DLA Piper has a large and experienced Paris-based team that regularly handles work in relation to Africa (Guinea, Congo, RDC, Algeria), Europe (Hungary) and the CIS (Georgia). The practice acts in investment and commercial arbitration, on behalf of major companies and occasionally for state entities, in large cases often dealing with mining, construction, telecoms and expropriation issues. The practice also acts in exequatur and set-aside proceedings. The team is co-headed by the excellent  Michael Ostrove and Alexander Brabant, with Théobald Naud and counsel Maxime Desplats being two other key members.
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  • ‘A mid-sized team renowned for its success in the African arbitration market and its expertise in the telecommunications sector. ’

Kernmandanten

  • Republic of Guinea
  • Nasib Hasanov
  • Hungary
  • AVZ Minerals Limited
  • AVZ International Pty Ltd
  • Green Lithium Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Dathcom Mining SA
  • Mirian Dekanoidze and TG Trade
  • Cardno ME Limited
  • Basel LLC & Ronald Waldmann

Highlight-Mandate

  • Representing AVZ Minerals Limited (AVZ) and its affiliates in a series of inter-related arbitrations in respect of a multi-billion-dollar lithium project.
  • Representing Hungary in a EUR 30+ million ICSID arbitration brought by UK national Christopher Jock Murdoch MacKenzie with respect to an investment in the waste management sector.  
  • Successfully defended the Republic of Guinea in an important mining disputes.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Praxisleitung

Michael Ostrove; Alexander Brabant

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Théobald Naud; Maxime Desplat