King & Spalding LLP‘s comprehensive Paris-based practice regularly combines forces with the London and US offices in tackling commercial and investment arbitration cases, acting for many leading international corporations and also some states. The firm has strong experience handling large and challenging cases and is involved in high-stakes Middle Eastern and Algerian commercial arbitration pertaining to oil and gas and construction projects. Its exequatur caseload is also strong and features several recent victories in set-aside arbitration proceedings before French courts. The excellent James Castello and Marc-Olivier Langlois are the practice co-heads, with the highly experienced Laurent Jaeger and counsel Agnès Bizard also noted.

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Key clients

Société des Parcs d'Alger
Obrascon Huarte Lain S.A.
Government of Turkey
Samsung
9Ren Holdings
OMV Upstream International GmbH
Ms Ritika MEHTA
Ms Vinita AGARWAL
Mr Prenay AGARWAL
Union Fenosa Gas
Edisun Power
Cavalum SGPS, S.A.
ACF Renewable Energy Ltd.
Air Canada
Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Ltd.
Athena Investments
Sapec S.A.
Foresight Group
Pressburg UK GmbH
Bouygues Travaux Public

Work highlights

Representing numerous clients in 22 investment arbitrations brought under the Energy Charter Treaty against Spain, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania.
Representing Société des Parcs d’Alger (Algeria) and Emirates International Investment Company LLC (United Arab Emirates) in an ICSID claim originally filed in 2018 against the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria relating to the development of a very large urban park.
Representing Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A., a listed Spanish construction contractor that, along with two other contractors, brought an ICSID arbitration against Kuwait under the Spain-Kuwait and Italy-Kuwait BITs.