.
  • Advised a West Asian state in an Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Treaty investment arbitration case.
  • Acted for a European energy company in a multibillion PCA-administered investment arbitration, arising from the expropriation of its investments.
  • Advised a Latin American company in an arbitration governed by English law, concerning the quantification of damages arising out of a mining dispute.
  • Advised a Spanish renewable energy company in an ICC arbitration worth $80 million in connection with the construction of a wind farm in Latin America.
  • Acted for a German investor in an ICSID arbitration against a central Asian State under a bilateral investment treaty, in relation to the construction of multiple mill complexes, bakeries and shops.

List may include matters worked on prior to joining Akin.

Languages
  • Spanish

  • German

  • French

Education
  • LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, with distinction, 2025

  • LL.M., Esade Law School, 2024

  • LL.B., IE University, 2023

  • B.B.A., IE University, 2023

Bar Admissions
  • Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid)

Affiliations and Public Service
  • Mentee, Member, Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), 2026-2028.
  • Mentee, Member, Young Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), 2026-2027.
Speeches and Publications
  • Moderator, “Reforming Arbitration Acts: A UK–France Comparative Dialogue,” Embassy of France, Washington, D.C., 2025.
  • Moderator, “Switzerland, USA and the EU: Diverging Paths in Investment Arbitration,” Embassy of Switzerland, Washington, D.C., 2025.
  • Speaker, “Pathways to Careers in International Arbitration,” IE University, Madrid, 2024.
  • Author, “La expansión de los márgenes de la doctrina del abuso del proceso por actores estatales en el arbitraje de inversión” Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2025.
  • Author, “¿Cuál es el rol del riesgo país en la valoración de daños en el arbitraje internacional de inversiones?” ESADE Law Review, Vol. 3, 2024.
  • Co-author (with Michael A. Greenop), “A Review of the ECT Modernisation Efforts: The Agreement in Principle,” Jus Mundi, 2022.

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