DLA Piper’s Paris office has a solid and good sized bench, capable of dealing with commercial and international arbitration. The team is highly involved in matters pertaining to Africa, and notably the Democratic Republic of Congo, and relating to the telecoms sector as well as oil, gas and mining licences. The practice also manages several investment cases against the state of Georgia, while its caseload also spans various other industry sectors and European countries. It won a number of cases recently including in disputes raising sensitive corruption and intra EU issues. The team acts for companies and some state entities. Star partner Michael Ostrove jointly heads the Paris practice alongside Alexander Brabant. The team also includes Théobald Naud and counsel Maxime Desplats.
Testimonials
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‘Their Paris based team is very easily approachable and they are quick to turn matters around. Also I appreciate their pragmatic advice.’
‘Michael Ostrove: pragmatic, analytical and very client focused approach'
Key clients
- Republic of Guinea
- DS2 and the De Sutter brothers
Work highlights
- Successfully represented Telco company in a DRC law dispute before four separate jurisdictions (French courts, Belgian courts, DRC courts and the CCJA) to secure enforcement of an award in favour of the client.
- Secured a high-profile win for the Republic of Moldova in the Court of Justice of the European Union in the now Komstroy vs Moldova case.