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Ms Floriane Lavaud

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Work Department

Floriane Lavaud is a member of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group.

Career

Floriane Lavaud’s practice focuses on public international law and international arbitration, with particular emphasis on the Middle East. She is admitted to the New York and Paris Bars, in addition to being a solicitor in England & Wales.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Ms. Lavaud advises and represents sovereign states, state-owned entities, and multinational corporations in a variety of jurisdictions and fora on issues of civil and common law, public international law, and treaty and contract interpretation. For example, she recently represented the State of Qatar before the International Court of Justice, in addition to representing Qatari entities in both treaty and commercial arbitrations. She sits as arbitrator, including on the Qatar Sports Arbitration Tribunal, and serves as counsel in a broad range of international matters. She also advises private equity funds and hedge funds, including in connection with investments in the Middle East.

Languages

Ms. Lavaud is a native French speaker and is also proficient in Spanish and has basic knowledge of Dutch.

Memberships

Ms. Lavaud serves in a number of leadership positions. In 2022, she was elected to the Board of Directors of ArbitralWomen, an international organization that promotes women and diversity in international arbitration. Ms. Lavaud also currently serves as Board Member and Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA), and as Co-Chair of International Law Weekend (ILW) 2022 and 2023. She is also a member of numerous arbitration organizations, including the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Advisory Board representing Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She also recently served as a New York Regional Representative of the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum.

Education

Ms. Lavaud received an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2007 and an M.A. in Litigation and Arbitration from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas with honors in 2005.