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Biography
​Ruchdi accepts appointments as arbitrator, tribunal secretary and in LNG expert determination.
He is currently involved in several arbitrations in Europe and the Middle-East.
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Current AdmissionsEngland & Wales Republic of Ireland
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Employment HistoryIndependent Arbitrator (present) COO, Kogas International (Singapore 2022-2023) Head of Oil & Gas, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés (Paris 2017-2020) LNG and gas expert, Berkeley Research Group (2016-2017) Head of LNG Supply and General Counsel, Global Energy Infrastructure Ltd (Singapore 2015-2016) Commercial manager, Yamal LNG (Moscow, Singapore 2013-2014) Associate, Norton Rose (Singapore 2011-2012) Trainee and Associate, Herbert Smith (London, Tokyo 2006-2011) Arbitrator's Assistant, Professor Ibrahim Fadlallah (Paris 2001-2004)
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Academic CredentialsAssociate Professor, Law and economics of gas and LNG, IFP Training (2017-2021) LL.M, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) (1996-1997) Erasmus program, KU Leuven (1994-1995) Maitrise en droit (French law degree), Université Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne (1990-1995)
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MembershipsAssociation of International Energy Negotiators Association Francarbi ICC-Lebanon (member and arbitrators' panel) ICC (databases of arbitrators and experts) LCIA CCI France (arbitrators' panel) DIAC (panel) ArbitrateAD (panel) SIAC (panel) BICAM (panel)
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LanguagesFrench English Spanish Italian Arabic Japanese
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NationalitiesLebanese French
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