Philip Dunham Email & Phone Number

Philip is an international arbitration partner in Signature’s Paris office with over 30 years’ experience, representing clients (including regularly acting for or against states) across a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions.Philip’s practice covers both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations spanning several international jurisdictions. He is an acknowledged expert in advising in relation to construction and engineering, oil and gas, telecoms, shareholder, agent, joint venture and military procurement disputes, and regularly acts both for and against states and state-owned entities. He has represented clients in a number of high-value global disputes, with a particular focus on the Balkans, MENA, Latin America and South East-Asia.He acts both as counsel and arbitrator handling a broad range of disputes conducted under ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules.Philip has been recognised in the Who’s Who Legal guide in France every year since 2016 for his arbitration expertise. He is also ranked in Chambers Europe 2023 and in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Guide for international arbitration. Philip is qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales and is registered as a Foreign Lawyer with the Paris Bar. He is fluent in both English and French. Prior to joining Signature, Philip was an international arbitration partner at Dechert’s Paris office for over 18 years and 13 years before then at Coudert Brothers’ London and Paris offices.