Arbitration-related litigation
Arbitral awards do not exist in isolation. We assist clients in the proceedings that surround them — challenging awards before national courts, defending them against challenges, and securing their recognition and enforcement across jurisdictions. Our practice is built around the Paris seat and the French enforcement framework, but extends to coordinated international strategies involving multiple jurisdictions.
Annulment of arbitral awards
We act in set-aside proceedings before the Paris Court of Appeal, the French Cour de cassation and other national courts of the seat. Our work covers all grounds available under Article 1520 of the French Code of Civil Procedure (improper constitution of the tribunal, excess of authority, breach of due process, violation of international public policy and failure to comply with mandate), as well as the equivalent grounds under the UNCITRAL Model Law and other national arbitration frameworks.
We assist both award creditors defending the award and award debtors challenging it, including in matters raising sensitive issues of corruption, sovereign immunity, due process and the powers of the tribunal.
Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
We advise on the recognition and enforcement (exequatur) of foreign and international arbitral awards in France and on coordinated enforcement strategies in multiple jurisdictions. Our work includes:
- Exequatur applications before the Paris Court of Appeal
- Coordinated enforcement against State and State-entity assets, including in light of the French Sapin II Act and questions of sovereign immunity from execution
- Asset tracing, attachment measures (saisies conservatoires) and provisional security
- Resisting enforcement of awards on public policy or due process grounds
- Strategies under the 1958 New York Convention and the ICSID Convention enforcement regime
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