Arbitrator

• Ana Stanic is a renowned international arbitrator with over 25 years dispute resolution experience specialising in energy law, EU law, and international law, with a particular focus on international arbitration.
• She has served as an arbitrator (including as chair) for prestigious institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, ICDR, and SCC.
• She acts as counsel for companies and States in numerous investment treaty and commercial arbitrations including concerning gas price reviews and sanctions.
• Ana has also provided expert testimony on the interplay between EU energy law and international law before the European Social and Economic Committee and appeared before Court of Justice of the European Union.
• She has advised on inter-State disputes including maritime boundary disputes concerning straddling gas reserves, environmental disputes and disputes before ICJ and PCA.
• As a member of the Slovenian government, she negotiated over ten BITs and FTAs.
• Ana has been a member of the PCA Court of Arbitrators since 2019, and was nominated by the European Commission as an arbitrator and sustainability expert in respect of bilateral disputes under the EU's trade and investments agreements with third countries in June 2022.
• In addition to her extensive arbitration experience, Ana is a recognised authority in the field of energy law, and was listed by Chambers & Partners in the top 5 UK Energy (Power and Renewables) in 2026 and in top 11 UK Oil and Gas lawyers in 2023.
• She has been listed amongst UK’s Leading PIL Practioners by Legal 500 for many years.
• Ana has contributed to academia as a visiting professor at institutions such as Technische Universität Berlin, CEPMLP (Dundee), and UIBE (China).
• Her expertise spans across multiple countries, including the UK, CEE, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Russia, China, East Mediterranean, Spain, Italy, Nigeria, Australia, and Turkey.
• Member of Arbitration Panels of BAC, CIETAC, ICDR, VIAC as well as the Croatian, Georgian, Polish, and Slovenian Arbitrations Centres.
• Ana has been a member of the ICC CEE Commission for Arbitration and ADR since 2017 at ICC’s invitation and an Australian member of the ICC Commission for Arbitration and ADR from 2018 to 2024 and is now a member of ICC Australia’s Steering Committee.
• She is Co-Head of the Energy Task Force of VIAC and a member of its Board.
• Ana was a member of ICCA Programme Committee for 2026 ICCA Congress in Madrid.

Relevant Experience:

 

• LCIA arbitration concerning a sanctions related contractual dispute involving Swiss and German party, English law, chair
• LCIA arbitration concerning a contractual dispute involving two non-EU parties, Georgian law, chair
• ICC arbitration concerning the construction of hydro-power plant involving a state-owned energy company, Macedonian law, co-arbitrator
• ICC arbitration concerning a off-shore wind project, Irish law, co-arbitrator
• LCIA arbitration concerning an oil brokerage agreement in which sanctions against Russia and force majeure grounds invoked, English law, co-arbitrator
• VIAC arbitration concerning contract disputes impacted by war in Ukraine, Ukrainian law, sole arbitrator
• ICDR arbitration concerning breach of employment contract, Maltese law, sole arbitrator
• Polish Arbitration Court arbitration concerning breach of service contract involving a Polish and Vietnamese party, Polish law, co-arbitrator
• SCC arbitration concerning a breach of contract involving a Swedish and Croatian party, Swedish law, co-arbitrator