Laurent Gouiffès > Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP
17 AVENUE MATIGNON
CS30027
75378 PARIS
France
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Work Department

International Arbitration

Position

Partner

Career

Laurent Gouiffès is a partner at Hogan Lovells and leads the International Arbitration team in Paris. According to Legal 500 EMEA 2018, Laurent “provides strong expertise in high-profile arbitration and mediation mandates.”

Laurent was also described as “a real asset to have on board” by Chambers Europe.

With a key focus on energy-related, technological, and investment disputes, Laurent regularly acts on behalf of clients in the oil and gas, mining, electricity, nuclear, aerospace, and telecommunications industries, as well as on behalf of states. He has over 20 years’ experience acting in high-profile, complex international arbitrations and mediations and has vast experience of arbitration under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce, London Court of International Arbitration, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law. He has also acted in a number of disputes brought under the Energy Charter Treaty.

Laurent regularly speaks and publishes on topical issues in arbitration, energy, and public/private international law, including giving lectures on energy arbitration at London School of Economics and Sciences Po in Paris.

Languages

English, French, Italian, German

Memberships

Member of ICC, LCIA, CFA, ASA and IAI

Education

Post-masterate diploma in International Law, Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas, 1996; Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, 1993

Lawyer Rankings

France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration

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Laurent Gouiffès  – Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP

Led by Laurent Gouiffès, Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP develops a solid Parisian based practice that is well known for its strong ICC and Africa expertise, while also handling a good amount of work in relation to South America (notably Mexico by combining forces with the firm’s Miami office). The practice, which manages both investment and commercial disputes, mostly acts for commercial companies but a number of European, South American and Africa states are also clients. Its caseload is quite diverse, spanning oil and gas, telecoms, joint venture, M&A, and construction and infrastructure issues.  Of note, the team recently won a major victory in an investment dispute for its client the state of Colombia. Key team members include Thomas Kendra , Melissa Ordonez  and senior associate Lucas Aubry .