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Carole Malinvaud

Carole Malinvaud

France 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

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.

Chambers Review

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International Arbitration: Arbitrators - France

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Carole Malinvaud's practice includes acting as an arbitrator and as counsel in commercial and investment cases. She assists domestic clients and global corporations with cases involving European and African jurisdictions.

Editorial individuel

Carole Malinvaud exerce en tant qu’arbitre et conseil dans des affaires commerciales et d’investissement. Elle assiste des clients nationaux et des entreprises mondiales dans des affaires impliquant des juridictions européennes et africaines.

International Arbitration - France

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Carole Malinvaud's practice includes acting as an arbitrator and as counsel in commercial and investment cases. She assists domestic clients and global corporations with cases involving European and African jurisdictions.

Editorial individuel

Carole Malinvaud exerce en tant qu’arbitre et conseil dans des affaires commerciales et d’investissement. Elle assiste des clients nationaux et des entreprises mondiales dans des affaires impliquant des juridictions européennes et africaines.

Strengths

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  • Carole Malinvaud has done a very good job procedurally. She is superb and was really on top of everything.

    International Arbitration: ArbitratorsChambers France
  • 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: ArbitratorsChambers France
  • Carole is a superb arbitrator, she is extraordinarily prepared and top quality.

    International Arbitration: ArbitratorsChambers France
  • Carole is a fantastic lawyer.

    International Arbitration: ArbitratorsChambers France
  • I'm working closely with Carole Malinvaud whom I think very highly of. She's a very diligent and thoughtful lawyer.

    International Arbitration: ArbitratorsChambers France
  • Carole Malinvaud est une travailleuse acharnée, toujours parfaitement préparée et très impliquée. C'est une avocate très compétente, capable de mener des discussions pointues sur les questions juridiques. Elle est impressionnante et très indépendante.
    International Arbitration: ArbitratorsChambers France

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