Publications and speaking engagements
Publications
2026
French Arbitration Law
« French arbitration law in prospect », with Clément Fouchard and Ana Atallah, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus – The Reform Issue, 5 February 2026
2025
Arbitration Practice
Reed Smith International Arbitration Report 2025, with Timothy Cooke, Antonia Birt, Oliver Beiersdorf, Elizabeth Farrell, Clément Fouchard, Matthew Townsend, Matthew Harley, Min Jian Chan, Michael N. Chee, Catherine E. Kiernan, Melissa Lim, Trisha Mitra-Veber, Avinash Poorooye, Erwan Robert, Shamalla S. Semoy, Anand Tiwari, and Gabriel Wan, 14 December 2025
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Arbitrage et développement durable : les enjeux juridiques se précisent », Le Monde du Droit, 2 décembre 2025
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« La réparation du préjudice dans les litiges et arbitrages relatifs aux chantiers d’infrastructures », APCEF, 1 January 2025
2024
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice | Africa
« Sustainability-related disputes and arbitration in Africa », with Clément Fouchard and Tallat Hussain, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: Africa, 23 December 2024
Dispute Boards | Energy Transition | Projects | Construction & Infrastructure
« Les dispute boards, outils de résolution des conflits dans le cadre de grands projets d’investissement dans la transition énergétique », with Clément Fouchard, Option Droit & Affaires, 4 September 2024
Sustainability & ESG | Construction & Infrastructure
« Managing ESG risk in the construction industry », with Nicolas Walker, Corporate Disputes Magazine, 1 January 2024
2023
Energy | Projects | Construction & Infrastructure
« Beyond traditional models: How subscription-based EaaS and CaaS models are disrupting the energy industry », with Nicolas Walker and Yashovardhan Seth, Reed Smith Global construction update: the innovation issue, 13 December 2023
Construction & Infrastructure | Sustainability & ESG
« ESG – risk management solutions in international construction contracts », with Nicolas Walker, Viewpoints, 19 October 2023
French Legal Practice
« French legal privilege for in-house counsel: a welcome legal (r)evolution », with Marc Lévy, Benoit Charot, Clément Fouchard, Natasha Tardif, Lucile Chneiweiss, Nicolas Walker, Andrew Tetley, Ana Atallah, Daniel Kadar, and Amani Lakhdhar, Reed Smith In-depth, 21 July 2023
French Arbitration Practice
« France », with Peter Rosher, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: The Privilege Issue, 12 July 2023
Energy | Nuclear
« The Nuclear New Build Renaissance: Challenges and Opportunities », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 29, January 2023
2022
Sustainability & ESG
« Arbitrage et développement durable », La Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires (LJA), Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 29, 5 December 2022
French Arbitration Law | Arbitration Practice
« Final word on the « Kabab-Ji vs Kout Food » saga: French Cour de cassation confirms French position on law applicable to arbitration agreements », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 4 October 2022
Construction & Infrastructure | Sustainability & ESG
« The Heat is On: Global Climate Change and Adverse Weather Conditions in Construction Projects », with Peter Rosher, Erwan Robert, and Adam Calloway, Jus Daily, 19 September 2022
Energy | Nuclear
« The nuclear new build renaissance: Challenges and opportunities », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Energy Transition – An evolving journey, 27 June 2022
Construction & Infrastructure | Sustainability & ESG
« Circular economy obligations for constructors and project owners in France », with Nicolas Walker, Reed Smith Global Construction Update: Sustainability, June 2022
Energy | Nuclear
« The tragic events in Ukraine have huge consequences for the global nuclear industry », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, New Civil Engineer, 12 April 2022
EU Law & Investment Arbitration
« German Supreme Court upholds anti-arbitration ruling founded on Achmea objection (Croatia v Raiffeisen International & Raiffeisen Austria) », with Clément Fouchard, LexisNexis PSL, 21 January 2022
2021
Energy | EU Law & Investment Arbitration
« Could arbitration offer investors effective protection against reductions in French solar feed-in tariffs? », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Nicolas Walker, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Albertine Aquenin, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 22 November 2021
EU Law & Investment Arbitration
« Moldova v. Komstroy (Case C-741/19): Key lessons and takeaways », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 16 September 2021
EU Law & Investment Arbitration
