LALIVE

International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Construction & Infrastructure, Energy

Partner

Sam specialises in international arbitration with a focus on construction and engineering disputes, in particular in the energy sector. Trained in both civil and common law, he is recognised as “an esteemed construction specialist who stands out for his remarkable expertise in contract negotiations and dispute resolution across the sector”, Lexology Index Thought Leaders, Construction & Real Estate.

He has acted as counsel or arbitrator in numerous international arbitration proceedings conducted under the major arbitration rules and governed by a variety of substantive laws, including in relation to disputes concerning the construction of industrial facilities, power plants, highways, airports, oil and gas facilities, and offshore structures, and the supply of industrial, power generation, and marine equipment. He also assists clients with the management of claims in construction projects, and on the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts.

Partner, LALIVE, 2022 – present Counsel, LALIVE, 2018 – 2021 Associate, LALIVE, 2008 – 2018 Assistant Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, 2006 – 2007 Law clerk to a judge of Quebec Court of Appeal, 2005 – 2006

English, French, German

Founder and co-chair of YConstruction, an international group for young construction arbitration practitioners Co-Chair of the Dispute Resolution Subcommittee of the International Bar Association’s International Construction Projects Committee Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Member of the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners

Centre for Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London, graduate studies in construction law and technology (structures, mechanics, materials, geotechnics) Master of International Studies in International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, 2007 – 2009 BCL / LLB Hon (joint common and civil law degrees), McGill University, Canada, 2002 – 2006