ABOUT US

Purposes

As commerce continues to become ever more international, the business community is increasingly turning to arbitration as an efficient alternative to traditional litigation. The not-for-profit association Paris, the Home of International Arbitration was created by different actors in the arbitration community in March 2009 with a sole objective: the promotion of Paris as the world's leading site for international arbitration. Paris, the Home of International Arbitration is comprised of leading arbitration practitioners, arbitrators, and others actively involved in the world of arbitration - academics, interpreters…

Values

The association has one driving principle guiding the action of all of our members, the promotion of arbitration in Paris in line with our core values:

EXPERTISE

Paris, the Home of International Arbitration was founded by arbitration specialists.
Recognized experts in their fields, each of our members contributes years of experience and know-how.

MULTICULTURALISM

The association's membership reflects the cultural diversity of the multitude of nationalities gathered together in the Paris's significant and welcoming arbitration community. A spirit of being open to the world is deeply ingrained in our community and in our association.

ENGAGEMENT

More than just members, the people who make up the association are specialists who are up to date on the most recent developments in arbitration. They have a common desire to share their knowledge and to help inform others as to why Paris is the leading centre for international arbitration.

NEUTRALITY

Paris, the Home of International Arbitration is not an arbitration institute and does not make any appointments. It does not itself serve as an institution hosting or administering arbitral proceedings. Moreover, our association is not intended as a marketing tool for Parisian lawyers and law firms, but rather only to provide a resource for parties interested in selecting a seat for their arbitration or needing assistance in organizing a hearing in Paris.

Activities

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Members of our association participate in conferences and organize events in France and elsewhere in order to spread the word about the French understanding of and approach to international arbitration and to inform people of the advantages Paris has to offer as a seat for arbitrations.

Membership List

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Honorary Presidents

Jean-Pierre ANCEL,
Honorary Chamber President of the Cour de cassation

Yves DERAINS,
Chairman of the Institute of World Business Law of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Serge LAZAREFF,
Chairman of the Arbitration Commission of ICC France

Law Firms, Institutions, Individual Members

BERSAY & ASSOCIES
31, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris

BMH AVOCATS
29, rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré
75008 Paris

BOPS
47, rue Dumont d’Urville
75116 Paris

BREDIN Prat
130, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris

CASTALDI, MOURRE & PARTNERS
73, boulevard Haussmann
75008 Paris

CLEARY GOTTLIEB STEEN & HAMILTON LLP
12 rue de Tilsitt
75008 Paris

CLIFFORD CHANCE EUROPE LLP
9, Place Vendôme
75038 Paris Cedex 01

CURTIS, MALLET-PREVOST, COLT & MOSLE LLP
6, avenue Vélasquez
75008 Paris

DARROIS VILLEY MAILLOT BROCHIER
69, avenue Victor Hugo
75783 Paris Cedex 16

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP
21, avenue George V
75008 PARIS

DECHERT LLP
32, rue de Monceau
75008 Paris

DENTON WILDE SAPTE
5, avenue Percier
75008 Paris

DERAINS & GHARAVI
25, rue Balzac
75008 Paris

DLA PIPER UK LLP
15/17, rue Scribe
75009 Paris

M. Christophe DUGUE, Avocat à la Cour
20, avenue Hoche
75008 Paris

EVERSHEDS LLP
8, Place d’Iena
75116 Paris

FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER
2, rue Paul Cézanne
75008 Paris

FTI Consulting
6, avenue Franklin Roosevelt
75008 Paris

GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL
26, cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris

GRAVEL, LECLERC ET ASSOCIES
32, avenue de l’Opéra
75002 Paris

HERBERT SMITH LLP
66, avenue Marceau
75008 Paris

HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP
47, avenue Georges Mandel
75116 Paris

JONES DAY
120, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
75008 Paris

KING & SPALDING INTERNATIONAL LLP
65/67, avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris

K&L GATES
78, avenue Raymond Poincaré
75116 Paris

LATHAM & WATKINS
53, Quai d’Orsay
75007 Paris

HOGAN LOVELLS LLP
6, avenue Kléber
75116 Paris

Madame Sarah ROSSI
12, avenue de la Bourdonnais
75007 Paris

MERRILL CORPORATION
11, rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris

Professeur François-Xavier TRAIN
20 bis, rue Louis Leblanc
75010 Paris

ORRICK RAMBAUD MARTEL
31, avenue Pierre 1er de Serbie
75782 Paris

SALANS & ASSOCIES
5, boulevard Malesherbes
75008 Paris

SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
114, avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris

