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Matthieu de Boisséson
Present Position:
Arbitrator
Nationality: French
Languages: French, English, Portuguese
Practice Area : Litigation & Arbitration
Littleton Chambers, London (Door Tenancy)
Member of Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong
Littleton Chambers
3 King's Bench Walk North
Temple, London EC4Y 7HR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7797 8600
Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong
Chinachem Hollywood Centre
Suite 801, 1 Hollywood Road
Central, Hong Kong S.A.R
China
Tel: +852 2140 6555
1st Floor
3 Av. Franklin Roosevelt
75008 Paris
France
Tel: +33 142560325
(c/o Gouvêa Vieira Advogados)
E-mails:
[email protected] and [email protected]
E-mail of Secretariat: [email protected]
Matthieu de Boisséson has been a partner of Linklaters from 2013 to April
2016, Co-Head of International Arbitration Worldwide.
He has been a partner of Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier , Paris , from 1995 to
2013,and a partner of Gide Loyrette Nouel from 1986 to 1995.
Matthieu de Boisséson specializes in International Commercial Arbitration
and International Litigation. He advises French and international companies
in the fields of oil and gas, mining, construction, joint-ventures, government
and defence contracts, distribution, telecom and high technologies,
advertising, mergers & acquisitions and investments.
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Experience:
Matthieu de Boisséson has acted as counsel in numerous domestic and
international arbitrations (around 200) and as arbitrator (more than 90), either
as sole arbitrator, as chairman of the arbitral tribunal or as co-arbitrator in
ICC, LCIA, ICSID (one case) or ad hoc arbitration cases, in the fields of
acquisitions, construction, telecommunications, oil, mining projects, joint
ventures, pharmaceutical industry.
Below is a selection of cases as counsel over the last past years:
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Counsel for the TML Consortium of construction in a dispute
against the Tunnel Operator relating to the overall costs of
construction of the Channel Tunnel.
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Counsel for a French construction company in a litigation
concerning the extension of the Athens Subway network.
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Counsel for a French construction company in a dispute regarding
soil pollution for the Paris Grand Stadium (mediation).
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Counsel for a major French military contractor (a subsidiary of
EADS) in an arbitration proceeding concerning the premature
termination of a major military procurement contract (involving
artillery weapons) by a foreign government customer. The disputes
focused on the timeliness of deliveries by the contractor, the
validation of production facilities constructed by the contractor on
behalf of the customer, and the quality of the products delivered.
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Counsel for a British Telecommunication firm in a dispute regarding
contract with several Telecommunication Operators.
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Counsel for a French leading food-company in a dispute against
several Chinese plants and distribution companies, not having
complied with the non-competitive clauses of the contract.
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Counsel in a high profile dispute between two major advertisement
companies, LCIA arbitration in London.
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Counsel in a NIA case in Amsterdam to a European car -making
Group versus a Sweden Group about the sale of an industrial
branch.
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Counsel in various cases about M&A matters (restructuring of
companies, Reps and warranties, mergers, consequences of a
takeover...
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Counsel for a French Major Distribution Group in its high-profile
dispute with its Brazilian partner, one of the main operators of retail
distribution in Brazil, relative to that partner’s recent efforts to
orchestrate a merger the jointly detained Brazilian company and the
Brazilian assets of the French client’ main competitor.
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Counsel for a former subsidiary of one of world’s leading oil and gas
companies, in connection with an ad hoc arbitration in
Stockholm under UNCITRAL rules brought by a private entity and
by two Regions of the Russian Federation purporting to be
contracting parties to an agreement for oil exploration in Russia.
The matter also involves related court litigation in France and in
Sweden.
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Co-counsel for a major French Distribution Group in a series of
arbitration proceedings before the Stockholm Chamber of
Commerce in a highly-publicized dispute with its Chinese joint
venture partner.
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> Counsel in
companies.
> Counsel in various cases involving States or State-owned
companies, especially from the Middle East.
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Arbitrator in several ICC cases in the field of Defence Industry.
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Arbitrator (Chairman or arbitrator) in several cases (ICC, ad hoc) in
the field of pharmaceutical products: generics, royalties, cooperation
agreements.
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Arbitrator(Chairman) in a major oil dispute involving a State- owned
oil group of companies and various private entities (ad hoc).
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Arbitrator in a LCIA case between UK Insurance and reinsurance
companies and insurance companies from Columbia.
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Arbitrator(Chairman) in an ICC case about the construction in the
Middle East region of an industrial unit.
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Arbitrator in a ICC case in a dispute about the consequences of the
bankruptcy of a group of airlines companies.
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Arbitrator in an ICC case about distribution and supply of
commercial products in Brazil.
