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International Arbitration - France
What the Team is Known For
Derains & Gharavi is a highly respected boutique dedicated exclusively to international arbitration and related litigation matters. The law firm balances its practice between investment and commercial operations, and acts in cases across the globe, from Europe and the Middle East to Asia and Africa. The team has numerous prominent arbitrators within its ranks who are especially active in the construction and oil and gas industries.
Strengths
Derains & Gharavi has great expertise in legal matters but also technical competence in understanding and developing the issues of the other party's accusation.
The strengths of the team are dedication and professional attitude beside its promptness.
Derains & Gharavi's lawyers are top notch and strategic. They are very smart, solution-oriented and they know when they need to bite; they are really very impressive.
Notable practitioners
Hamid Gharavi remains a go-to for clients in major investment cases. His respected practice sees him regularly acting in cases with Middle Eastern aspects, as counsel or as arbitrator.
Hamid G Gharavi is one of the best in the market. He is very sharp and gets to the main issue at hand very quickly.
Hamid G Gharavi is very smart. He thinks outside the box and checks every detail. He is excellent. He is knowledgeable on investment and commercial arbitration, and on the Middle East.
Hamid G Gharavi is very dedicated and strong in arguments and techniques.
Hamid G Gharavi is very good. He is tough when he needs to be and provides outside the box solutions. I cannot praise him enough for the work. He has been fantastic in guiding us.
Yves Derains maintains a leading reputation in the arbitration field and acts as chair and co-arbitrator in commercial and investment cases.
Yves Derains is excellent. He is very sensible and experienced and deals well with French arbitration and other cultures. He is definitely one of my top arbitrators in France.
Yves Derains is one of the top arbitrators worldwide. He is thorough, impeccably honest and knowledgeable. He reads everything and writes his own stuff.