Rémi is an associate in the International Arbitration group in the Paris office. His practice focuses on commercial and investment arbitration under major arbitration rules, including ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL, as well as on annulment and enforcement proceedings. Rémi advises sovereign States, private and State-owned entities.
Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Rémi acquired wide-ranging experience in international arbitration in several leading law firms in Paris and Beirut.
Rémi is admitted to the Paris Bar. He holds a Master’s degree in Global Business Law and Governance from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and the University of Melbourne, as well as a Master’s degree in Private International Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas. He is fluent in French, English and Arabic. He is a French, Lebanese and Australian national.
Experience
Representing a high-tech company in an arbitration with regard to a dispute arising out of a license agreement.
Representing a south-east Asian State-owned company in an ICC arbitration in the construction sector.
Representing an African State-owned company in set aside proceedings in France in the construction sector.
Representing an African State in ICSID annulment proceedings concerning the restructuring of a commercial bank.
How close is too close? Paris Court of Appeal sets aside arbitral award due to an arbitrator’s failure to disclose a “close personal relationship” with counsel