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Chairman in an ICC case between a Brazilian Steel company and a
Swiss steel products distributor.
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Mediator in a major dispute between a US engineering company
and an international construction group of companies.
> Chairman in a ICC case in a dispute between a private aircraft
producer and one of its clients.
various
cases
for
international
pharmaceutical
Below is a selection of cases as Arbitrator over the last past years:
Education:
University of Law Paris II, Sorbonne University Paris IV, Paris (Ph.D.
(Agrégation) in literature), Diploma of the Institute of Public Science, Master
of International Business Law and Private Law.
Career to Date:
2013 to 1st May 2016: Partner, Linklaters Paris
1996 - 2013:
Partner, Darrois, Villey Maillot Brochier
Memberships:
Fellow Member of the ICC Institute of Business Law and Practice; member of
the Executive Committee of the “Comité Français de l’Arbitrage”; honorary
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member of the Executive Committee of the Center for Public Resources
(C.P.R. New York, USA); representative of the French ICC Committee in the
Working Group for the ICC Arbitration Rules Revision (1997); member of the
French Arbitration Association, the Swiss Arbitration Association, the LCIA
and other arbitration centres or associations. Member of the “Formula One
Contract Recognition Board” (Geneva), permanent Arbitration Board in
matter of Formula One Contracts, Member of List of Arbitrators the Center for
Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada.
Publications:
Has spoken at conferences and seminars dealing with various law topics and
has also published the following articles:
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“Le Droit Français de l’Arbitrage Interne et (selection) International”,
(Joly, Paris 1990), and many articles about International Arbitration,
A.D.R. and International Business Law. 3rd edition to be published in
2017.
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Co-author “International Litigation » (Butterworth, London, 1991, and
1997).
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Many articles on International Arbitration such as:
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“Comparative Introduction to the System of Producing Evidences in
Common Law Countries of Roman Law Tradition”; Revue de l'arbitrage,
1990 - No. 4, pp. 892 – 900, year 1990;
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“La constitution du Tribunal arbitral dans l'arbitrage institutionnel”,
Revue de l'Arbitrage, n° 2, pp. 337-352, year 1990;
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“Effets d’une convention d’arbitrage à l’intérieur d’un groupe de
sociétés”, Bulletin Joly Sociétés, 01 décembre 1990 n° 12, P. 999 ;
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Note Cour d'Appel de Paris (1re Ch. suppl.), Rev. Arb. 1990 n°4, pp.
880-891, 6 April 1990;
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“Réflexions sur l'espace et le temps dans l'arbitrage international”,
Etudes offertes à Pierre Bellet, Litec 1991;
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“L'arbitrage et la fraude” (À propos de l'arrêt Fougerolle, rendu par la
Cour de cassation le 25 mai 1992), Revue de l'arbitrage, 1993 - No. 1,
pp. 3 – 12;
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“The New 1998 ICC Rules of Arbitration, Proceedings of the ICC
Conference Presenting the Rules, Comments”, International Court of
Arbitration, n°586 Special supplement Annex: Rules of Arbitration of the
International Chamber of Commerce, page(s) 76-77, 1st November
1997;
“The Arbitration Act 1996 and the new ICC Arbitration Rules 1998: A
comparative Approach”, International Arbitration Law Review Vol I.
Issue 2, February1998;
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“Recent Developments in Arbitration in Civil Law Countries”, (co-signed
with Professor Thomas Clay), International Arbitration Law Review Vol I,
p. 150-156 (4, 1998), May 1998;
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“Enforcement in Action: Harmonization Versus Unification” in Albert Jan
van den Berg (ed), Improving the Efficiency of Arbitration and Awards:
40 Years of Application of the New York Convention”, ICCA Congress
Series, 1998 Paris Volume 9 (Kluwer Law International 1999) pp. 593 –
600;
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“Thoughts on the future of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in
Europe: a critical approach”, Arbitration International, Volume 15,
number 4, 1st December 1999;
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de Boisséson (M.) et Duprey (P.), “L'arbitrabilité subjective en matière
de droit des sociétés”, Gaz. Pal. n° 352 à 353 des 18 et 19 déc. 2002 et
n° 354 à 355 des 20 et 21 déc. 2002;
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“Provisional measures prior to arbitration”, International Commercial
Arbitration & Energy Disputes – A global Perspective, May 29 – 31,
2003, Calgary (unpublished);
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“Anti-Suit Injunctions Issued by National Courts at the Seat of the
