INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Paris is one of the world's leading arbitral seats. Our team, whose lawyers have a strong cross-border practice and in some cases are admitted in both Paris and New York, acts in international arbitrations both as party counsel and 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 arbitration and arbitration-related court proceedings (interim and conservatory measures, enforcement (exequatur) and actions to set aside awards).
Representative matters
- Acting for a group of Danish companies in an English-language ICC arbitration seated in Paris against 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;
- Acting for an Ivorian company in an ad hoc arbitration decided ex aequo et bono (amiable composition) against an international financial institution
- Acting for a Swiss company in a CMAP arbitration concerning a share purchase agreement and an indemnity claim
- Acting for a major rail construction company in criminal proceedings for arbitral fraud against a licensor of containment technology, together with an application for revision and an action to set aside the award