International arbitration proceedings, both institutional (including under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, DIFC-LCIA, DIAC, ICSID, PCA ) and ad hoc (including UNCITRAL); arbitration-related proceedings (enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards) before the French, Israeli, Swiss and UAE courts. Arbitration matters include:

Industries or matters involved: e.g., agribusiness, aerospace, construction, defense, energy, hospitality, infrastructure, mining, new technologies, satellites, telecoms, transportation and logistics

Experience as counsel includes the representation of:

An Asian State entity in an arbitration that arose from the performance of a military procurement contract (ICC arbitration, French law)
A Middle Eastern government in an arbitration that arose from the construction and operation of a crude oil pipeline (ad hoc arbitration, Swiss law)
An African State company in an arbitration that arose from the construction, operation and maintenance of a desalination plant in North Africa (ICC arbitration)
A satellite operator in a contractual dispute with another satellite operator (ICC arbitration, French law)
A British company in an investment arbitration relating to expropriation claims in the mining industry (UNCITRAL arbitration)
A Luxembourg telecom company against a telecom company in an acquisition dispute of two African telecom operators (LCIA arbitration, English law)
A Belgian company against an African State in an investment arbitration that arose from the performance of mining agreements (ICC arbitration, international law)
Foreign investors against an African State in an investment arbitration that arose from the construction and operation of an electric power plant in an African country (ICC arbitration, English law)
A global telecom company in an arbitration that arose from a shareholders’ dispute in relation to their Egyptian joint venture (ICC arbitration, Egyptian law)
An international airline in an arbitration that arose from the performance of an engine maintenance agreement (DIFC-LCIA arbitration, French law)
A construction company in a multiparty arbitration that arose from the expansion of an international airport in the Middle East (ICC and DIAC arbitrations)
An energy company in an arbitration that arose from a shareholders’ dispute concerning the operation of a North African subsidiary exploring, producing and marketing crude oil (ICC arbitration)
A biotech company in an arbitration that arose from the performance of a distribution agreement in Asia (ICC arbitration, English law)