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Experience

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My Approach

  • Gas sales agreement, dispute relating to a breach of contract and force majeure, ICC arbitration governed by Austrian law

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  • Construction, disputes relating to a project in the Middle-East, DIAC arbitration governed by local law

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  • Construction, dispute relating to an infrastructure project in Africa, ICC arbitration governed by French law

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  • Construction, disputes relating to power projects in the Middle-East, ICC arbitration governed by local law

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  • Service agreement, dispute relating to a breach of an advisory agreement in relation to construction projects in Africa, ICC arbitration governed by French law

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  • Textile industry, investor-state arbitration with Egypt, ICSID

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  • Lottery, investor-state arbitration with Zambia, ICC

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  • Chemicals M&A, dispute relating to a breach of warranty in the sale of a chemical plant in the USA, LCIA arbitration governed by Delaware law

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  • Mining, dispute relating to expropriation and fraud in Russia, LCIA arbitration

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  • Insurance M&A, dispute relating to misrepresentation in Egypt, ICC arbitration governed by Egyptian law

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  • Distribution, dispute in the textile industry between a licensor and a distributor in France, ICC arbitration governed by French law

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  • Foundation, dispute between the beneficiaries of a foundation over control of the estate, ICC arbitration governed by Liechtenstein law

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  • Construction, dispute relating to an infrastructure project in the UK, LCIA dispute governed by English law

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  • LNG sales agreement, settlement of a dispute relating to a failure to deliver LNG from Australia to South-East Asia, English law

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  • LNG time charterparty, settlement of a demurrage claim between the affiliates of a Korean and Chinese state-owned entities based in Singapore, English law

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  • Oil production in a central Africa state, petroleum contract interpretation and settlement strategy in a confidential dispute with a Chinese investor relating to the production, sale and taxation of oil, local law

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  • LNG sale and purchase agreement, contract interpretation and dispute strategy relating to a breach of the delivery terms by the seller in a long-term contract, English law

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  • LNG sale and purchase agreement, contract interpretation and dispute strategy relating to a potential breach of a greenfield long-term contract, English law

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  • LNG sale and purchase agreement, termination for prolonged force majeure of a long-term contract, English law

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  • LNG terminal use agreement, import terminal in the USA, expert advice on market practice regarding termination in an AAA/ICDR arbitration

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  • LNG sale and purchase agreement, expert advice on market practice regarding price review prior to arbitration

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Industry Expertise

My Approach

  • Upstream oil & gas: Drafted, negotiated or advised on the full range of upstream oil & gas contracts, including production sharing contracts (PSC) and concessions (legal and fiscal terms), geophysical agreements, joint operating agreements (JOA), lifting agreements, sales, service agreements, and ancillaries

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  • ​Oil & Gas M&A: Advised on the sale and purchase of oil & gas assets in various jurisdictions across the world

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  • Gas/LNG: Drafted, negotiated or advised on the entire suite of LNG contracts, from the upstream to downstream gas sales. This includes project structuring, preliminary agreements, HOAs, LNG SPAs, lifting agreements, tolling agreements, shipping chartering agreements, terminal use agreements, transshipment agreements, gas sales agreements and others

 

  • LNG Sale and Purchase: Negotiated and drafted many long-term LNG SPAs representing several million tons of LNG per year, as a seller and as a buyer. Representative examples include the Yamal LNG export project (several 20 years contracts, 16.5 Mtpa) and an import project in Pakistan where Ruchdi Maalouf was also lead negotiator (20 years, 2.3 Mtpa with Qatargas)

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  • Shipping: Drafted and negotiated long-term time charterparties for LNG carriers, trip-time charter parties, FSRU time charterparty and some ancillary agreements; oversaw operations and settled demurrage disputes​

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  • Gas/LNG: Commercial experience with LNG projects including project structuring, construction, shipbuilding, ship chartering and operations

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  • Trading: Oversaw the legal, commercial and operational activities of a gas company. Commodities included LNG and some LPG. Commodities contracts included LNG MSPAs, confirmation notices, master ISDAs, time charterparties, LNG SPAs, LNG tolling agreements, LNG lifting agreements, and an incalculable number of term sheets

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  • LNG Procurement: Senior legal and commercial role in a greenfield integrated LNG import project in Pakistan

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  • LNG Marketing: Commercial manager for Yamal LNG, a greenfield project in the Russian Arctic region (largest LNG project decided in 2013)

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  • ​Gas/LNG Consultancy: Advised a North African oil & gas producer on LNG marketing strategy

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  • Gas/LNG Pricing: Advised on price review settlement, drafted and advised on drafting price clauses in gas and LNG sales agreements, negotiated price in long-term LNG SPAs, portfolio LNG sales, spot LNG sales and LNG tenders (buy, sell, spot and long-term)

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