INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
As Paris is a major place for international arbitration, and our team is made up of lawyers with a strong cross-border practice, some of whom are members of both bars (Paris and New York), we have naturally developed significant expertise in international arbitration, as counsel to the parties or as arbitrators.
Our networks of international colleagues – in particular those of LAW (Lawyers Associated Worldwide), of which Lerins is the exclusive member for France – also offer us a comprehensive, integrated response to all arbitration needs (legal opinions in foreign law, enforcement of awards abroad, etc.).
Our in-depth knowledge of arbitration procedures, our multi-disciplinary skills and our international presence enable us to represent our clients – private companies, investors or banks, both French and foreign – effectively in ad hoc or institutional arbitration proceedings, notably under the aegis of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in French or English, in all areas of business law.
We also handle emergency and peri-arbitration proceedings (protective or provisional measures, exequatur, appeals to set aside arbitral awards, etc.).
Typical tasks
- Counsel to a group of Danish companies in an English-language ICC arbitration (seat of arbitration in Paris) against a government of a Middle Eastern state seeking compensation for the cancellation of a major cultural project;
- Counsel to French minority shareholders in a DIA (the Danish Institute of Arbitration) arbitration (seat of arbitration in Copenhagen) against the Danish majority shareholder of a French subsidiary, to take control of the company;
- Counsel to a major player in the aeronautics sector in several ICC arbitrations (Paris, Copenhagen, Geneva) in English, concerning the sale of business aircraft (allegations of non-conformity, wrongful termination of sales contracts, implementation of buy-back and trade-in options, and assessment of damages);
- Counsel to a major player in the aeronautics sector in an ICC arbitration concerning the sale of military equipment in the Middle East;
- Counsel to an Ivorian company in an amicable composition ad hoc arbitration against an International Financial Institution;
- Counsel to a Swiss company in a CMAP arbitration concerning the implementation of a share transfer agreement and the implementation of a liabilities guarantee clause;
- Counsel to a major player in railway construction in connection with criminal proceedings for fraud in connection with an arbitration award against a licensor of containment technology, an application for review and an application to set aside the award.