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I am a qualified French lawyer focusing my practice on the avoidance and resolution of disputes in international construction projects. I strongly believe that most construction disputes can be avoided. I therefore assist employers and contractors on the full cycle of complex, high-value construction contracts to help the parties achieve project completion dispute free. I provide strategic procurement advice, contract drafting and negotiation, as well as contract management services. I also assist clients in resolving disputes through alternative dispute resolution processes, and I represent clients in international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and under the rules of major arbitration centres.Further to my work as counsel, I regularly sit as arbitrator. I am trained in both civil and common law. I studied in France and in England, where I earned the Construction Law and Dispute Resolution MSc at King’s College London with a merit. My dual background allows me to understand and navigate the different approaches across civil and common law jurisdictions within which construction contracts operate. I am committed to resolving disputes efficiently and pragmatically. I also act as dispute board member. A FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, I am included in FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators.
Having a passion for teaching, I have thus far delivered over 300 hours of training and lectures to construction professionals, in-house counsel, dispute resolution specialists, government officials and law-school students on topics related to international arbitration, the avoidance and resolution of construction disputes and the FIDIC Contracts. I am a FIDIC Certified Trainer.