King & Spalding LLP has a solid Parisian practice that regularly combines forces with the firm’s US and Middle East based teams in assisting major corporations, notably in the oil and gas sector, while also handling work for private investor collectives and state entities. The team notably acts in billion dollars investment and commercial disputes, linked with real estate, infrastructure and energy projects undertaken in Europe, Eastern Asia and the Middle East (Turkey, Iraq, Algeria). The team also assists clients before judicial courts in exequatur cases. Marc-Olivier Langlois leads the Paris practice, which also includes the excellent Ken Fleuriet (Paris and Washington based), Amy Frey (who rejoined the firm in 2023 after a brief period at McDermott Will & Emery AARPI ) and counsel Agnès Bizard. Senior partners James Castello and Laurent Jaeger left the firm in 2024 to focus on their respective arbitrator practice.
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‘In-depth expertise in international arbitration.'
Clients clés
- 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
Points forts
- Representing numerous clients in 21 investment arbitrations brought under the Energy Charter Treaty against Spain, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania.
- Successfully represented Société des Parcs d’Alger and Emirates International Investment Company as claimants in an ICSID arbitration against the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, securing an award of US$228 million plus interest and costs for Société des Parcs d'Alger.
- 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. (Rizzani de Eccher S.p.A., Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A. and Trevi S.p.A. v. State of Kuwait).
Avocats
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Agnès Bizard
Responsable de la pratique
Marc-Olivier Langlois
Autres avocats clés
Ken Fleuriet; Amy Frey; Agnès Bizard