Lead up has been ranked Tier 1 in Paris in two practice areas, Arbitration and Mediation and International Arbitration, in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firms™ - France. In the 2026 edition, the firm held one Tier 1 ranking in Paris, in Arbitration and
Baptiste Rigaudeau, partner at Lead up Avocats, was the guest of Episode 22 of The Neutral Voice, the podcast of The-Neutrals.ORG hosted by Samung Deb Barma. The episode looks at dispute avoidance and the stage of conflict that receives little attention: what happens before a
Ramy Bassily speaks at the 10th ICC YAAF Global Conference in London on 16 October 2026. He represents the Middle East on a panel that brings together arbitration practitioners from the seven regions of the world. He appears on the roundtable titled “Arbitration and ADR
Lead up is proud to announce that Baptiste Rigaudeau has been selected to co-chair the new Working Group launched by the Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris (CAIP) on Arbitration in the Mining Sector. He takes on this role alongside Aboubacar Fall, Senior Partner at AF
Ramy Bassily, partner at Lead up in Paris, is appointed Representative of the International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and ADR Forum (ICC YAAF) for the Middle East, for the 2026-2028 mandate. In this capacity, he will speak for the Middle East arbitration community within the
The 2026 French arbitration decree has been published: Decree No. 2026-741 of 6 August 2026, issued in the Official Journal of 7 August 2026, substantially modernises French domestic and international arbitration law. The text transposes into the Code of Civil Procedure much of the report
Depositors with Lebanese banks who are domiciled in France have a direct route to the French courts. Lead up avocats, a Paris-based firm dedicated to litigation, arbitration and alternative dispute settlement mechanisms, has analysed two rulings of the First Civil Chamber of the French Court
Lead up is pleased to announce that Anne-Sophie Tonin, partner at the firm, is recognised in the Future Leaders – Partners category of the Lexology Index: Construction 2026. The ranking was published on 15 June 2026. The Future Leaders category identifies the practitioners recognised as the
An award is only worth as much as its enforcement. Notes from a webinar on the enforcement of awards in the OHADA area, a setting that sheds light on questions which matter well beyond it. On 17 June 2026, Lead up took part in a webinar
On 11 June 2026, Best Lawyers published the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in France — the 17th edition of the guide, produced in partnership with Les Echos. Three Lead up partners are listed: Baptiste Rigaudeau, Julien Maire du Poset and Anne-Sophie Tonin. The Best