Tafadzwa Pasipanodya is a partner in the international litigation and arbitration department of Foley Hoag LLP and chair of its Africa practice. She has represented sovereign states and state entities from all over the world in international disputes before the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea, and arbitration tribunals constituted pursuant to various arbitral rules, including ICSID, UNCITRAL, the ICC, and the SCC. These disputes have addressed a broad array of matters, including mining, energy, the environment, human rights, taxation, infrastructure, the law of the sea, and territorial boundaries.
As a member of the ICC’s Court of Arbitration, Tafadzwa is regularly involved in the scrutiny of ICC arbitral awards and decisions. She also serves as Vice President of the African Society of International Law.
Tafadzwa is included in Global Arbitration Review’s 2023 “45 under 45” guide to leading figures of the international arbitration bar under the age of 45. Her dispute resolution skills have also been recognized by Chambers & Partners, Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, Latinvex, the Legal 500: USA, and the African Arbitration Academy. Tafadzwa understands English, Shona, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.