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Commercial Arbitration : Selected Arbitrator Mandates

Maxi Scherer has acted as arbitrator under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, including DIS, HKIAC, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, Swiss Arbitration Centre and VIAC. A selection of cases is listed in the following sections.

ICC (Selection)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about a joint venture dispute between European and Asian parties in the pharmaceutical sector (seat Germany, German law, amount in dispute approx. USD 12 billion)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a joint venture dispute between Belgian parties in the aerospace sector (seat Belgium, Belgian law, amount in dispute several hundred million USD)
  • Presiding arbitrator in consolidated ICC arbitration proceedings between a Singaporean party and an Eastern European State-owned energy company concerning the upgrade of an oil project infrastructure in Eastern Europe (seat Switzerland, Swiss and Kazakh law, amount in dispute approx. USD 50 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in consolidated ICC arbitrations between African parties (including one State-owned energy company) in the oil and gas sector (seat France, amount in dispute over USD 400 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a joint venture dispute between Spanish and Turkish parties concerning in a hydroelectric power plant (seat Switzerland, Swiss law, amount in dispute approx. USD 60 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about several distribution and license agreements between US and Swiss parties in the pharmaceutical sector (seat Switzerland, Swiss law, amount in dispute over USD 85 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about a post-M&A dispute between multiple parties (seat France, Italian law, amount in dispute approx. EUR 75 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between Indian and Turkish parties concerning a share purchase agreement (seat England, Turkish law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration regarding a joint venture dispute, involving R&D agreements and IP rights among others, between US and European parties in the nuclear sector (seat Switzerland, Swiss law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration about the construction of a desalination project in the MENA region (seat Paris, amount in dispute approx. USD 150 million, language: French)
    • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration regarding a telecommunications dispute in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (seat France, Congolese law, amount in dispute over USD 250 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a gas processing plant (seat UAE, English law, amount in dispute approx. USD 50 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a production sharing agreement between two African parties (seat France, amount in dispute approx. USD 50 million, language: French)
    • Co-arbitrator in two parallel ICC arbitrations concerning a finance agreement in the energy sector (seat Paris, amount in dispute approx. USD 270 million, language: French)
  • Co-arbitrator in two parallel ICC arbitrations concerning the production and sale of electricity in an African country (seat France, amount in dispute over USD 120 million, language: French)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between French and German parties concerning an infrastructure project in France (seat France, Swiss and French law)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between two African parties concerning an offshore gas project in Africa (seat France, language: French)
  • Co-arbitrator in a consolidated ICC arbitration concerning the exploration of an oil field in a Central African State involving State-owned parties (seat London, English law, substantial amount in dispute)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a gas supply dispute between European parties (seat Switzerland, French law, amount in dispute over USD 50 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning an offshore mooring system in an African port terminal (seat London, French law, amount in dispute approx. USD 50 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration concerning a production sharing contract between a South-Eastern European State in the oil and gas sector (seat Switzerland, Swiss law)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between Egyptian and French parties concerning the construction of a metro in the MENA region (seat Germany, German law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving a State-owned company in the satellite industry (seat England, Swedish law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving parties from France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Nigeria, the UK and the Virgin Islands concerning the management of a major port (seat England, English law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between British Virgin Islands and United Arab Emirates parties (seat England, Greek law)
  • Emergency arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between Central and Eastern European parties (seat Austria, German law)

LCIA (Selection)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Nigerian and English parties concerning a long-term gas contract (seat England, English law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in two parallel LCIA arbitrations concerning a joint venture dispute involving more than 40 parties (seat England, English law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in several consolidated LCIA arbitrations between Mauritian and Emirati parties concerning the sale of petroleum (seat England, English law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration involving a State and a State-owned company regarding the privatisation of a steel plant in South-Eastern Europe (amount in dispute approx. EUR 50 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Emirati and UK parties about a financing contract (seat England, English and UAE law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between PRC, UK, Turkish and other parties in a joint venture dispute (seat England, English law)
  • Co-arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration concerning a financing contract involving parties from CIS States (seat England, English law, amount in dispute approx. USD 300 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Australian and Indian parties relating to share purchase agreement in the mining sector (seat England, English law, amount in dispute approx. USD 20 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Irish and Russian parties concerning several airplane lease agreements (seat England, English law)
  • Co-arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration involving a State-owned company concerning the construction of a power plant in Eastern Europe (seat England, Moldavian law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between a foreign investor and a State-owned entity in Africa concerning a major port infrastructure in the region (seat London, amount in dispute USD 830 million)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Nigerian and Irish parties concerning a joint operating agreement (seat England)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Portuguese and Irish parties concerning a distribution agreement in the pharmaceutical sector (seat England, English law)
    • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between two Emirati companies regarding the sale of goods contract relating to a gas project in Saudi Arabia (seat London, English law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA dispute between Swiss and Greek parties concerning a service agreement in the energy sector (seat England, English law)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between Brazilian and UK parties concerning a financing agreement (seat England)
  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration between US and Belgian parties concerning a service agreement (seat England, Belgian law)

