Skip to Main Content
Rodolphe Ruffie-Farrugia

Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia is a partner and a member of the International Arbitration practice group. Prior to joining the firm, Rodolphe was a counsel at a British multinational law firm. Rodolphe has extensive experience with international commercial arbitration, investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), government negotiations, mediation, and public international law. He also has experience handling international trade disputes (WTO) and award enforcement and execution proceedings, including against sovereign states. His dispute prevention and resolution practice encompass Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, and North America. 

This is a temporary biography. A complete biography will be available soon.

  • Panelist, IPBA 32nd Annual Conference and Meeting in Tokyo: Pioneering Space: Commercial Opportunities and Legal Challenges, April 2024
  • Delegate, UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) 47th Session on behalf of IPBA, January 2024
  • Panelist, Japan Arbitration Club conference in Tokyo: Urgent & Necessary Celebration: 忘年会 Dinner Around Emergency Arbitration, 30 November 2023
  • Panelist, Australian Arbitration Week CIArb YMG conference in Perth: From Down Under to Up Above: Mining & Arbitrating in Space, 11 October 2023
  • Panelist, Australian Arbitration Week UNCCA conference in Perth: Australian Insights: Update on the UNCITRAL Working Group III and the future of ISDS reform, 11 October 2023
  • Presenter, Indo-Pacific Space and Earth Conference in Perth: Starbitration: Alternative Dispute Resolution to Pacify New Space Disputes, 24 October 2023
  • Keynote speaker, Space & Beyond Ventures seminar in Tokyo: Space Tech For A Sustainable Future – Environmental, Commercial, And Legal Perspectives, 29 June 2023
  • Panelist, Paris Tech Arbitration and Jus Mundi conference in Paris: Esport & Arbitrage – Actualité & Perspectives, 15 June 2023
  • Panelist, ICC YAAF webinar: Picking the Right Arbitrator for You, 18 May 2023
  • Panelist, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA) conference in Tokyo: Arbitration and New Tech Horizons: Brighter Days Ahead?, 19 April 2023
  • Panelist, Paris Arbitration Week conference: Bubbles & Stars: A Champagne Breakfast Exploring Space Resources Disputes, 29 March 2023
  • Panelist, IPBA 31st Annual Conference and Meeting in Dubai: Mediation in Investor-State Disputes – Introducing the IPBA IASC's Decision-Tree, March 2023
  • Delegate, UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) 44th Session on behalf of IPBA, January 2023
  • Guest lecturer, University of Western Australia: Public Policy in International Arbitration, November 2022
  • Guest lecturer, Paris I Sorbonne University: Fundamentals of International Investment Law and Application to Space Mining Projects, November 2022
  • Lecturer, Amsterdam Institute Global Education: Cannabis business law in Australia and Cannabis business dispute resolution & prevention, March 2022
  • Guest speaker, Global Law & Business Blog: International Dispute Resolution, 22 February 2022
  • Delegate, UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) 41st and 42nd Sessions on behalf of IPBA, November 2021 and February 2022
  • Presenter, CAA & NTU's ACWH Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation: Arbitrating in Taiwan, 2021
  • Panelist, International Cannabis Business Conference in Berlin: Doing business internationally, 26-27 August 2021
  • Panelist and moderator, ENERAP Australia Inaugural Conference: Across the Indian Ocean: Opportunities and Challenges for Asia-Pacific Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 22 July 2021
  • Panelist, IPBA's 30th Annual Meeting and Conference: The Impact of Online Dispute Resolution and AI, 2021
  • Arbitrator, ILC Cup Sports Arbitration Moot Competition (online), 2021
  • Guest speaker, The Arbitration Happy Hour: Arbitration: A Cure for the Cannabis Industry?, 29 April 2021
  • Moderator, Space Court Foundation's online conference: Toward Space Arbitration and Beyond – Taking UNCLOS and ICSID to the Stars, 14 April 2021
  • Moderator, It's in the Law online conference: eSport and the Law– Uncheating Cheaters, 26 March 2021
  • Delegate, UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) 39th and 40th Sessions on behalf of IPBA, October 2020 and February 2021
  • Panelist, AAMEG's June 2020 seminar in Perth: Tips & Tricks of Litigation Funding Delegate to UNCITRAL Working Group III (ISDS) 38th Session (continued) on behalf of UNCCA/LAWASIA, 39th and 40th Session on behalf of IPBA, January 2020
Return to top of page

Email Disclaimer

We welcome your email, but please understand that if you are not already a client of K&L Gates LLP, we cannot represent you until we confirm that doing so would not create a conflict of interest and is otherwise consistent with the policies of our firm. Accordingly, please do not include any confidential information until we verify that the firm is in a position to represent you and our engagement is confirmed in a letter. Prior to that time, there is no assurance that information you send us will be maintained as confidential. Thank you for your consideration.

Accept Cancel