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Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes Offices
46 rue Copernic
78116 Paris
France
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Mr Mohamed Shelbaya
Position
Founding Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes
Career
Founding Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (Feb 2021–Present)
Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (Jan 2016–Feb 2021)
Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP (Jul 2014–Dec 2015)
Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP (Oct 2008–Jul 2014)
Languages
English, Arabic, French
Memberships
- Lecturer on investment arbitration, Sciences Po Law School
- Member, LCIA Court (2019–Present)
- President, LCIA Arab Users’ Council (2019–Present)
- Member, MENA Business Law Advisory Group, OECD
- Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Member, International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
- Member, ICC Arab Arbitration Group
- Member, ASA Below 40
Education
- Oxford University, Magister Juris (Weidenfeld Scholar)
- Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Masters (LL.M.) in Private International Law and International Business Law
- Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Masters (LL.M.) in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Maîtrise (Bachelor of Law)
- Cairo University, Bachelor of Law
Lawyer Rankings
France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration
(Leading individuals)Launched early 2021, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes houses a sizeable and international team and has offices in Paris, London and New York. The fully dedicated arbitration firm offers a full-service practice, from advisory work and early-stage case management to final enforcement proceedings, representing leading French and international clients. It manages high-profile investment and commercial arbitration disputes, acting for state entities and leading companies in strategic and geopolitically sensitive cases (some matters involving corruption and international security issues), in connection with various industry sectors including oil and gas, nuclear and telecoms. The team’s caseload spans global disputes involving Russia, China and Latin America (notably Colombia and Brazil). It has a particularly strong footprint handling matters concerning the Middle East and Africa through a dual qualified team able to handle cases in Arabic, including headline disputes in Egypt and Algeria. Practice head Yas Banifatemi is a high-profile figure in the field, with other top names including Mohamed Shelbaya, Coralie Darrigade, Maude Lebois, and Thomas Parigot who was promoted to partner in early 2023. In Benjamin Siino, the firm has remarkable arbitration exequatur expertise in France and across the globe, notably for cases involving state entities.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration France
- Leading individuals France > Dispute resolution: International arbitration