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Mrs Saadia Bhatty
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Admitted to the New York Bar in 2010 and Paris Bar in 2018, Saadia Bhatty is a partner within Gide’s Dispute Resolution practice group in London.
She has more than 13 years’ experience (including in Paris and New York) as counsel to private and state entities in cross-border disputes, in particular in international arbitration proceedings (commercial and investment), governed by the rules of various institutions (including ICC, ICSID, LCIA, PCA, SCC, HKIAC, VIAC, CAS and OHADA rules), as well as in ad hoc arbitrations (UNCITRAL), subject to the laws of both civil and common law jurisdictions. Fields of expertise include the energy, oil and gas, and construction sectors, particularly in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Saadia also advises governments in the drafting/reform of their investment treaties and national legislation.
She is a graduate from Harvard Law School, the Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris, and the Ecole Normale Supérieure
Saadia regularly writes articles, lectures in top universities, trains private practitioners and government officials, and speaks at conferences in international arbitration across the world.
Career
Prior to working for Gide in London, Saadia worked for Gide in Paris and global law firms’ international arbitration and public international law practices in London and New York.
Languages
Spanish, Hindi, French and English
Memberships
Saadia sits on the Board and is part of the Executive Committee of a number of professional organisations, including the Y-ADR CPR Steering Committee, the European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFILA), the Pakistan Centre for Law and Society (PCLS), the Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration in Pakistan (CIICA), YAG Global Advisory Board, ArbitralWomen, and is the President of the Harvard Women in Defense, Diplomacy and Development (Harvard W3D London Chapter).
Education
Harvard Law School, LL.M (Fulbright Scholar, Arthur Sachs Scholar, and Harvard French Scholar of the Year Award) (2009)
Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master 2 (Postgraduate Degree in Public International Law and International Affairs), Major de la promotion (Ranked 1st – Honors) (2008)
Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Magistère Droit Economie Gestion (Law, Economics and Management); (2008)
Agrégation Externe en Droit Economie Gestion (National Competitive Exam for a Professor’s Position) (2007)
Université Rennes I/ENS de Cachan, Licence de Droit and Maîtrise de Droit Européen (Masters in European Law and Policy) (Honors) (2004 – 2005)
Université Paris X Nanterre, classe préparatoire aux Grandes Ecoles – DEUG de Droit (Two-year undergraduate degree in law) (Honors) (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > International arbitration
(Next Generation Partners)Focused on commercial and investment disputes, predominantly in relation to energy and infrastructure, Gide Loyrette Nouel LLP‘s London group has ‘very detailed knowledge of investment arbitration‘. London IDR leader Rupert Reece ‘brings gravity to hearings‘; and raised to partner in June 2022, Saadia Bhatty heads the investment arbitration arm of the firm’s London’s international arbitration practice. At counsel level, Hannah McIrvine acts for clients from the construction, energy, commercial, technology, and insurance sectors.
France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. has a combined London and Paris-based practice that handles commercial and investment arbitration cases on behalf of some European and African state entities but predominantly for companies. The team has a strong involvement in Africa-related matters, concerning mining, oil and gas and construction issues. It has also been recently retained to handle a high-stakes case linked to Russia and another significant case opposing leading insurance companies. The practice also regularly handles exequatur cases before French courts. Carole Malinvaud, who regularly sits as an arbitrator in ICSID and ICC arbitration cases, is noted. She co-chairs the practice alongside Christian Camboulive, Alexandra Munoz and London-based Saadia Bhatty and Rupert Reece.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Industry focus: Energy
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- Capital markets: equity capital markets
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- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
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