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International Arbitration - France

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What the Team is Known For

White & Case's outstanding team is active on substantial and high profile operations worldwide. The practice has an especially prominent profile in the construction space, often representing construction companies in disputes with suppliers and state or privately-owned employers. The team also earns tremendous praise for its handling of diverse energy sector mandates. The law firm boasts further expertise in cases involving the Middle East, Latin America and jurisdictions in Africa.

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Work Highlights

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  • White & Case represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an ICSID arbitration brought by PCCW Cascade regarding Saudi Arabia’s alleged expropriation of PCCW Cascade's purported telecommunications investment in the Kingdom.

Strengths

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  • The Paris arbitration team of White & Case is one of the best in the field in Europe.

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  • The Paris arbitration team at W&C is one of the best in the field.

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  • W&C is way up there in terms of the depth of practice and experience. The firm has a formidable team.

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  • We work with White & Case and are very happy. We have a longstanding relationship with them.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Charles Nairac
    Charles Nairac

    Charles Nairac

    Charles Nairac is regularly instructed on complex arbitration cases and handles both investment and commercial arbitrations across a variety of jurisdictions, including in Eastern Europe and Africa.

    • I rate Charles Nairac very highly. He always provides good advice.

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    • Charles is a top advocate, a renowned practitioner and he leads a team that - in my view - is among the best.

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    • Charles is fantastic. He has great reasonability, integrity and is one of those counsel who's word a tribunal can take to the bank. His word is worth gold.

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  • Michael Polkinghorne
    Michael Polkinghorne

    Michael Polkinghorne

    Practice head Michael Polkinghorne maintains a leading reputation for his expertise in commercial arbitration in the energy sector.

    • Michael is a fantastic lawyer and a delightful person so it is a pleasure to work with him.

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  • Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall
    Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall

    Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall

    Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall KC represents multinationals and sovereign states in high stakes arbitration cases. He is active across the energy and construction sectors.

    • Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall is very good and has a wide amount of experience.

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    • Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall is admired and respected, certainly with great reason. He is very smart, very decent and very practical.

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  • Christophe von Krause
    Christophe von Krause

    Christophe von Krause

    Christophe Von Krause has a wealth of experience advising on commercial arbitration cases that frequently involve African jurisdictions. He further assists clients with post-M&A, contractual and construction disputes.

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  • Elizabeth Oger-Gross
    Elizabeth Oger-Gross

    Elizabeth Oger-Gross

    Elizabeth Oger-Gross is well regarded for her expertise in African cases. She mostly acts in energy and construction disputes.

    • Elizabeth Oger-Gross has great intuition and attention to detail.

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    • She has stellar oral advocacy.

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    • I have never seen someone dominate the room in such a way, she was so on top it.

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  • Lucas de Ferrari
    Lucas de Ferrari

    Lucas de Ferrari

    Lucas de Ferrari focuses on commercial and investment arbitrations and has particular expertise handling disputes in the construction, energy and infrastructure sectors.

    • Lucas de Ferrari is very rigourous.

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    • Lucas de Ferrari is a very good lawyer.

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