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Carole Malinvaud

Carole Malinvaud

Europe 2026

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Carole Malinvaud is a partner at Gide Paris, where she coordinates the firm's international arbitration activities and chairs Gide's Pro Bono endowment fund.

She practises international commercial law, with a particular focus on international arbitration. Carole has recently concentrated on construction, energy and defence arbitrations under ICC and ICSID rules. She also acts as arbitrator in a number of ICC and ICSID arbitrations.

Carole is a lecturer at the University of Paris II as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law and at Sciences Po Paris as part of the LLM in Transnational Arbitration. She has been Vice-Chair of the ICC Court of Arbitration since 2021 and an elected member of the ICCA Board since 2017. She has also been an elected member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) since 2015, President of the Ordinary Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) since 2016 and President of the ad hoc Division of the Paris Olympic Games (2024).

Carole is a graduate of the University of Paris II (DEA in private law - 1986) and Harvard (LL.M., Harvard Law School, Lavoisier and Fulbright scholarships - 1988). She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1986 and to the New York Bar in 1990.

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Chambers European Guide

International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators - Europe-wide

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Paris-based Carole Malinvaud is a widely acclaimed counsel and arbitrator inside and outside of France. She acts as chair and co-arbitrator in tribunals under ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. Carole Malinvaud is also appreciated for her counsel work, where she represents clients in ICC arbitrations and related court proceedings.

Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Paris-based Carole Malinvaud is a widely acclaimed counsel and arbitrator inside and outside of France. She acts as chair and co-arbitrator in tribunals under ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. Carole Malinvaud is also appreciated for her counsel work, where she represents clients in ICC arbitrations and related court proceedings.

Strengths

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  • Carole Malinvaud is a hard worker, always fully prepared and hands-on. She is a very solid lawyer who can have sharp discussions on legal issues. She is impressive and really independent too.

    International Arbitration: Most In Demand ArbitratorsChambers European Guide

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