Band 5
Provided by Orphée Haddad
Orphée focuses on complex cross-border disputes and international arbitration across Africa. He advises and represents clients in international commercial arbitration, multi-jurisdictional litigation, and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. His practice includes international debt recovery and disputes involving States and state-owned entities, as well as banking and project finance disputes and large-scale infrastructure and energy-related conflicts.
Orphée is Head of Disputes at ADNA, a leading pan-African law firm with offices across North, West and Central Africa. A member of the Paris Bar, he has built a practice centred on disputes involving States, state-owned entities, multinational corporations and financial institutions. He regularly leads multi-jurisdictional teams in matters combining local African legal systems with international arbitration frameworks.
Prior to joining ADNA, he practised at Fénéon Delabrière Avocats and trained with leading international and French law firms, including Clifford Chance (Paris), Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle (Paris) and De Guillenchmidt & Associés (now part of Veil Jourde).
Orphée has significant experience in the energy, mining, oil and gas, and infrastructure sectors, particularly in Francophone Africa. His work includes disputes arising from large-scale industrial and construction projects, public-private partnerships, natural resources concessions and cross-border financing arrangements. He is particularly familiar with the legal and operational complexities of projects involving sovereign counterparties.
Orphée works fluently in French, English, Italian and Arabic.
Orphée’s practice spans multiple African jurisdictions, with particular experience in Algeria, Morocco, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and other OHADA member states. He regularly acts in matters involving Francophone African legal systems, including proceedings before local courts and regional bodies, as well as in international arbitration seated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Sorbonne Law School
Master’s degree in Private International Law and International Trade Law
2011
Provided by Chambers
Orphée Haddad heads the disputes practice at ADNA, dividing his time between the firm's offices in Morocco, Algeria, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire. His disputes practice principally relates to cases arising in these four countries. He is typically active on behalf of mining and construction companies, with deep experience handling ICC arbitrations.
Provided by Chambers
We are very satisfied with him. He got us to the end of a very long and complicated matter.
Orphée Haddad is highly professional and has a unique know-how in African litigation.
We are very satisfied with him. He got us to the end of a very long and complicated matter.
Orphée Haddad is highly professional and has a unique know-how in African litigation.
Provided by ADNA
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