DLA Piper has a large and experienced Paris-based team that regularly handles work in relation to Africa (Guinea, Congo, RDC, Algeria), Europe (Hungary) and the CIS (Georgia). The practice acts in investment and commercial arbitration, on behalf of major companies and occasionally for state entities, in large cases often dealing with mining, construction, telecoms and expropriation issues. The practice also acts in exequatur and set-aside proceedings. The team is co-headed by the excellent Michael Ostrove and Alexander Brabant, with Théobald Naud and counsel Maxime Desplats being two other key members.
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Témoignages
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‘A mid-sized team renowned for its success in the African arbitration market and its expertise in the telecommunications sector. ’
Clients clés
- Republic of Guinea
- Nasib Hasanov
- Hungary
- AVZ Minerals Limited
- AVZ International Pty Ltd
- Green Lithium Holdings Pte Ltd
- Dathcom Mining SA
- Mirian Dekanoidze and TG Trade
- Cardno ME Limited
- Basel LLC & Ronald Waldmann
Points forts
- Representing AVZ Minerals Limited (AVZ) and its affiliates in a series of inter-related arbitrations in respect of a multi-billion-dollar lithium project.
- Representing Hungary in a EUR 30+ million ICSID arbitration brought by UK national Christopher Jock Murdoch MacKenzie with respect to an investment in the waste management sector.
- Successfully defended the Republic of Guinea in an important mining disputes.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.
Responsable de la pratique
Michael Ostrove; Alexander Brabant
Autres avocats clés
Théobald Naud; Maxime Desplat