FRANCE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Gustavo Laborde and Vinko Galiot Laborde Law
Laborde Law is a specialist law firm dedicated to international arbitration and dispute resolution, with offices in Paris, Dubai and Belgrade. Advising and representing sovereign and corporate clients in in - ternational commercial, investor-State and State-to- State disputes, the firm has particular expertise in investment arbitration and public international law. Laborde Law’s lawyers have acted in proceedings conducted under all major arbitral rules, governed by a variety of substantive and procedural laws and spanning industry sectors including energy, infra -
structure, mining, banking and finance, real estate, telecommunications and aerospace. Its broader dis - putes practice encompasses advisory work as well as annulment, enforcement and other arbitration-re - lated litigation. The firm’s recent portfolio, with an ag - gregate value of several billion dollars, includes high- value investor-State arbitrations, a State-to-State dispute before various international organisations and treaty-based bodies and annulment proceedings before French courts.
Authors
Gustavo Laborde is the founding partner of Laborde Law, with over 20 years of experience in international arbitration and public international law. He has acted for states, state- owned entities and companies in
Vinko Galiot is an associate at Laborde Law, specialising in international arbitration and public international law. He has represented sovereign and corporate parties in high-profile international commercial
major international commercial, investor-state and state-to-state disputes. Gustavo has served as arbitrator, including through direct appointments by major arbitral institutions. A graduate of Columbia Law School, the Geneva Graduate Institute (MIDS) and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Gustavo practised with leading arbitration teams in New York, Geneva and Paris before founding Laborde Law in 2017. He is admitted to the New York, Paris and Buenos Aires bars and is a member of the LCIA, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and Spanish Arbitration Club.
and investor-state arbitrations, as well as state-to- state disputes. His experience spans arbitrations across a wide range of industries, conducted under major arbitral rules and governed by various laws, as well as court proceedings in various jurisdictions. Before joining Laborde Law, he worked in the international arbitration practices of leading global law firms. A graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Zagreb, Vinko is a member of the New York Bar.
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