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Provided by Daniel Schimmel
Daniel Schimmel is the Chair of Foley Hoag’s International Commercial Arbitration Practice Group. He leads the International Litigation & Arbitration practice of the firm’s New York office.
Daniel has served as Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator, Emergency Arbitrator, Appellate Arbitrator, and counsel in more than 100 international and domestic arbitrations. He has co-drafted awards that courts in the U.S., France, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, and the Swiss Tribunal Federal have confirmed, or enforced. He is the Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, NY Branch.
He also represents clients, including major French and other European clients, in international commercial litigation in the United States and international corruption investigations. This includes securing a victory for the Republic of France, the French Ministère des Armées, and Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Northern District of California. It also involves securing a unanimous jury verdict for French telecommunications company Orange SA in federal court as well as enforcement actions regarding arbitral awards. Daniel has represented major groups, such as Air France, Laboratoires Pierre Fabre, Alcatel-Lucent, Caceis, and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank in international disputes. The French Minister of Justice has appointed Daniel as a member of a working group to reform French arbitration law.
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
Daniel is very smart and cautious as an arbitrator. He is deliberate in taking on the views of his fellow arbitrators, making sure we are getting to the end result collegiately.
Daniel was an excellent chair: really balanced in his views and a terrific consensus builder. I was impressed at every turn by his intelligence and writing skills.
Daniel managed the panel very efficiently and showed great respect for other arbitrators.
As a chair of the tribunal, he is fair and considerate.
Daniel is very smart and cautious as an arbitrator. He is deliberate in taking on the views of his fellow arbitrators, making sure we are getting to the end result collegiately.
Daniel was an excellent chair: really balanced in his views and a terrific consensus builder. I was impressed at every turn by his intelligence and writing skills.
Daniel managed the panel very efficiently and showed great respect for other arbitrators.
As a chair of the tribunal, he is fair and considerate.