Other (Selection)
  • Presiding arbitrator in a DIS arbitration between German and UK parties (seat Germany, German law)
  • Co-arbitrator in a DIS arbitration including a State-owned energy company concerning the price revision of a long-term energy contract (German/Luxembourg law, amount in dispute over EUR 1.3 billion, language: German)
  • Co-arbitrator in a DIS arbitration between Austrian, German and Dutch companies relating to a post-M&A dispute (seat Germany, German law, amount in dispute over EUR 300 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in a Swiss Rules arbitration concerning a licence agreement between parties from Switzerland and the UK (Swiss law, Swiss seat, amount in dispute approx. USD 100 million)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an SCC arbitration between Swedish and Cypriot parties (seat Sweden)
  • Presiding arbitrator in an SCC arbitration relating to a sale of goods contract between PRC and Swiss parties (seat Sweden)
  • Presiding arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration in relation to an IP dispute between Singaporean and South Korean parties arising out of a settlement agreement (seat Singapore, Singaporean law)
  • Presiding arbitrator in a SIAC arbitration in relation to a post-M&A dispute between parties from the Philippines (seat Singapore, Philippines law, amount in dispute over SGD 40 million)
    • Presiding arbitrator in an HKIAC arbitration in relation to a cryptocurrency dispute (seat Hong Kong, Hong Kong law, amount in dispute approx. USD 300 million)
  • Sole arbitrator in an HKIAC arbitration between PRC and English parties in the energy emissions trading sector (seat Hong Kong, Hong Kong law, amount in dispute approx. EUR 30 million)
  • Co-arbitrator in a VIAC arbitration between Romanian and Czech parties regarding a post M&A dispute in relation to a settlement agreement (seat Bucharest, Romanian law)
  • Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc dispute between a State-owned oil company and an Emirati company concerning a production sharing agreement (seat France, Spanish law)
    • Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules between parties from the British Virgin Islands and CIS States

Investor-State Arbitration : Selected Arbitrator Mandates

Maxi Scherer is regularly appointed in investor-State arbitrations as co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). A selection of cases is listed below.

  • Presiding arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/22/4 RTI Rotalin Gas Trading AG and Rotalin Gaz Trading S.R.L. v. Republic of Moldova
  • Presiding arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/37 Durres Kurum Shipping SH. P.K. and others v. Republic of Albania
  • Presiding arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/15 EP Wind Project (Rom) Six Ltd. v. Romania
  • Presiding arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/2 Hope Services LLC v. Republic of Cameroon (amount in dispute approx. USD 1 billion, language: French)
  • Co-arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/21/13 APG SGA SA and D.O.O. za promet i usluge Alma Quattro Beograd v. Republic of Serbia
  • Co-arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/22/34 Naftiran Intertrade Co. (NICO) Limited v. Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Co-arbitrator in ICSID Case No. ARB/23/30 United Agencies Limited SA, Mediterranean Shipping Company Algérie SARL and Maghrebine des Transports & Auxiliaires SARL v. People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (language: French)
  • President of ad hoc annulment committee in ICSID Case No. ARB/04/12 ABCI Investments Limited v. Republic of Tunisia
  • Member of ad hoc annulment committee in ICSID Case No. ARB/20/11 Peteris Pildegovics and SIA North Star v. Kingdom of Norway
    • Presiding arbitrator in a PCA-administered investor-State arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules between French claimants and the Republic of Mauritius (seat London, languages: French and English)
    • Presiding arbitrator in a PCA-administered investor-State arbitration based on a production sharing agreement under the UNCITRAL Rules concerning an oil and gas field in the Caucasus region (seat Sweden, amount in dispute over USD 3.5 billion)
    • Presiding arbitrator in a rail infrastructure investment dispute under the UNCITRAL Rules involving States and State-owned entities (seat London, amount in dispute USD 1.1 billion)

Recognition

Chambers Global ranks Maxi among the “Most in Demand International Arbitrators – Europe” and describes her as “excellent” and “very diplomatic and commanding,” adding that “she knows when to be strict and when to be more flexible.”

Maxi is also featured in Who's Who Legal: Arbitration as a leading practitioner and is named in the highest category of “Global Elite Thought Leaders.” She is described by peers as producing “stellar work and is very skilled in unpacking complex investment treaty issues,” “widely considered as a first-rate name in arbitration,” “one of the greatest and most complete arbitrators of her generation” and “one of the most sought-after currently practicing.”

She is a “brilliant scholar and lawyer” with “wide-ranging experience in both commercial and investment arbitrations.” She is also described as a "thought leader in the field of international arbitration," who stands out as "one of the very best in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings." She is also recognised for her "a brilliant legal mind" and described as "one of the most prominent arbitration scholars in Europe" and "excellent academic and arbitrator."

Maxi is also recognised by The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom since 2020 for her work in international arbitration.

Institutional Appointments (Current)
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Vice-President of the Court
  • International Bar Association (IBA): Co-chair of the Arbitration Rules and Guidelines Subcommittee
    • International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA): Governing Board member
  • German Arbitration Institute (DIS): Arbitration Council member
  • Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC): Court member
  • Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC): International Advisory Board

Institutional Appointments (Past)
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC): Rules Revision Review Committee member
  • Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA): Chair of Drafting Committee and Advisory Board for the revision of the international arbitration rules
  • Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Treaty Lab: Advisory Board
  • Delos Dispute Resolution: Co-chair of The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP), Board of Advisors
  • German Arbitration Institute (DIS): Expert group for the revision of the arbitration rules
  • International Bar Association (IBA): Co-chair of the Investment Arbitration Committee
  • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR): member of Global Working Group on Arbitration of Technology and Life Sciences Disputes
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Task Force emergency arbitration proceedings
  • International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR): International Advisory Committee
  • International Bar Association (IBA): Subcommittee Recognition and Enforcement of Awards
  • ‍Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA): Drafting Committee PCA Arbitration Rules
  • Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI): Rules Revision Review Committee member

Arbitrator Rosters
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
  • Court of Arbitration Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI)
  • Energy Disputes Arbitration Center (EDAC)
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

Other
  • GAR Award for best speech or lecture: 2018 (won), 2020 (shortlisted)
  • Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration: General Editor
  • German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ): Editorial Board
  • Indian Review of International Arbitration: Advisory Board
  • Oxford Journal of International Economic Law: Editorial Board
  • ICCA Mentor
Education
  • PhD, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (2001)
  • DEA, Post-Graduate Diploma in International Private and Commercial Law, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (1999)
  • Maîtrise, University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne (1998)
  • LLM, Universities of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne and Cologne (1998)

Professional Background
    • ArbBoutique, co-founder, (since 2024)
    • Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London, UK (2005-2024)
    • Bernard Hertz Bejot, Paris, France (2002-2005)
    • Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris, France (2001-2002)

Academic Positions
  • Professor of Law, Chair in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law, Queen Mary University of London, School of International Arbitration (London, UK) (2012-present)
  • Global Professor, NYU School of Law (Paris, France) (2014-2019)
  • National University of Singapore (NUS), Centre for International Law (Singapore) (2019)
  • Hague Academy of International Law (The Hague, Netherlands) (2016)
  • UIBE Law School (Beijing, China) (2016)
  • City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR, China) (2016)
  • University of Dijon, CREDIMI (Dijon, France) (2016)
  • Paris Arbitration Academy (Paris, France) (2015)
  • Bucerius Law School (Hamburg, Germany) (2015)
  • Georgetown Center of Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) (London, UK) (2010-2014)
  • Freie Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) (2012-2014)
  • Universität Wien (Vienna, Austria) (2014)
  • SciencesPo Law School (Paris, France) (2010-2014)
  • Université de Versailles (Paris, France) (2009-2014)
  • ESCP Europe Business School (Paris, France & Berlin, Germany) (2009-2013)
  • Université de Fribourg (Fribourg, Switzerland) (2009, 2011, 2013)
  • University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) (2010)
  • Pepperdine Law School (London, UK) (2008-2010)
  • Universität Basel (Basel, Switzerland) (2007)
  • Université de Paris I Sorbonne (Paris, France) (1999-2009)

