Saadia Bhatty Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

I represent private entities, states and state-actors in international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings involving disputes especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and seated before the major arbitral institutions (ICC, ICSID, LCIA etc.) subject to common law and civil law jurisdictions, conducted in French or in English.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Advising States and private entities on a variety of contentious and non-contentious international dispute resolution matters, in particular international investment and commercial arbitrations.Recent work experience includes:- Advising a State in the Middle East on a series of international commercial and investment arbitration disputes before the ICC (seated in Paris) and the ICSID, as well as parallel proceedings before the Indian courts, in relation with disputes concerning production sharing agreements, against energy companies registered, inter alia, in the UAE and India. - Advising a State in the Middle East in connection with the annulment of an ICC award before the French courts- Advising a UK oil company in relation with a potential investment arbitration dispute before ICSID concerning a production sharing agreement in a joint development zone in Africa- Assisting a sole arbitrator in relation to an ICC arbitration seated in London and subject to US law

Greater New York City Area

Experience included:International Commercial Arbitration:Advising a European gas company in a ICC arbitration seated in Stockholm involving a gas pricing dispute regarding a gas sales agreement subject to Swiss lawAdvising a European gas company with respect to price revision negotiationsAdvising an American textile company in a ICC arbitration seated in Paris involving trade secrets, patent inventorship and a confidentiality dispute in relation with a joint venture agreement subject to French lawInternational Investment Arbitration:Advising a Turkish investor in a potential investment arbitration claim before the ICSID against a European state related to the violation of the protection of its intellectual property rights under a bilateral investment treatyAdvising a European investor on potential issues arising out of intra-EU bilateral investment treatiesAdvising several lenders (including Korean, British and French) in connection with a power project in Kazakhstan with respect to their protections under bilateral investment treatiesAdvising a Turkish construction company in connection with a potential investment arbitration claim against a State in the Middle East arising out of a bilateral investment treatyAdvising a European energy company in a potential investment arbitration claim related to the expropriation of its investment in the BalkansAdvising Spanish shareholders in connection with a potential claim against a Latin American State arising out of the expropriation of their assets under a bilateral investment treatyOther Public International Law Matters:Advising the Federal Republic of Somalia with regards to implementing human rights (and in particular women rights) in its ConstitutionAdvising the Legal Advisor to the Delegation of Cyprus to the United Nations on various public international law matters Acting as counsel to a Haitian individual seeking political asylum in the United States

Paris

Assisting Professor Frydman for his course "Global Regulation and Norms: Redefining the Rules of the Game"

Paris Area, France

Experience included:International Commercial Arbitration:Advising an Irish company in connection with the annulment of an ICC award before the French courts in relation with a shareholder agreement against a Portuguese companyAdvising a French manufacturer in a HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong under UNCITRAL Rules against a Chinese company in relation with a settlement agreement subject to Chinese lawAdvising an African state in a ICC arbitration seated in Paris against an Italian contractor in relation with a construction disputeAdvising an Italian oil and gas contractor in an ICC arbitration against an African oil and gas company in relation with a construction dispute under an EPC contract Advising a French gas company in multiple disputes involving a Spanish subcontractor and an American contractor in relation with a series of turnkey construction contracts subject to French and NY lawActed as Secretariat of an ICC Tribunal seated in Paris in relation with a dispute concerning a share purchase agreement subject to French lawAssisted an arbitrator of a LCIA Tribunal seated in London in relation with a dispute opposing an African entity and a British aviation company, subject to English lawInternational Investment Arbitration:Advising a Spanish investor in annulment proceedings before an ICSID ad hoc committee against the Republic of ChileAdvising a French energy company in a potential investment arbitration claim against an African state in relation with a concession contract concerning hydropower projectsAdvising an Egyptian telecommunication company in a potential investment dispute against an African stateAdvising German, Austrian and English banks in relation with a potential investment claim in the CIS regionOther:Advising a French oil and gas company in relation with a personal injury claim in Pakistan subject to Pakistani law

Legal Trainee

Legal Trainee

Columbus, Ohio Area

Llm, International Law

Activities and Societies: Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Law Association in charge of the organization.

Master 2 Pro, Public International Law, Honors - Rank 1St In Class ("Major De La Promo")

Masters And Agrégation, Law Economics Management (With A Particular Focus On European Law)