Mr José María Pérez > Bredin Prat > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Bredin Prat Offices
53 QUAI D'ORSAY
75007 PARIS
France
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Mr José María Pérez
Work Department
Corporate / International Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
José has been a partner at Bredin Prat since 2003. He is part of both the corporate and the international arbitration teams.
His corporate practice spans over twenty years of cross border transactional work involving mergers and acquisitions and other business combination/divestment agreements, in a variety of sectors, including a number of lengthy and delicate distressed/workout deals.
Given his strong experience in corporate matters, José has a particular expertise in post-M&A and shareholders’ disputes.
His arbitration practice involves acting as counsel in a number of institutional and ad hoc international arbitration proceedings, advising and representing clients in commercial and investment disputes. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague since 2019, and Ecuador’s (alternate) member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration during the 2012-2015 period, José has been appointed as arbitrator in a number of proceedings (institutional and ad-hoc) in which he has sat as chairman, sole or co-arbitrator.
Fluent in Spanish, English, French and German, José’s work as counsel and arbitrator spans a broad range of industries including distribution, telecommunications, banking and finance, construction, infrastructure, public works, public transport, energy, natural resources and mining.
José lectures on international business law at the University of Paris II – Panthéon-Assas, on cross-border M&A transactions at the University of Paris V – Paris-Descartes, and on international commercial arbitration at the Sorbonne Abu Dhabi University. He regularly speaks at international arbitration and M&A conferences.
Languages
Spanish, English, French, German
Memberships
Admitted to the Paris Bar (1998) and the Quito Bar (1996)
Education
Born in Ecuador, José Maria Perez is a graduate of Williams College (Massachusetts) (BA, 1984), the University of Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas (Maîtrise in French and German Business Law), the University of Paris 10 Nanterre (DEA in Private Law), the Catholic University of Ecuador (Doctor en Jurisprudencia) and the Washington College of Law (LL.M.).
Lawyer Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration
Bredin Prat runs a balanced practice handling commercial and investment arbitration and is entrusted by many of France’s leading corporations while also regularly acting alongside state entities in investment disputes (Morocco, Lebanon and Egypt are key clients). The firm’s caseload is highly diverse, spanning energy price review, telecoms, construction, commercial contracts and post-M&A disputes. It also regularly manages matters relating to Eastern Europe. Of particular note, the team recently earned a groundbreaking victory for the state of Malaysia in set-aside proceedings concerning a $15bn arbitration award. Raëd Fathallah, José María Pérez, Tim Portwood, Marina Weiss and Laura Fadlallah are key names.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
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- Employment
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax