We are pleased to participate in Paris Arbitration Week (PAW) 2026. We have been supporting PAW since its early days in 2016. Benjamin Siino, a founding partner of our firm, has successively served as Board Member and Co-President of the organization.
The Paris Arbitration Week has cemented Paris as one of the world’s leading arbitration hubs, with a vibrant and diverse arbitration community. Our firm fully support PAW’s mission as a major forum for academic debate and knowledge exchange with arbitration practitioners worldwide.
Our lawyers will be speaking throughout the week. The full schedule is below:
Monday 23 March
10:30 13:30 Colloque – L’arbitrage international dans un monde en fragmentation
Mohamed SHELBAYA
Francarbi > ⓘ
14:30 17:00 Developments in French arbitration law: a discussion of the draft decree
François BORDES
Pellerin – De Maria – Guerre > ⓘ
16:30 18:30 The Art of the Deal… and the Dispute: International Arbitration in Latin America
Ximena HERRERA
Compass Lexecon > ⓘ
Tuesday 24 March
08:30 10:30 New-Generation BITs: Reform, Rebrand, or Reset? Insights from Key Stakeholders
Marija SOBAT
Wordstone Dispute Resolution AARPI – Paris Investment Arbitration Group – Young EFILA > ⓘ
08:30 10:30 Cross-Border Disputes: Where Construction Meets Arbitration
Maude LEBOIS
JS Held > ⓘ
16:30 18:30 Inestabilidad política y económica en LATAM: impactos en el arbitraje internacional
Yael RIBCO BORMAN
Latin American Arbitration Practitioners (LATAP) EU > ⓘ
Wednesday 25 March
14:30 16:30 Monetizing the Award: The Emergence of Secondary Markets and ‘Award Flip’ Strategies
Peter GRIFFIN
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre > ⓘ
16:30 19:00 Conversations over Cocktails – Key Aspects and Challenges of ADR in the Construction and Energy Sectors
Maude LEBOIS
MASIN > ⓘ
Thursday 26 March
10:30 13:00 LLM AWARDS Assas Arbitration Symposium 2026: Construction Disputes and Third Party Funding
Ximena HERRERA
Paris-Panthéon-Assas University > ⓘ
12:30 14:30 AI In Arbitration: Strategic Weapon, Silent Influencer, Emerging Duty? The next generation’s take on arbitration’s invisible counsel
Youssef DAOUD
Shahid Law Firm > ⓘ
14:30 16:30 Level Playing Field? FIFA’s NDRCs and the Legitimacy of Sports Arbitration Women in Sports Law Association (WISLaw)
Pierre VIGUIER
Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes > ⓘ
Friday 27 March
14:30 16:30 Off the Record: Real Practice Stories from Key Moments in Arbitration PT-VYAP
Youssef DAOUD
Dominican Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (DOVYAP) – India Very Young Arbitration Practitioners Group – Malaysia Very Young Arbitration Practitioners – SG VYAP (Singapore Very Young Arbitration Practitioners) > ⓘ
