Team smith d'oria
International Contracts; International Financing (Project and Asset Financing); Commercial Law and Corporate Law; Business Difficulties; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration.
TRAINING
Master's degree in Judicial Careers, University of Paris II-Assas (1982); DESS International Commerce, Paris IX-Dauphine (1981); Institute of Political Studies (IEP Paris 1980).
BIOGRAPHY
Member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC WBO and ICC France), member of the working groups preparing the “Asset Acquisition Contract” model contracts, updating of the Commission’s “Turnkey – Major Projects” model contract ICC International Business Practices; Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, Vice-Chairman of the Insolvency Commission of the IPBA; Member of the Arbitration Club (London) and the International Commission of the Paris Bar; Contributor to the World Bank for the Annual Doing Business Report (Chapter Resolving Business Difficulties) (since 2006); Officer of the “International Sales” Committee of the International Bar Association (2003 – 2005); Chairmanship of the mixed working group AFJE (French Association of Corporate Lawyers) - International Commission of the Paris Bar on the Legal Privilege of Corporate Lawyers (2002-2003)
PUBLICATIONS
“Benefits and Risks for Creditors in French Court-Assisted Pre-insolvency Remedies”, IPBA (2015); “Gateway to Experience”, China Business Law Journal (2015); Co-author of the “Practical guide to the financing of arbitration by third parties”, ICC France (2013); Co-author of the ICC model contracts “Joint Venture Contract” (2017); “Consortium Contract” (2016); “Subcontracting Contract” (2011); “Turnkey – Major Projects” (2007); “Acquisition of Shares” (2004).
WORKING LANGUAGES
French English.
Registered with the Paris Bar - 1984.