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Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

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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 CambouliveAlexandra Munoz and London-based Saadia Bhatty and Rupert Reece.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Gide's arbitration department is undoubtedly among the best specialized teams on the market in international arbitration. The partners who make it up, like the collaborators, are all excellent professionals. The department has a perfect command of the technologies that allow it to work best on large-scale projects. ’
  • ‘The teams in the UK and France are able to collaborate seamlessly and have enormous experience and knowledge of their respective markets as well as the international one. ’
  • ‘Rupert Reece is excellent. He possesses and applies his huge knowledge and experience in a way that benefits his clients. He is also easy to work with.’
  • ‘Christian Camboulive: detailed knowledge of files and extensive experience of arbitration practices.’
  • ‘Saadia Bhatty is eloquent, persuasive in her answers and very responsive’.
  • ‘Carole Malinvaud leads a diverse and brilliant team. She has terrific judgement and cuts a very authoritative figure in the hearing room. She invariably has the ear of the Tribunal and is very good at putting together and leading the best teams for any given case.’
  • ‘Christian Camboulive, Alexandra Munoz and Astrid Westphalen stand out for their extensive knowledge of arbitration in various economic sectors and the particularities that these different sectors can represent.’
  • ‘Alexandra Munoz is very experienced in international arbitration cases. She has a very keen sense of analysis.

  • ‘Sacha Willaume has a very elegant manner before the Tribunal, is invariably well-prepared and really instils confidence.’

Key clients

  • Expertise France
  • Zenith Energy Africa Ltd
  • Asmidal SPA
  • Egis
  • The French Republic
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • The Islamic Republic of Mauritania
  • Public Power Corporation

Lawyers

Leading individuals

Carole Malinvaud

Carole Malinvaud

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

Carole Malinvaud is a partner at Gide Paris where she co-heads the international arbitration activity of the firm and chairs the Gide Pro Bono endowment fund. Carole is a member of the Paris and New York Bars and has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over eighty international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional, as well as before domestic French courts in relation to international litigation and arbitration. Specialising in international commercial law, and more particularly in international arbitration, Carole has recently been focusing on arbitrations relating to construction, energy and defence, under the rules of the ICC and ICSID. She also acts as arbitrator in several ICC and ICSID arbitrations.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Saadia Bhatty, Christian Camboulive, Carole Malinvaud, Alexandra Munoz, Rupert Reece

Other key lawyers

Sacha Willaume, Astrid Westphalen