Presented as a "Superstar" in French arbitration in Who's Who Legal 2008 Edition, Chairman of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, former Chairman of the Comité Français de l'Arbitrage and former Secretary General of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC, he acts as President, Arbitrator and Counsel in international procedures, particularly in South America.
 
He practices in French, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese

 

Acts as counsel and arbitrator in numerous international ad hoc or institutional arbitrations, particularly in the petroleum, gas, services, mergers and intellectual property sectors as well for mega-project construction issues.
 
He practices in French, English and Spanish.

 

"A brilliant legal mind coupled with exceptional managerial abilities" (Legal 500), member of the LCIA Court, the Commission on Arbitration of the ICC and the Panel of ICSID Arbitrators, he intervenes as counsel and arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.
 
He practices in French, English and Farsi.

 

Melanie van Leeuwen has acted as counsel and arbitrator in numerous international arbitrations under all major sets of arbitration rules (ICC, LCIA, SCC, ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, DIAC, NAI, and Swiss Rules) and governed by various procedural and substantive laws.
Her areas of practice include international commercial contracts, cross-border investment, joint ventures, post M&A and investment protection under international law.
Melanie has been particularly active in the sectors of energy, media, information and communication technology, construction and engineering, and infrastructural and defense projects.
Melanie is admitted to the Paris and Amsterdam Bars.
 
She acts in Dutch, English, German and French.

 

Sergey Alekhin is an associate at Derains & Gharavi and has acted in international arbitration proceedings.
He has more specifically acted in proceedings conducted under the ICC and ISCID arbitration rules. He is admitted as a trainee lawyer in Russia.
 
Sergey acts in proceedings carried out in Russian, English and French.

 

Member of the Paris Bar, she holds a DESS in arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution from the University of Paris II and a DESS in international commercial law from the University of Paris I.
She has experience in arbitral proceedings under the auspices of, among others, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Centre (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) as well as in ad hoc proceedings.
 
She practices in French and English.

 

Rory V. Wheeler is an associate at Derains & Gharavi and has acted in international arbitration proceedings.
He obtained a MASTER II in Arbitration and International Trade Law from the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines, a LL.M. in International Business Law and Maritime Law from the University of Cape Town, a Master I in International and European Law, from the University of Toulouse I, and a Licence en Droit, from the University of Toulouse I.
 
Rory acts in proceedings carried out in French and English.

 

Ana Paula Montans is an associate at Derains & Gharavi and has intervened in arbitration proceedings conducted under the auspices, inter alia, of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), as well as in ad hoc proceedings.
She has been Assistant Editor of the Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem (Brazilian Arbitration Review) since November 2009.
 
She practices in Portuguese, English and French.

 

Member of the Paris Bar, she holds a DESS in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolutions from the University Paris II as well as a DEA in International Private Law from the University Paris II.
She has experience in arbitral proceedings under the auspices, inter alia, of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Centre (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) as well as in ad hoc proceedings, including UNCITRAL.
 
She practices in French and English.

 

Member of the Paris Bar and of the Dominican Republic Bar, where he obtained his Law Degree. He also obtained a DESS in Arbitration and International Commerce from the Université de Versailles and a Diploma in Comparative Law from Pantheon Assas Paris II.
He has participated in proceedings conducted under the Arbitration Rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Centre (ICC), as well as in ad hoc proceedings including those carried out under the UNCITRAL Rules.
 
He practices in French, English and Spanish.

 

Has participated in arbitral proceedings under the auspices of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Dispute (ICSID), and procedures conducted under the rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) or under the UNCITRAL rules.
She is a member of the Paris and the New York Bars, and is admitted as a trainee lawyer at the Beirut Bar.
 
She practices in French, Arabic and English.

 

Cédric has participated in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Centre (ICC), and of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
He is a member of the New York Bar and obtained a B.C.L./LL.B. at McGill University Faculty of Law and an M.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford.
 
Cédric intervenes in proceedings carried out in English, French, Spanish and Italian.

 

Marcus has participated in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the UNCITRAL arbitration rules in areas including a telecoms privatization, the chemicals industry and energy sector.
He is admitted as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and passed the July 2011 New York State bar exam.
 
Marcus acts in proceedings carried out in French and English.

 

Aurore Descombes is an associate at Derains & Gharavi and has acted in international arbitration proceedings.
Admitted to the Paris Bar, she qualified from the Versailles Bar School and holds a Master in International Economic Relations law, a Master in International and European law (specialization in Spanish law) and a law degree with a Spanish diploma of applied legal studies.
 
Aurore acts in proceedings in French, Spanish and English.

 

Sophia von Dewall is an associate at Derains & Gharavi and has acted in international and Dutch arbitration proceedings, as well as in legal proceedings before Netherlands state courts.
More specifically, she has acted in proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the NAI, ICC and ICSID. Her areas of practice include international disputes arising out of international commercial contracts, joint-venture and shareholder relationships, post M&A claims, post cartel claims and disputes arising out of large infrastructure projects. She is admitted to the Amsterdam and Paris Bars.
 
Sophia acts in proceedings carried out in Dutch, English and French.

 

Office Manager, she holds a Certificat de Compétence in Commercial Law from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, an Advanced Vocational Training Certificate in Commercial Translation, and Diplomas from the Spanish and Italian Chambers of Commerce of Paris.
 
She practices in French, Spanish, Italian (mother tongues) and English.