Arbitration or Elsewhere”, Gaillard Emmanuel (ed.) / JurisNet, l’arbitrage
complexe - Supplément Spécial 2003, Bulletin de la Cour Internationale
de la CCI;
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“La jonction de parties à l'instance arbitrale : deux décisions opposées ”,
L'arbitrage complexe, pp. 21-25, supplément spécial 2003 Bulletin de la
Cour internationale d'arbitrage de la CCI;
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“L'idée de mouvement dans l'arbitrage”, in De Lege Ferenda Réflexions sur le droit désirable en l'honneur du Professeur Alain Hirsch
67 (A. Hériter Lachat and L. Hirsch eds., Slatkine, 2004);
“L'arbitre international et le problème de la qualification”, in Liber
Amicorum Claude Reymond - Autour de l'arbitrage (Litec, 2004), pp. 29
to 42;
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“Anti-Suit Injunctions Issued by National Courts At the Seat of the
Arbitration or Elsewhere”, IAI 2005, or “As anti-suit injunction e o
princípio da competência-competência-” 2005, Revista de Arbitragem e
Mediação n°7 Outubro – dezembro de 2005, Brazil;
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“Evidentiary Privileges in International Arbitration”, in Albert Jan van den
Berg (ed), International Arbitration 2006: Back to Basics? ICCA
Congress Series, 2006 Montreal Volume 13 (Kluwer Law International
2007) pp. 705 - 716;
“Les conséquences de l'annulation d'une sentence arbitrale dans l'Etat
de la juridiction du siège de l'arbitrage ”, Conference Salvador de Bahia
30th October to 1st November 2006 (unpublished);
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“Morgan Stanley v. LVMH: Equity research freedom upheld”, Guide to
the World's Leading Litigation Lawyers, December 2006;
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Article “Préjudice Économique” in Journal des Sociétés, n°44, June
2007;
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“New tensions between Arbitrators and Parties in the Conduct of the
Arbitral Procedure”, International Law Review Vol. 10 Issue
6, December 2007;
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Commentary: arrêt Société PT Putrabali Adyamulia c/ Société Rena
Holding Cass. Civ. 2é, 29 juin 2007 et Commentaire arrêt Société PT
Putrabali Adyamulia c/ Société Rena Holding Cass. Civ, 29 juin 2007,
Petites Affiches, 25 September 2007;
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“Arbitrability limited by the exclusive competence of the State: The
example of the Anti-trust Law”, Sao Paulo, VIII CBAR Congress September 23rd, 2008 (unpublished);
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“Société Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Cuba SA c/ SA Telefonica
Antillana et SNC Banco Nacional de Commercio Exterior Antillana”,
Commentaire Arrêt de la Cour d'Appel de Paris du 16 novembre 2006
(1re Ch. C), Rev Arb n°1 2008;
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“Arbitrage et Droit de la Concurrence », Liber Amicorum Bernardo
Cremades, pp. 243 to 250, La Ley, Madrid, 2010;
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“Desenho da estratégia processual destinada à preparação do
Requerimento de Arbitragem: Multiplicidade de partes e contratos,
incorporação de terceiros, procedimentos paralelos, consolidação de
casos, objeções jurisdicionais”, and “Arbitragens complexas,
Multiplicidade de partes e contratos, incorporação de terceiros,
procedimentos paralelos, consolidação de casos, objeções
jurisdicionais”, Seminário PIDA Avançado, CCI São-Paulo, 13th June
2011;
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“Arbitragem nos contratos de construção envolvendo a Administração
Pública”, Conferência São-Paulo FIDIC, 16/17th June 2011;
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“Le contrôle judiciaire sur le respect du droit européen de la
concurrence par l’arbitre”, Arbitrage et Droit de l’Union Européenne,
Colloque Comité Français de l’Arbitrage, 4th November 2011,
(unpublished);
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“La nouvelle convention d’arbitrage”, “Le nouveau droit français de
l’arbitrage”, ouvrage collectif sous la direction de Thomas Clay,
Lextenso Editions, November 2011;
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“A nova Lei francesa de Arbitragem 2011”, com o Senhor Jose Emilio
Pinto, Revista de Arbitragem, Sao Paulo, 2012;
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Article “Soft Law in arbitration”, les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage, September
2014.
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Comentário: Société Coralsa Corporation Alimentaria S.A. c. Société
Ingelco (Cour d’appel de Paris, Pôle 1 – Chambre 1, 20 de janeiro 2015,
RG n° 12/16039 e 13/17333) Comentário : Société Coralsa Corporation
Alimentaria S.A. c. Société Ingelco (Cour d’appel de Paris, Pôle 1 –
Chambre 1, 20 de janeiro 2015, RG n° 12/16039 e 13/17333), to be
published in Brazilian Arbitration Review, Kluwer ; volume 47, on 22nd
June 2015.
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“Joint-venture Internationale et arbitrage”, Mélanges en l’honneur du
Professeur Pierre Mayer, LGDJ, Lextenso éditions, octobre 2015.
