SELECTIVE EXPERIENCE AS COUNSEL
COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern State in relation to a road construction project (Seat of the Arbitration: Muscat, Oman)
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a Middle Eastern State in relation to the construction of part of an airport expansion project (Seat of the Arbitration: Muscat, Oman)
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in two ICC arbitration proceedings against an Italian company in relation to the construction of an MDF plant in the middle east (Seat of the Arbitrations: Paris, France)
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a German company for breach of an agency agreement (Seat of the Arbitration: Zurich, Switzerland)
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against Middle Eastern Respondent for breach of contract (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a French company for breach of a services agreement (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing Middle Eastern Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a US company for breach of an agency agreement (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing Claimant in ICC arbitration proceedings against a State entity for breach of a contract for the sale of goods (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing Respondent in ICC arbitration proceedings against a Mauritanian company for alleged breach of a lease agreement (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing Respondent in ICC arbitration proceedings against an Iranian company for alleged breach of a contract for the supply of telecommunication equipment and software in Iran (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing an Emirati company in two ICC arbitration proceedings against a State entity for breach of a contract for the supply of oil (Seat of the Arbitrations: Paris, France)
Representing an Emirati company in two ICC arbitration proceedings against a State entity for breach of a shareholders’ agreement (Seat of the Arbitrations: Paris, France)
Representing Claimant in arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the Paris Chamber of Arbitration against an African State entity (Seat of the Arbitration: Paris, France)
Representing a Kuwaiti Respondent in arbitration proceedings initiated by a Lebanese national for breach of a services agreement under the rules of the Beirut Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Seat of the Arbitration: Beirut, Lebanon)
Representing Respondent in arbitration proceedings initiated by an Emirati company in relation to the construction of an aluminium plant under the rules of the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center (Seat of the Arbitration: Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Representing various Respondents in ICC arbitration proceedings initiated by a Lebanese national arising out of a share purchase agreement (Seat of the Arbitration: Beirut, Lebanon)
Advising a Bahrain private equity bank in a shareholders’ dispute with a majority shareholder, in relation to an investment in Saudi Arabia
Advising a Bahrain private equity bank in a shareholders’ dispute with majority shareholders, in relation to an investment in Saudi Arabia
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
Representing a US investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against Ukraine in relation to the expropriation of his investment in the radio industry, and in the annulment proceedings of the Award before ICSID (Joseph C. Lemire v. Ukraine, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/18 https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/ita0454.pdf)
Representing Lebanese investors in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Democratic Republic of Congo in relation to the expropriation of their investment in the wood and electricity industries, and in the annulment proceedings of the Award before ICSID (Antoine Abou Lahoud and Leila Bounafeh-Abou Lahoud v. Democratic Republic of the Congo, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/4 https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw3076.pdf)
Representing a French investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Moldova in relation to the expropriation of his investment in the duty-free industry (Frank Charles Arif v. Moldova, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/23 https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw1370.pdf)
Representing US investors in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to the expropriation of an oil concession, and in the annulment proceedings of the Award before ICSID (Caratube International Oil Company LLP and Mr. Devincci Hourani v. Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/13/13 https://www.italaw.com/sites/default/files/case-documents/italaw9324.pdf)
Representing US and UK investors in ICSID arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to the expropriation of their investment in the pharmaceutical industry (Mr. Devincci Salah Hourani and Mr. Issam Salah Hourani v. Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/15/13 https://icsid.worldbank.org/cases/case-database/case-detail?CaseNo=ARB/15/13)
Representing Romania in ICSID arbitration proceedings initiated by a Dutch Company in relation to the alleged expropriation of its investments, including in the insurance and press industries (Nova Group Investments, B.V. v. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/19)
Representing Egypt in ICSID arbitration proceedings initiated by a Dutch Company in relation to the alleged expropriation of an investment in pipes (Future Pipe International B.V. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/31)
Representing Romania in ICSID arbitration proceedings initiated by a Dutch Company in relation to an investment in the renewable energy sector (EP Wind Project (Rom) Six Ltd. V. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/15)
Representing an Emirati company in a dispute against Libya pursuant to the Agreement on Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investments Among Member States of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, in relation to its investment in the oil sector
Representing the Republic of Togo in ICSID annulment proceedings (Togo Electricité and GDF-Suez Energie Services v. Togo, ICSID Case No. ARB/06/7 (annulment only))
Representing Turkish investors in ICSID annulment Proceedings (Representing Rumeli Telekom A.S. and Telsim Mobil Telekomunikasyon Hizmetleri A.S. v. Republic of Kazkahstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/05/16 (annulment only))
Advising a Qatari Telecommunications provider in an investment dispute with the Republic of Indonesia in the Indonesian mobile telecommunications sector
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LAZARISTES BLDG, BLOC A.2.2
933 EMIR BACHIR STREET
DOWNTOWN, BEIRUT, LEBANON
MOB + 33 (0)6 48 20 59 46
TEL + 961 (0)1 98 39 41
sader arbitration