Georges Affaki

Practice Areas

Chartered Arbitrator, Justice of the Qatar International Court, qualified before the Court of Appeal of Paris, and Professor of Law at SciencesPo.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, and member of the Panels of Arbitrators and of Conciliators of ICSID. Served as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for two terms.

Georges Affaki practices in Paris and as a member of DesVoeux Chambers’ List of Neutrals in Hong Kong.

Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, with the ability to conduct proceedings and draft orders and awards in all three languages.

Key sectors: Investment treaty, Energy – Oil & Gas (ICDR Energy Arbitrators list) and renewables, banking and finance, commodities, construction and engineering, military procurement.

Representative appointments at www.affaki.fr.

Career

AFFAKI, Justice of the QICDRC, Professor at SciencesPo, Avocat Paris Bar, Syrian National Bar, ICC, UNCC, BNPParibas, S.G. Archibald.

Professional Memberships

Empaneled with the leading international arbitral institutions on five continents (list available on request).

Publications

Author or editor of several books and over 80 articles and case notes. See www.affaki.fr.

Personal

Foreign Trade Counselor of France nominated by Decree of the Prime Minister and constantly renewed.