« CJEU Ruling in Moldova v. Komstroy: the End of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty (and a Restrictive Interpretation of the Notion of Protected Investment) », with Clément Fouchard, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 7 September 2021
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« International Subcontracting: A French perspective on the consequences and unforeseen risks of the heightened complexity of international construction contracts », with Peter Rosher and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: The Construction Issue, 27 April 2021
2020
French Arbitration Law | Arbitration Practice
« The evidentiary value of party-appointed expert reports under French law », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 9 October 2020
French Arbitration Law | Arbitration Practice
« A clash of legal culture and perspectives: Conflicting judgments between England and France on the determination of the governing law of an arbitration agreement, and the risk of legal uncertainty », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 10 July 2020
Energy | French Arbitration Law
« French court qualifies COVID-19 crisis as force majeure event resulting in alternative electricity suppliers’ financial losses », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 9 June 2020
French Arbitration Law | Arbitration Practice
« First decision of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal: clarifications on the arbitrator’s duty of disclosure », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, and Mathilde Adant, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 14 May 2020
2019
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« Arbitrage : les questions à se poser pour faire intervenir un expert dans un litige », with Peter Rosher, Le Moniteur, 24 April 2019
2018
EU Law & Investment Arbitration | French Arbitration Law
« L’arrêt Achmea : une étape supplémentaire dans la construction d’un ensemble de mécanismes de resolution des litiges internationaux ? Une analyse à la lumière du droit français de l’arbitrage », IBLJ, No. 3/2018, pp. 201-216
2016
Arbitration Practice
« Arbitration in France and in Europe: A continued pursuit for time and cost efficiency », with François Muller, Focus Europe, pp. 44-45, July 2015
2014
Arbitration Practice
« Le choix du siège de l’arbitrage, stratégique pour l’efficacité de la procédure d’arbitrage », with Caroline Duclercq, Le Cercle des Echos, January 2014
2007
Sustainability & ESG | Environmental Law | French Arbitration Law | Arbitration Practice
« La convention d’arbitrage, convention d’aménagement du contentieux environnemental interne et international », Bulletin du Droit de l’Environnement Industriel (BDEI), Supplement to No. 10, p. 25, July 2007
Speaking engagements
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
The PAW Sustainability Event, Paris, France, 27 March 2026
Construction & Infrastructure
Compensation for damage in disputes and arbitrations relating to infrastructure projects, Paris, France, 25 March 2026
Arbitration Practice
ICC Vis Pre-Moot – Conference: Third-Party Funding Disclosure in Arbitration, Paris, France, 17 March 2026
Construction & Infrastructure
Dinner debate on the compensation for damage in disputes in arbitrations relating to infrastructure projects, Paris, France, 9 December 2025
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
The PAW Sustainability Event: Sustainable development-related fundamental rights in international arbitration, Paris, France, 11 April 2025
Construction & Infrastructure | Energy | Nuclear | Arbitration Practice
« Arbitrage et nucléaire », CFA40 Dinner Debate, Paris, France, 5 June 2024
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice | Environmental Law
The PAW / CFA40 / PVYAP Sustainability Event: Environmental Issues in International Arbitration, Paris, France, 18 March 2024
Construction & Infrastructure
« Underground Works: Managing the Unknown », Society of Construction Law (SCL) Astra International Conference / Association Française pour le Droit de la Construction et de l’Immobilier (AFDCI), Paris, France, 27 October 2022
Construction & Infrastructure | Contract management
« The interface between contract managers and in-house or external counsel: enemies or allies? », Forum Ouvert du Contract Management, Paris, France, 21 June 2022
Arbitration Practice
« Case Management Conference », Centre for International Legal Studies (CILS) Arbitration Symposium, Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, 2-5 June 2022
EU Law & Investment Arbitration
Interaction of EU law and arbitration law, Reed Smith / CEDIN conference, Paris, France, 20 April 2022
Arbitration Practice | French Arbitration Law
Arbitration training session, Paris Bar Association, 1 April 2022
Arbitration Practice | French Arbitration Law
