International Arbitration
Businesses have a need for flexible, neutral and efficient alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, which correspond to the economic reality of today’s world.
Parties can jointly decide (in the underlying contract or via posterior agreement) to entrust one or more arbitrators with the resolution of their disputes and adopt a procedure that fits their needs.
We represent our clients in a variety of arbitration proceedings, ad hoc or under the rules of arbitral institutions such as the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce), the LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration), the ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes), the AAA (American Arbitration Association) or the CCJA (Common Court of Justice and Arbitration), and in pre-litigation, settlement agreements and post-arbitration proceedings.
Your challenges
Achieving effective solutions in a complex international legal environment
Before the dispute materializes, defining and selecting the appropriate procedure
Companies do not always wish to refer their disputes to local courts and prefer inserting arbitration agreements in their contracts to refer their cases to arbitration in order to be before a neutral forum, benefit from a flexible procedure and obtain an award that one can enforce more easily than a foreign ruling.
Defining the most effective and appropriate procedural strategies
Companies seek pragmatic and efficient solutions, for solving their disputes as well as for procedural management. With arbitration, parties can choose the most appropriate procedure for their dispute.
Understanding and apprehending the different arbitral procedures and being able to act taking into account different cultures and foreign laws
Parties may face (i) a multiplicity of applicable laws, to the merits and the procedure, and (ii) different legal cultures which are not typically taken into account in litigation.
A solid understanding of your business sector
Arbitration is suited for complex disputes and diversified sectors such as energy, aeronautics, technology, engineering, construction, telecommunications, financial services, pharmaceuticals and many more.
Being assisted in recognition and enforcement proceedings as well as proceedings dealing with setting-aside applications of arbitral awards
Although arbitration is a private justice system, local courts exercise a limited control ex-post facto as part of the recognition and enforcement of awards or in setting-aside proceedings.
Implementing amicable resolution as an alternative to litigation
Arbitration is a last resort solution. At the outset, and at any stage of the proceedings, parties may wish to hold direct negotiations or resort to mediation or conciliation.
Our way
Continuous support to ensure that your interests are defended
A thorough knowledge of international arbitration
We assist and advise companies, investors as well as States in arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules (ICC, LCIA, ICSID, AAA, UNCITRAL, CCJA). With our team comprised of lawyers trained in France and abroad, we manage arbitral proceedings efficiently.
A strong commitment to meet your real needs
Our goal is to resolve your disputes through creative and pragmatic solutions. We represent clients in varied types of commercial disputes, notably in the construction, infrastructure, energy and distribution sectors. Our team, trained in France and abroad, and composed of attorneys admitted to practice in Paris and New York can work in French, English and Spanish.
An international network of leading foreign attorneys and experts for your arbitration and post-arbitration proceedings
We rely on our network of trusted partners (foreign attorneys and experts) in order to offer our clients the best advice on any issue of fact and/or foreign law and on the enforcement of awards.
A flexible organisation for a tailored assistance
Our team closely works with its clients to build the most relevant strategy in light of their expectations, their needs and their constraints.
In-depth knowledge of enforcement and setting-aside proceedings
We appear before local courts in recognition and enforcement proceedings and in setting-aside proceedings, in France and abroad.
