Boutique firm Audit Duprey Fekl has a high-level team that is retained by leading companies to assist with commercial and investment disputes, notably in relation to Africa. The team regularly acts in large oil and gas and mining disputes, while its expertise also spans sensitive exequatur cases and its strong academic knowledge and recognition also earns it mandates on complex judicial proceedings challenging arbitrators’ duties and arbitration court composition. The practice is co-headed by Pierre Duprey, Mathias Audit and Matthias Fekl who are all regularly appointed as arbitrators in ICC and AFA disputes.
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Key clients
- World Natural Resources Ltd
- Commerzbank AG
- Republic of Senegal
Work highlights
- Representing World Natural Resources Ltd in ICSID proceedings in relation to a dispute concerning a large oil field in the Republic of the Congo.
- Represented World Natural Resources Ltd and its local subsidiary in an ICC arbitration in relation to a USD 200 million worth dispute concerning a large oil field in the Republic of the Congo.
- Advised Commerzbank AG and drafted witness statements on its account to be submitted in court in relation to the possibility for French courts to recognise a foreign anti-suit injunction issued to safeguard Paris-seated arbitration proceedings.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pierre Duprey, Mathias Audit, Matthias Fekl