Arbitration training session, Paris Bar Association, 8 April 2021
Construction & Infrastructure | Project Management
« Pitfalls and solutions in contract management », Reed Smith Construction Masterclasses, December 2019
Arbitration Practice
ICC YAF Conference, Regionalism and Specialism in international arbitration, Paris, France, 10 July 2019
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« YConstruction / YPCP Conference, « Help! My Case deals with engineering defects: Working with technical experts », 2019 Paris Arbitration Week
Construction & Infrastructure
« Can effective risk management at the pricing stage avoid time and cost overruns? », Reed Smith Construction Masterclasses, March 2019
Arbitration Practice
« Joinder and Consolidation in international arbitration », presentation to a delegation organized by the Council of Europe, February 2019
Construction & Infrastructure
Compensation for damage in disputes and arbitrations relating to infrastructure projects, Paris, France, 25 March 2026
Construction & Infrastructure
Compensation for damage in disputes and arbitrations relating to infrastructure projects, Paris, France, 25 March 2026
Podcasts
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener arbitrations: Electronic signatures and notification of awards – a greener alternative? », with Alison Eslick, Michelle Nelson, and Clément Fouchard, Arbitral Insights, 24 January 2024
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener arbitrations: Are in-person hearings worth their while? », with Alison Eslick, James Willn, Ana R. Ulseth, Chris Edwards, and Mathilde Adant, Arbitral Insights, 17 January 2024
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener Arbitrations: Witness and expert preparation – Can video-conferencing match in-person meetings? », with Alison Eslick, Peter Rosher, Aurélie Lopez, Sujey S. Herrera, and Antoine K.F. Smiley, Arbitral Insights, 12 October 2023
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener Arbitrations: Witness and expert preparation – Can video-conferencing match in-person meetings? », with Alison Eslick, Peter Rosher, Aurélie Lopez, Sujey S. Herrera, and Antoine K.F. Smiley, Arbitral Insights, 12 October 2023
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener Arbitrations: Is the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations’ Green Model Procedural Order unavoidable? », with Alison Eslick, Antonia Birt, and Daniel Avila, II, Arbitral Insights, 26 July 2023
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener arbitrations: Should arbitration agreements be amended to include sustainability measures? », with Alison Eslick, Suzie A. Savage, Matthew Townsend, Joyce Fong, and Patrick A. Beale, Arbitral Insights, 11 July 2023
Sustainability & ESG | Environmental Law | Arbitration Practice
« Environmental law and international arbitration », PAW mini-series, Paris Baby Investigation, 22 March 2023
Energy | Nuclear
« Nuclear new-build industry: Renaissance in France and UK », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Energy Explored, 23 August 2022
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Greener arbitrations: Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon emissions but didn’t dare ask », with Adam Hedley, Arbitral Insights, 22 April 2022
Arbitration Practice | Women in Arbitration
« Women in Arbitration: Breaking the bias », with Jemma A. Collins, Catherine Lewis, Jane Miles, Clara Fung, Sujey S. Herrera, and Lucy M. Winnington-Ingram, Arbitral Insights, 8 March 2022
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« 2022 Horizon Scanning: International arbitration and construction », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Arbitral Insights, 16 December 2021
Women in Arbitration | Sustainability & ESG | Environmental Law | Arbitration Practice
« Women in Arbitration: The challenges of arbitrating environmental disputes », with Judith Levine, Arbitral Insights, 8 June 2021
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
« The peculiarities of construction arbitration », with Peter Rosher and Alison Eslick, Arbitral Insights, 12 May 2021
Webinars
Construction & Infrastructure | Arbitration Practice
ICC Institute SME Lab on International Contracts – Construction Contracts, 7-8 October 2024
Sustainability & ESG | Arbitration Practice
« Green Compliance and Arbitration: In-House Counsel », Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, 18 October 2022
Construction & Infrastructure
« International construction projects: Time is money! », October 2021
Construction & Infrastructure
« Workshop 2: The practical implications of COVID-19 on future international construction projects », 6 August 2020
Construction & Infrastructure
« Workshop 1: The practical implications of COVID-19 on an international construction project », 23 July 2020