Publications
Books
  • International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution (ed with N. Bassiri, M. Abdel Wahab), Wolters Kluwer, 2020
  • International Arbitration in the Energy Sector (ed), Oxford University Press, 2018
  • Arbitrating Under the 2014 LCIA Rules – A User's Guide (with L. Richman, R. Gerbay), Wolters Kluwer Law and Business, 2015

Articles, Book Contributions

Empirical Research on the Alleged Invalidity of Arbitration Agreements: Success Rates and Applicable Law in Setting Aside and Enforcement Proceedings

Consolidation, Joinder and Intervention in International Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Approaches

  • Forced Joinder: Arbitration Without Privity or Consent in Disguise?’ (with O. Jensen), in Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Professor Julian D.M. Lew KC, Kluwer, 2023
  • Artificial Intelligence in Arbitral Decision-Making: The New Enlightenment?’, in ICCA Congress Series No. 21 Arbitration’s Age of Enlightenment?, 2023
  • Effectiveness of Compliance with Environment and Human Rights at the Post‑award Stage’, in ICC Institute Dossier XXI, Navigating the New Contents of International Public Policy, Compliance in Environment and Human Rights, 2023
  • Le précédent procédural dans la pratique des tribunaux arbitraux’ (with S. Ebermann, M. Cauvin), Revue de l’arbitrage, 2023, 65-92
  • Die Digitalisierung der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (Digitilization in International Arbitration)’ (with O. Jensen), in: Handbuch Digitalisierung und Zivilverfahren, de Gruyter, 2023
  • Empirical Research on the Alleged Invalidity of Arbitration Agreements: Success Rates and Applicable Law in Setting Aside and Enforcement Proceedings’ (with O. Jensen), Journal of International Arbitration, 2022, 331-350
  • The Principle of Equal Treatment in International Arbitration’ (with D. Prasad, D. Prokic), in A. Björklund, F. Ferrari, S. Kröll (eds), Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Cambridge University Press, 2022
  • Of Implied Choices and Close Connections: Two Pervasive Issues Concerning the Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement’ (with O. Jensen), in J. Bédard, P. Pearsall, Reflections on International Arbitration – Essays in Honour of Professor George Bermann, Juris Publishing, 2022
  • Towards a Harmonized Theory of the Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement’ (with O. Jensen), 10(1) Indian J. Arb. L. 1, 2021
  • Environmental Counterclaims in Investment Treaty Arbitration’ (with S. Bruce, J. Reschke), ICSID Review - Foreign Investment Law Journal, 2021
  • The Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement: A Comparative Analysis of the United Kingdom Supreme Court’s Decision in Enka v Chubb’ (with O. Jensen), IPrax 2021, 177-187
  • Remote Hearings in International Arbitration: An Analytical Framework’, 37(4) Journal of International Arbitration, 2020 407-448
  • The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) in Portrait: An Old Institution with New Rules’ (with M. Howe), SchVZ, 2020
  • Article II(2) of the New York Convention is Dead! Long Live Article II(2)!’, in Festschrift für H. Kronke, Gieseking, 2020
  • Commentary on ICSID Rules 46, 47, 48 and 79’ (with D. Morris), in G. Alvarez, J. Fouret, R. Gerbay (eds), The ICSID Convention, Rules and Regulations: A Commentary, Hart Publishing, 2019
  • Commentary of New York Convention Articles III, IV and V(1)(b)’, in R. Wolff (ed), The New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, C. H. Beck München & Hart Publishing Oxford (2nd ed), 2019
  • Artificial Intelligence and Legal Decision-Making: The Wide Open? Study on the Example of International Arbitration, 36(5) Journal of International Arbitration, 2019, 539-573
