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London, United Kingdom

Successfully represented two Middle Eastern oil and gas companies, majority shareholders in an energy consortium, in a dispute with one of the consortium’s minority shareholders over the settlement of a prior arbitration, noted to be amongst one of the highest valued gas claims in the Middle East. Successfully represented a multinational media company in a multimillion US$ arbitration before the Istanbul Arbitration Centre concerning broadcasting rights.Further representative work includes advising:A Middle Eastern telecommunications company in relation to international jurisdictional options to litigate a dispute over unpaid services provided to a neighboring country; andA Middle Eastern broadcasting company in relation to US regulators’ increased activity in regard to the enforcement of compliance to US domestic publication and broadcasting regulations.

London, United Kingdom

Counsel in over twenty cases, comprising international commercial arbitration and litigation, as well as investment treaty arbitration. Acting for corporations and governments across a range of industry sectors including oil and gas, energy, telecommunications, media, construction, banking and finance, commodities and pharmaceuticals.Representative matters include several high profile and complex international arbitrations, in particular:Acting for a Middle Eastern oil and gas company in multi-billion dollar LCIA arbitrations which raised numerous issues relating to the English law on causation and damages, as well factual issues centering upon the development, production and sale of oil and gas;Representing United Capital Partners Group on parallel arbitration and multijurisdictional litigation proceedings relating to interests in VKontakte, Russia’s largest social online networking service. The matter was settled following the $1.47 billion sale of a stake in VK.Com;Advising an Eastern European company in connection with a dispute in excess of €1 billion arising out of its shareholding in a telecoms company;Advising Global Telecom in an investment treaty dispute against Algeria concerning the treatment of its subsidiary Djezzy resulting in a settlement and joint venture agreement under which the client received net cash payments of $3.8 billion;Advising an Eastern European company in connection with a multi-billion dispute under the Energy Charter Treaty;Acting for an international hedge fund in connection with an LCIA dispute arising out of an investment management agreement;Acting for Eu companies faced with the nationalization of their Venezuelan subsidiary before ICSID;Advising in relation to a telecommunications dispute subject to ICC arbitration with seat in Geneva; andAdvising a major investment bank in connection with a multi-billion dispute arising under certain structured finance products involving multiple international proceedings.

London, United Kingdom

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution

Paris Area, France

Representation of clients in numerous international arbitration proceedings (over half investor-state) both ad hoc and institutional (under the ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICSID, AAA/ICDR, UNCITRAL and Swiss Rules), including disputes arising from share sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, and large projects, governed by a variety of procedural and substantive laws, in particular:A major multinational oil company in several arbitrations against an Eastern European state subject to SCC arbitration;An Australian contractor in an ICC arbitration against a French company arising out of a construction dispute in New Caledonia;The majority owner in a mobile telecommunications company in a Zurich Chamber of Commerce arbitration against the telecommunications arm of an Eastern European state;A Korean company in an ICC arbitration against a Middle Eastern company arising out of a dispute in the electronics sector;A French multinational company in various threatened and/or potential litigations and arbitrations against an Indian group of companies arising out of the acquisition of businesses in Europe and the United States;A German company in an arbitration against an Eastern European state arising out of a bilateral investment treaty; andA multinational oil company in arbitrations against an Eastern European state arising out of disputes in the oil and gas sector.

Paris Area, France

Associate, International Arbitration Group

Dea Masters, Public International Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), French, European And International Law

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