Conferences(examples)
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“Provisional measures prior to arbitration”, International Commercial
Arbitration & Energy Disputes – A global Perspective, 29 – 31 May,
2003, Calgary;Speaker.
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“Les conséquences de l'annulation d'une sentence arbitrale dans l'Etat
de la juridiction du siège de l'arbitrage”, Salvador de Bahia conference
30 October to 1st november 2006 Speaker.
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“Arbitrability limited by the exclusive competence of the State: The
example of the Anti-Trust Law”, Sao Paulo, VIII CBAR Congress –
23 September 2008; Speaker.
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“Due process and the specific example of allegations of fraud or
corruption, notably in the context of investment treaty arbitration”,
February 2009; Paris? Speaker.
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“Desenho da estratégia processual destinada à preparação do
Requerimento de Arbitragem: Multiplicidade de partes e contratos,
incorporação de terceiros, procedimentos paralelos, consolidação de
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casos, objeções jurisdicionais, and Arbitragens complexas,
Multiplicidade de partes e contratos, incorporação de terceiros,
procedimentos paralelos, consolidação de casos, objeções
jurisdicionais”, Seminário PIDA Avançado, CCI São-Paulo, 13 June
2011;Speaker.
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“Arbitragem nos contratos de construção envolvendo a Administração
Pública”, Conference São-Paulo FIDIC, 16/17 June 2011;
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“Le contrôle judiciaire sur le respect du droit européen de la
concurrence par l’arbitre”, Arbitrage et Droit de l’Union Européenne,
Colloque Comité Français de l’Arbitrage, 4 November 2011,
(unpublished);
“L’ordre juridique arbitral sans loi”, Conference in Le Mans University,
December 2011, (unpublished);
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GeArb - IX Annual Arbitration Conference, Rio de Janeiro – 7 May 2013
(Panel 3 – Multi-party arbitration and junction to proceedings);
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Round Table - Demarest & Almeida 9 May 2013 São Paulo, “Corporate
Structures, Investment Treaty Protection and Brazilian Subsidiaries
incorporated abroad: Fraud or Procedural Strategy? “;
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Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem de São Paulo, International
Arbitration Conference, 27 May 2013;
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Milan Chamber of Arbitration IV° Annual Conference “Is soft law
becoming too hard? “, 29th November 2013;
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ICC 33rd Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law,
International Arbitration and Substantive applicable lax: “How to comply
with the applicable law while taking into account the expectations of the
parties and the needs of international commerce?”, 5 December 2013;
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10th Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference, 6 May 2014:
"Has arbitration been responding adequately to the aspirations of the
users? May it be identified a crisis in arbitration”;
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15 to 17 May 2014: ICC Institute Masterclass for Arbitrators, Sao Paulo;
Speaker
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19 May 2014: Centro de Estudos das Sociedades de Advogados Journée juridique Brésil-France, “Principais aspectos do sistema juridico
brasileiro para investidores estrangeiros” (unpublished);
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4 June 2014: ICC-BAC International Dispute Resolution Conference –
Paris “Commercial Dispute Resolution in China – An Annual Report”
(unpublished);
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30 June 2014: Annual Colloquium Paris Place d’Arbitrage: “l’obligation
de loyauté dans l’arbitrage ? Speaker.
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13 August 2014 VIII Seminario Arbitragem e Mediaçao Sao Paulo,
Brasil, Speaker;
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28 November 2014, conference “Miradas Cruzadas franco-españolas
de arbitraje” dedicated to arbitral awards in Madrid, Commentator;
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24 June 2015 MACI Conference “Arbitrage vu par les medias. Faut-il
être plus transparent?”, Speaker;
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2-3 July 2015 Congrès du Centre d’arbitrage de la Chambre de
Commerce et d’Industrie portugaise panel “Luzes sobre a escuridão:
como pensam os árbitros? O estado da arte”, Lisboa, Speaker;
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13 August 2015 VIII Seminario Arbitragem e Mediaçao Sao Paulo,
Brazil: “A obrigação de lealdade na arbitragem” and “A imunidade do
árbitro”, Speaker;
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8 to 10 October 2015 V Encontro Internacional de Arbitragem de
Coimbra, Portugal;
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15 October 2015 Club of Arbitrators Annual Meeting, Milan, "Res
iudicata";
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10 May 2016: Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference on
“Soft Law and Evidence”, Speaker;
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15 June 2016: Sao Paulo International Conference,Arbitration and
Srares Speaker;
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27 June 2016, ICC Conference, Hong Kong .
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20 September 2016: Association Française d’Arbitrage: “Le conseil
dans l’arbitrage”, Speaker.
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