  • International Arbitration 3.0 – How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Dispute Resolution’, Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration, C.H. Beck, 2019, 503-514
  • Inherent Powers to Sanction Party Conduct’, in: F. Ferrari, F. Rosenfeld (eds), Inherent Powers, Juris Publishing, 2018, 105-132
    • Confidentiality in the New 2017 Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution BCDR Rules’ (with N. Allen), BCDR International Arbitration Review, 2018, 431-446
    • Transparency in Dispute Settlement’ (with D. Euler), in T. Cottier, K. Nadakavukaren Schefer (eds), Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017
    • The Fate of Parties’ Agreements on Judicial Review Awards: A Comparative and Normative Analysis of Party Autonomy at the Post-award Stage’, Arbitration International, 2016, 437-457
    • Effects of International Judgments Relating to Awards’, Pepperdine Law Journal, 2016, 101-118
    • Limits to Party Autonomy during the Post-Award Review Stage’ (with L. Silberman), in F. Ferrari (ed), Limits to Party Autonomy in International Commercial Arbitration, Juris Publishing, 2016, 441-492 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2832429
    • L’autorité de chose jugée des décisions relatives au contrôle des sentences [Res Judicata of foreign judgments relating to arbitral awards]’, Revue de l’arbitrage, 2016, 1-35
    • The New Emergency Arbitrator Provisions and Other Options for Urgent Relief Under the 2014 LCIA Rules’, European International Arbitration Review, 2015, 81-105
    • Ethical Questions Regarding Counsel Conduct in Arbitration’, in V. Foncke, B. Kohl (eds), What a Counsel in Arbitration Can Do, Must Do or Must Not Do?, Bruylant, 2015, 17-38
    • Transparency in International Investment Arbitration’, in A. Asoskov, A. Muranov, R. Khodykin (eds), New Horizons of International Arbitration, 2015 (3rd ed), 166-172
    • Les effets des jugements étrangers relatifs aux sentences arbitrales’, Travaux du Comité français de droit international privé (2013-2014), Pedone, 2015, 101-135
    • Set-Off in International Arbitration’, Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration, C.H. Beck, 2015, 451-474
    • A Cross-Channel Divide Over Unilateral Dispute Resolution Clauses’, Dossier XII of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, 2015, 10-20
    • Effects of Foreign Judgments Relating to International Arbitral Awards: Is the ‘Judgment Route’ the Wrong Road?’, Oxford Journal of International Dispute Settlement (JIDS), 2013, 587-628
    Third Party Funding in International Arbitration in Europe: Part 2 – The Legal Debate
  • Forum Shopping and Post-Award Judgments’ (with L. Silberman), in F. Ferrari (ed), Forum Shopping in the International Commercial Arbitration Context, Sellier, 2013, 313-345
  • Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration: Towards Mandatory Disclosure of Funding Agreements?’, Dossier XI of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, 2013, 95-100
  • Third Party Funding in International Arbitration in Europe: Part 1 – Funders’ Perspectives’ (with A. Goldsmith, C. Flechet), RDAI/IBLJ, No. 2, 2012, 649-665
  • Le choix implicite dans les jurisprudences nationales: vers une interprétation uniforme du Règlement ? – L’exemple du choix tacite résultant des clauses attributives de juridiction et d’arbitrage [Implied Choice Under National Case Law: Towards a Uniform Interpretation of the Regulation? – The Example of Implied Choice Resulting From Jurisdiction or Arbitration Agreements]’, in S. Corneloup, N. Joubert (eds), Le règlement communautaire Rome I et le choix de loi dans les contrats internationaux [The Rome I Regulation and Choice of Law in International Contracts], Litec, 2011, 253-283

