Rémi Sassine

Full Profile

Rémi Sassine is an associate in the Paris office's International Arbitration and Litigation team. 

His practice focuses on commercial and investment arbitration under major institutional rules (including the ICC, LCIA, DIAC and ICSID), annulment and enforcement proceedings, as well as international litigation. He advises private companies, States and State-owned entities in disputes arising across multiple jurisdictions, particularly Europe, the Middle East and Africa. His practice covers a wide range of industries, with a focus on construction, energy and commodity-related disputes. 

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Rémi acquired experience in international arbitration and litigation in several leading law firms in Paris and Beirut.

Rémi was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2021. He holds a Master's degree in Global Business Law and Governance from the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Melbourne, a Master's degree in Private International Law from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Private Law from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas. 

Rémi is a French, Lebanese and Australian national. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.

Experience

• Representing a European government in an ICC arbitration arising from a concession agreement in the healthcare sector
• Representing a high-tech company in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a license and know-how agreement
• Representing a Jordanian company in an ICC arbitration arising from a supply agreement for gold products
• Representing a European steel producer in a dispute arising out of a supply agreement, including ICC mediation and arbitration
• Representing a South-East Asian state-owned contractor in an ICC arbitration arising from a contract relating to the construction of transmission lines
• Representing a French contractor in an ICC mediation arising from a contract relating to the construction of floating substructures in an offshore wind farm in France
• Representing an American investor against a South American State in an ICSID arbitration relating to the construction and implementation of a parking
• Representing an African State in ICSID annulment proceedings concerning the restructuring of a commercial bank
• Representing an East-African state-owned company in set-aside proceedings before the French Courts relating to the construction of a road
• Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal in an ICC emergency arbitration arising from a mining exploration and development project in Central Africa
• Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal in an ICC post M&A arbitration in the financial sector

Publications

• Author, “Spotlight on France: Navigating the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Annulled at the Seat”, Daily Jus, 12 December 2025 (Spotlight on France: Navigating the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards Annulled at the Seat - Daily Jus)
• Co-author, LexisNexis Practice Notes – Arbitration in France, March 2025 (Practices Notes on: “Interim remedies granted by arbitral tribunals seated in France”; “Interim remedies granted by French courts in support of arbitration proceedings”; “Enforcing arbitral awards in France”; “State immunity and arbitration in France” and “Challenging the jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals and the status of arbitration related anti-suit injunctions in France”)
• Author, “Paris Court of Appeal Sets Aside ICC Arbitral Award in a USD 15 Billion Dispute Due to the Irregular Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal”, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 28 October 2024