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Melissa Ordonez
Work Department
International Arbitration / Investment Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
As a partner in our International Arbitration group, Melissa Ordonez focuses her practice on commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Melissa is French/Colombian and has lived in several countries including Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK. Trilingual and with a unique multicultural background, she is able to work on complex arbitrations involving various regions of the world. She is known for her strategic skills and brings extensive experience of arbitration under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, ICSID and UNCITRAL, acting successfully for companies from diverse industries as well as on behalf of States. Melissa has particular experience representing clients in the energy, technology and luxury sectors as well as in international investment and environmental disputes. She is also a member of the firm’s Latin American practice with substantial experience in international arbitration in the region.
Melissa publishes regularly on topical issues in arbitration and is a member of the Paris Bar.
Languages
French, English and Spanish
Memberships
Member of the Hogan Lovells International Arbitration Women Steering Committee
Member of the Hogan Lovells Paris Diversity Committee
Member of ICC YAF, ICDR, YIAG
President of the Investment and International Commerce Commission of the Association des Juristes Franco-Colombiens (AJFC). The AJFC promotes cultural and academic exchanges between legal professionals in France and Colombia through debate, colloquia, forums and publications.
Education
LL.M., King’s College London, 2009
Magistère in Business Law, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008
Master in Private International Law and International Business Law, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2008
Master in Business Law, Université Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2007
Lawyer Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration
Led by Laurent Gouiffès, Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP‘s solid Paris-based team is regularly mandated to act in large disputes, mainly in commercial arbitration cases but investment arbitration is also a field of expertise. The team is particularly active in the energy and telecoms sectors, often managing cases linked to Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The client base is highly diverse and includes state entities, banks, French and foreign corporations and financial entities. The team also manages exequatur cases before French courts. Other names in the practice include key partner Thomas Kendra as well as Melissa Ordonez and counsel Gauthier Vannieuwenhuyse.
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