Blogs, Notes and Reviews
    • ‘We Need to Talk About ... the EU AI Act!’, Kluwerblog, 2024
  • Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd: Does English Law Offer Sufficient Protection Against Arbitrator Bias?’ (with N. Hall), IBA Newsletter, 2021
  • In a “First” Worldwide, Austrian Supreme Court Confirms Arbitral Tribunal’s Power to Hold Remote Hearings Over One Party’s Objection and Rejects Due Process Concerns’ (with F. Schwarz, H. Ortner, O. Jensen), Kluwerblog, 2020
  • Asynchronous Hearings – The Next New Normal?’, Kluwerblog, 2020
  • Remote Hearings in International Arbitration – and What Voltaire Has to Do with It?, Kluwerblog, 2020
  • LexisNexis case note on Nextera Energy Global Holdings B.V. et al. v. Kingdom of Spain (ICSID Case No. Arb/14/11)’, 2019
  • The (Changing) Landscape of Investment Arbitration in the Energy Sector After the Achmea Judgment?’, http://oxia.ouplaw.com, 2018
  • Conduct of Legal Representatives under the 2014 LCIA Arbitration Rules: How to Apply the New Provisions’, Kluwerblog, 2015
  • Book Review of Private Dispute Resolution in International Business (Negotiation, Mediation, Arbitration) by Klaus Peter Berger (3rd ed)’, GAR, 2015
  • The Big Unknown Amongst the Arbitral Institutions? The American Arbitration Association – A Leading Provider of Commercial Dispute Resolution Services Worldwide’ (with S. Ganz), Dispute Resolution (online), 2015
  • Success in International Arbitration: No Shortcuts’, Dispute Resolution Magazine, 2015
  • Gruss aus Davos: International Arbitral Practice in Thomas Mann’s Magic Mountain’ (with D. Greineder), ICCA Newsletter, 2013
  • ‘Book Review of French Arbitration Law (Domestic and International) by Christophe Seraglini and Jérôme Ortscheidt’, GAR, 2013
  • The French Rothschild Case: A Threat for Unilateral and Hybrid Dispute Resolution Clauses?’ (with S. Lange), Kluwerblog, 2013
  • Third Party Funding in International Arbitration: Towards Mandatory Disclosure of Funding Agreements?’, Commercial Dispute Resolution, 2012
  • Getting up to Speed for 2012: The New ICC Arbitration Rules’ (with B. Schlaefper), Young Arbitration Review, January 2012
  • Long-Awaited French Arbitration Law Revealed’, Transnational Notes, Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law, 2011
  • Long-Awaited French Arbitration Law Revealed’, Kluwerblog, 2011

Speaking Engagements (Selected)
As organiser
  • All You Need to Know About Arbitration and Crypto Assets’, Queen Mary University of London & Sorbonne Law School, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2024
  • What’s wrong with arbitration?’, Queen Mary University of London & WilmerHale & Teynier Pic, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2023
  • Managing and Resolving Life Sciences Disputes Through Mediation and Arbitration’, Queen Mary University of London & WIPO, Annual Symposium, organisation and moderation of the conference, webinar, June 2022
  • COVID-19 and its Effects on International Arbitration’, Queen Mary University of London, webinar, December 2020
  • Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA): Launch of the new international arbitration rules’, webinar, July 2020
  • Arbitration Online: Law and Practice’, Queen Mary University of London, University of Oxford, National University of Singapore, NYU Law School, Bucerius Law School, webinar, May 2020
  • Arbitration in the Life Sciences Sector’, Queen Mary University of London & Revue du Droit des Affaires Internationales, webinar, July 2020
  • Arbitration and Mediation for FinTech Disputes’, Queen Mary University of London & WIPO, Annual Symposium, organisation and moderation of the conference, Zurich, Switzerland, February 2020

