Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a leading international law firm with 12 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 11 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Sophie Matamoros is a French-Ecuadorian attorney qualified in Paris and associate in the International Arbitration Department.
She is specialized in international arbitration and her practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration. Sophie has represented clients in commercial international arbitration proceedings based in New York and London under the ICC Rules concerning post-M&A disputes. Sophie has also advised States and state entities in several ICSID and ad hoc investor-state arbitrations related to a variety of business sectors, notably mining, telecommunications, energy and transportation.
She received her LL.B. in International and European law and Master I in international business law from Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne University, her Master II in Business Law from Paris V Descartes University, her Master in Law and International Management from HEC Paris and her LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from UCLA School of Law.
Sophie is fluent in Spanish, English and French and works in these three languages. A member of the Club Español del Arbitraje and the CFA-40, she is also a volunteer with the Bus de la Solidarité of the Paris Bar Association and works pro bono with the associations Droits d'urgence and Jesuit Refugee Service. Sophie was recently recognized by Best Lawyers 2023 in the "Ones to Watch" category in International Arbitration.
