Nora Fredstie is a recognised authority in international arbitration, with extensive experience in investment and commercial arbitration, as well as public international law. She combines global arbitration expertise with strategic insight into Nordic parties and markets. Nora holds leadership roles within the ICC and Norwegian arbitration community, including chairing ICC Norway’s Arbitration Commission and serving as a delegate to the ICC Commission. 

Nora advises and represents clients in complex, high-value disputes across sectors such as oil and gas, life sciences, renewable energy, construction, investment, financial, and automotive. Her experience spans arbitrations seated around the world, including North and South America, Asia, and Europe. Nora has handled proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, CRCICA, and UNCITRAL arbitration rules. Nora also serves as arbitrator and is appointed to the ICSID Panel of Conciliators. 

Nora contributes to thought leadership in arbitration, including co-authoring the IBA guide on emergency arbitration. She speaks internationally on arbitration topics and has taught international dispute settlement at leading European universities. Nora has been ranked by Who’s Who Legal since 2020. For 2025 and 2026, Nora was ranked Tier 1 in Lexology’s Global Elite Thought Leaders List for international arbitration. 

Nora is an Attorney and Counselor at Law in the State of New York, and a Solicitor in England & Wales. She was previously registered with the Paris bar and admitted to the roll of the Irish law society. Her career spans practice in Australia, The Netherlands, Chile, France, and the United Kingdom.

Featured experience:

• Representing a contractor consortium in a US $1.5 billion SIAC arbitration relating to the construction of an oil and petrochemical refinery in South East Asia 
• Representing a national oil company in two LCIA arbitrations seated in London and governed by Brazilian law 
• Representing several renewable energy companies in multiple SCC investment arbitrations against the Kingdom of Spain and also in subsequent enforcement and set-aside proceedings 
• Representing a Latin American state in an UNCITRAL investment arbitration 
• Representing a pharmaceutical group in an ICC arbitration arising under a license agreement, governed by New York law and seated in Geneva 
• Representing a pharmaceutical company in an ICC post-M&A arbitration

Endorsements:

• "Nora is a formidable opponent in investment treaty disputes" (Lexology, 2026);  
• "She is clever, knowledgeable and always on top of the file" (Lexology, 2026); 
• "Her brilliance lies in her impressive advocacy and knowledge of the oil and gas industry" (Lexology, 2026); 
• “Nora is brilliant with a fresh mindset”, (Lexology, 2025) 
• “a stellar advocate with vast experience and knowledge in international arbitration and public international law”, (Lexology, 2025) 
• “she is very strong on cross-examination” (Lexology, 2025) 
• “Nora Fredstie enjoys a fantastic reputation in the market due to her “first-class cross-examination skills, efficiency, and unique strategic thinking”” (WWL, 2023); 
• “Nora Fredstie stands out as “a thorough professional with excellent oral advocacy skills”. Respondents say she is “extremely good at cross-examining witnesses”” (WWL, 2022).