As keynote, moderator or speaker
  • Master or Servant? Refining the roles of human and machine decision-making in arbitration’, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2024
  • ‘Joint Experts Reports’, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2024
  • Arbitration and Artificial Intelligence’, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2024
  • Masterclass on ‘Technology in Arbitration’, Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA), webinar, February 2024
  • The use (and misuse) of artificial intelligence in dispute resolution’, ICC Commission Meeting, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, October 2023
  • Arbitrating Renewable Energy Disputes, with a Special Focus on The CEE Region Conference’, Paris Arbitration Week, roundtable discussion, Paris, France, March 2023
  • Effectiveness of Compliance with Environmental Norms and Human Rights at the Post-Award Stage’, ICC Institute of world Business Law Annual Conference, presentation, Paris, France, December 2022
  • Le précédent procédural dans la pratique des tribunaux arbitraux’, Comité français de l’arbitrage, presentation, Paris, France, October 2022
  • New Frontiers: Arbitration in the Age of (Post-pandemic) Technology’, ICCA Annual Congress, roundtable discussion, Edinburgh, UK, September 2022
  • Disputes in an Age of Uncertainty – Managing the Energy Transition’, DIS Annual Conference, roundtable discussion, Berlin, Germany, September 2022
  • Persuasiveness of witness evidence’, ITA Annual Workshop and Meeting, presentation, Austin, USA, June 2022
  • New Trends in Energy Sector Disputes - Attractions for African Arbitration Practitioners’, ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration, discussion, Lagos, Nigeria, June 2022
  • Having your cake and eating it – a discussion on confidentiality’, GAR Live London, roundtable discussion, London, UK, May 2022
  • This House believes that greater use of Amicus briefs will address the legitimacy crisis that ISDS is facing’, BIICL, debate, London, UK, May 2022
  • LCIA emergency arbitrator proceedings and expedited formation of tribunals’, LCIA Symposium, presentation, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 2022
  • The mechanics of persuasion and how decisions are made’, Paris Arbitration Week, presentation, Paris, France, March 2022
  • Good Faith and the Validity and Scope of the Arbitration Agreement’, ASA Swiss Arbitration Association Annual Conference, presentation, Geneva, Switzerland, February 2022
  • The Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement’, LMU Annual Arbitration Lecture, Ludwig Maximilian Universität, Munich, Germany, November 2021
  • The Practice of International Arbitration after the pandemic – how will it change?’, GAR live London, panel discussion, London, UK, November 2021
  • How to secure arbitrator appointments’, AEA Africa Energy Arbitrators’ Forum, fireside chat webinar, November 2021
  • Beyond the procedural Issues: Contractual disputes in times of uncertainty’, CAM-CCBC, 8th edition of Arbitration Congress, discussion, São Paulo, Brazil, October 2021
  • The Law Governing the Arbitration Agreement: No Uniform Solution in Sight?’, Mute OFF, webinar, September 2021
  • Inaugural Lecture’, Paris Arbitration Academy, Paris, France, July 2021
  • Procedural Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic’, Norwegian Forum for Dispute Practitioners, keynote speech, webinar, June 2021
  • Delos TagTime’, April 2021
  • The Proper Law of the Arbitration Agreement: A Comparative Law Perspective’, CIArb London Branch, keynote speech, webinar, April 2021
  • Use of Predictive Legal Analytics’, Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC) Annual Meeting, webinar, February 2021
  • Artificial Intelligence in the Innovation Superhighway: What Happens When Old Laws Meet New Tech’, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), roundtable, webinar, January 2021
  • Energy Disputes: An Update from the Arbitrators’, 9th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration, roundtable, webinar, January 2021
  • Arbitrating in a more environmentally friendly (and healthier) way’, Casablanca Arbitration Day 2020, discussion leader, webinar, December 2020
  • Back to the Future: AI and the Use of Technology in International Arbitration’, Camera Arbitrable di Milano (CAM) Annual Conference, conference chair, webinar, December 2020
  • The Proper Law of the Arbitration Agreement: A Comparative Perspective’, Akin Gump Arbitration Lecture 2020, webinar, November 2020
  • Free Trade Regimes and Investor State Disputes: The Intersection between the ICSID and AfCFTA’, CIArb Nigeria Annual Conference, webinar, November 2020
  • Data, Privacy and Cyber Security Issues in International Arbitration’, Silicon Valley Arbitration Centre, webinar, November 2020
  • International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution’, Delos & Wolters Kluwer, webinar, November 2020
  • Technology’, LCIA Podcast: LCIA Rules Update 2020, October 2020
  • What Is Innovative Digital Technology and Will It Transform International Arbitration?’, Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2020, ICC Hong Kong Event, webinar, October 2020
  • COVID-19 Impact on International Dispute Resolution, UNCITRAL Webinar series: UNCITRAL Texts and COVID-19 Response and Recovery, webinar, July 2020
  • Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reforms’, UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee India and Jindal Global Law School, webinar, June 2020
  • LCIA Tylney on Zoom’, active participant, June 2020
  • Tariff Wars and Supply Chains: Disputes in the making? Sharing views on Europe at the crosshairs of the latest United States/China trade disputes’, 4th ICC European Conference, webinar, May 2020
  • Online Hearings Against the Wish of One Party’, SCC Online Seminar, webinar, April 2020
  • The Future of International Arbitration: Virtual Hearing and AI Arbitrators?’, Mexican Bar Association, Seminar on Arbitration and Technology, presentation, webinar, April 2020
  • Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making in International Arbitration’, Tel Aviv Arbitration Day, keynote, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 2020
  • Artificial Intelligence and International Arbitration’, Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA40), Paris, France, January 2020

People

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Dr Ole Jensen

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