Academic Position : Vacataire (International Commercial Litigation) - Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (2012-)

Education : Université Paris X (DESS Droit des affaires - 2001); ESSEC MBA (Diploma - 2001)

Experience as Counsel (nouveau formulaire, en attente de confirmation que rien n'est confidentielle):

ICC Case No. 26428/PTA/XZG, 1. Symphony Partners Limited (Hong Kong) 2. Next Global Investments Limited (Hong Kong) 3. Dynamic Link Ventures Limited (Hong Kong) v. 1. Fullerton Bay Investment Limited (British Virgin Islands) 2. KPN Energy Holding Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
ICC Case No.21612/CYK/PTA, Symphony Partners Limited v. 1. Fullerton Bay Investment Limited 2. KPN Energy Holding Co., Ltd.
ICC Case No.21790/CYK/PTA 1. Next Global Investments Limited 2. Dynamic Link Ventures Limited v. 1. KPN Energy Holding Co., Ltd 2. Fullerton Bay Investment Limited
ICC Case No.23947/PTA, 1. Fullerton Bay Investment Limited 2. KPN Energy Holding Co., Ltd. v. 1. Symphony Partners Limited 2. Next Global Investments Limited 3. Dynamic Link Ventures Limited
ICC Case No.24391/DDA, Merck Santé S.A.S. (France) v. Poxel S.A. (France)
ICC Case No.1556/DDA BTG, Industrie et Santé SAS v. 1. Vivasol SNC (Formerly Vivasol SA) 2. Abbott Healthcare BV (Formerly Sodufa BV)
ICC Case No.18591, Agriterra Limited (formerly known as White Nile Limited) v. 1. Nile Petroleum Corporation Limited 2. The Republic of South Sudan
ICC Case No.15747/EC, Emirates Telecommunication Corporation - Etisalat v. Planor Afrique
ICC Case No.16257/EC/ND, Commissions Import Export S.A. (ayant pour dénomination commerciale Commisimpex) v. République du Congo (Brassaville)
ICC Case No.12616/EC, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd v. Aventis Pasteur S.A.
ICC Case No.12238/DK, 1. Polar Real Estate Corporation 2. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3. Enprima Engineering Ltd v. FGUP “Vo” Technopromexport
ICC Case No.13101/EC Kaiser Netherlands B.V. v. Mittal Steel Ostrava, A.S. (formerly Ispat Nova Hut, A.S.)

Presently acting (or has recently acted) as counsel for the Kyrgyz Republic in the following investment arbitration proceedings:

VIP Kyrgyzstan Holdings AG and Menacrest AG v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2019-29): ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing two Swiss companies initiated pursuant to a Foreign Investment Law and a regional investment treaty, relating to the State’s second largest telecommunications company. In November 2021, the matter was settled favorably to the Kyrgyz Republic, with all of Claimants’ claims (quantified at USD 73.8 million) withdrawn with prejudice, and with Claimants bearing the near totality of arbitration costs
Penwell Business Limited v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2017-31): ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing a BVI-incorporated company initiated pursuant to a Foreign Investment Law, relating to the State’s largest telecommunications company. In October 2021, the Arbitral Tribunal dismissed Claimant’s claims (quantified at USD 298 million) as inadmissible due to the illegality of the underlying investment
PJSC RusHydro v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2018-21): ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing a Russian State-owned company initiated pursuant to an Intra-State Agreement, the Eurasian Investment Agreement and the EEU Treaty, relating to a hydropower project
National Center on Complex Processing of Mineral Raw Materials of the Republic of Kazakhstan v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2019-01): ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing a Kazakh company initiated pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty, relating to a metallurgical plant project
Garsų Pasaulis UAB v. Kyrgyz Republic (PCA Case No. 2020-59): ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing a Lithuanian company initiated pursuant to a bilateral investment treaty, relating to a e-passport printing project
JSC NK QazaqGaz v. Kyrgyz Republic: ad hoc, PCA-administered investment arbitration under the 1976 UNCITRAL Rules opposing a Kazakh State-owned company initiated pursuant to a Foreign Investment Law, a bilateral investment treaty, and a joint venture agreement, relating to a gas pipeline project

Experience as arbitrator (nouveau formulaire, en attente de confirmation que rien n'est confidentielle):

ICC Case No. 25446/JPA Acería De Álava S.A.U. (Spain) v. Graftech Comercial Navarra, S.L. (Spain)
ICC Case No. 22868/GR Creation Alexandre Miya Paris Limited v. Luxe, Art, Beauté - L.A.B.
ICC Case No. 23787/DDA Chemlube SA v. SARL Petroser
ICC Case No. 20277/MCP/DDA United Company For Foundries v. 1. Christian Pfeiffer South Africa 2. Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GMBH