Band 4
Provided by Isabelle Michou
International Arbitration
Isabelle Michou’s practice focuses on international arbitration and international law. She acts for both corporations and States and has developed substantial expertise in a range of industries, including in the energy sector, mining, aerospace, telecoms, large-scale infrastructure projects and hospitality. She has appeared before numerous high-profile arbitral tribunals, under the auspices of the major institutional rules including ICC, ICSID, LCIA, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, as well as ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules.
She was selected as a 2019 Law360 MVP in the category of International Arbitration and won the Global Arbitration Review’s Award of the “2018 Most Important Decision” for her victory in the ICSID arbitration in Up and CD Holding Internationale v. Hungary.
Leading directories report that “[t]he "exceptional" Isabelle Michou ranks as one of the go-to international arbitration experts in the market thanks to her insightful and skilful handling of cases.” Isabelle is “one of the finest advocates and legal scholars working in international arbitration today”. She is consistently top-ranked “in acknowledgement of her strong expertise in arbitrations arising in Europe and Africa, as well as consistent praise from clients. She is experienced in public international law as well as international arbitration”. Clients report she is "a remarkable strategist, in addition to being an exceptional lawyer. She has had our full confidence for years", “she stands out for her strategic vision of the cases entrusted to her and knows how to deliver clear, pragmatic and effective advice”, others adding she is “a skillful lawyer, attentive to her clients’ needs and a sharp-eyed analyst” and “always obtains the best possible results for clients”.
Isabelle also appears in arbitration-related proceedings before the French courts, in cases involving issues of sovereign immunities, interlocutory, interim or conservatory relief, enforcement and challenges of arbitral awards.
She also sits regularly as an arbitrator herself under the ICC Arbitration Rules and other rules including SCC, LCIA, the Swiss Rules and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)’s Optional Rules for Arbitration of Disputes Relating to Natural Resources and/or the Environment as well as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
She is French and Canadian, and is admitted as a Paris Avocat and a Solicitor in England & Wales. Isabelle has written and spoken widely on international arbitration. She is teaching on Advocacy in International Arbitration at the Law School of Sciences Po in Paris. She is sitting on the Executive Committee of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) and is also a Board Member of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), the Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI) and the Comité Français d’Arbitrage (CFA).
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