M. Sami SIHVOLA, Avocat à la Cour
8, place d'Iena
75116 Paris

Professeur Pierre TERCIER
5 ch, Guillaume Ritter
1700 Fribourg Suisse

TEYNIER, PIC & ASSOCIES
56, rue de Londres
75008 Paris

Professeur Charles JARROSSON
12, place du Panthéon
75231 Paris Cedex 05

WHITE & CASE LLP
11, boulevard de la Madeleine
75001 Paris

Madame Jane WILLEMS, Avocat
66, avenue Victor Hugo
75116 Paris

Partners

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Our non-profit partners are institutions that are particularly implicated in French law and in international dispute resolution. Each of them adds, through their efforts, to the success of Paris as the leading venue for international arbitration. We thank them for their support for the work of our association.

The Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA), a not for profit association, was established in 1955 to study and promote arbitration. It has taken a lead role in the reform of French arbitration law, organizes colloquia and, since 1955, has published the Revue de l’arbitrage, a scholarly journal devoted to international, domestic and comparative arbitration law from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

>www.arbitrage-fr.org

The International Arbitration Institute (IAI) is an organization created under the auspices of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage (CFA) with the purpose of fostering exchanges in the field of international arbitration. It has over 600 members throughout the world. Its activities include the organization of international conferences, as well as the publication of a Directory of Members, which is the most highly regarded freely accessible source of information on international arbitration specialists.

c/o Shearman & Sterling LLP
114, avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris
>www.iaiparis.com

The Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP) is a not for profit association created in 1995 by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris (CCIP), in conjunction with major financial and legal institutions. CMAP's goal is to encourage recourse to mediation and arbitration, taking into account the needs of all industrial and commercial enterprises to resolve their disputes quickly and confidentially. CMAP maintains a list of experienced arbitrators selected by an independent Commission and ensures for businesses a secure procedure regulated by the CMAP's Rules of Arbitration.

39, avenue Franklin Roosevelt
75008 Paris
Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 95 11 40
Fax: +33 (0)1 44 95 11 49
>http://www.mediationetarbitrage.com

The Association Française d’Arbitrage (AFA), a not for profit association, is a commercial and generalist arbitration institution established in 1975 at the joint initiative of legal and business circles. The AFA promotes the use of arbitration in France and internationally to resolve disputes. It supervises arbitrations subject to its rules, which exist in French and English and were revised most recently in 2010. AFA arbitration is confidential, cost-effective and prompt, and it also benefits from the wide experience of AFA members and supervision of compliance with the AFA Rules by the AFA’s Arbitration Committee. As mediation is an important element of the dispute resolution process, the AFA has reached an agreement with the Institut d’Expertise, d’Arbitrage et de Médiation (IEAM) under which the AFA recommends the IEAM rules of mediation and the IEAM refers arbitration matters to the AFA, thus ensuring that parties have effective choices for the resolution of their disputes.

8, avenue Bertie Albrecht
75008 Paris
Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 77 24 31
Fax: +33 (0)1 45 63 93 92
>www.afa-arbitrage.com

The French National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC France) is one of 90 national committees bringing together businesses that are members of the ICC, communicating their concerns and expressing the opinions of the international business community to public authorities. Founded in 1919, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the sole global organization to represent businesses in all sectors in over 130 countries. Among the most active national committees, ICC France has always taken a leadership role in moving forward the ICC's goals of encouraging free trade and international investment and helping businesses meet the challenges and seize the opportunities of globalization. The ICC thus contributes to the development of international business law and offers a full range of dispute prevention and resolution services, with arbitration at the forefront. Headquartered in Paris, the ICC International Court of Arbitration has since 1923 been the primary arbitration institution in the world.

9, rue d’Anjou
75008 PARIS
Tel.: +33 (0)1 42 65 12 66
Fax: +33 (0)1 49 24 06 39
>www.icc-france.fr

The Paris Bar has long supported the activities of the arbitration community and Paris's role as a seat of arbitration. Since 2005, the Paris Bar's Working Commission on International Arbitration has established itself as a genuine forum for discussion on the topic. The Commission routinely invites the Paris Bar to take positions on questions likely to assist the arbitration community. A decision of the Paris Bar Council has thus confirmed that the preparation of witnesses within the context of international arbitration does not violate ethical rules applicable to French attorneys. Furthermore, the Paris Bar now holds the position of observer to UNCITRAL's Working Group II on arbitration and conciliation.

11, place Dauphine
75053 Paris CEDEX 01
Tel.: +33 (0)1 80 27 19 20
>www.avocatparis.org

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