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Laurie Achtouk-Spivak

Laurie Achtouk-Spivak’s practice focuses on international arbitration and litigation, as well as public international law. Laurie represents clients in commercial arbitrations as well as investors and sovereigns in investment treaty arbitrations under various arbitral rules. Throughout her career, Laurie has been involved in over 50 arbitrations and has managed high-stake disputes in various sectors including energy and natural resources, infrastructure projects, defence, financial services, and life sciences. She often provides companies with investment structuring advice, and she advises and lectures on international dispute settlement, including in relation to sustainability matters. Laurie acts as an arbitrator and is a CEDR-accredited mediator. She has recently been designated by France on the ICSID list of Arbitrators and Conciliators. · Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

FranceInternational Arbitration, LitigationFrench (native), English (fluent), Italian (proficient), Spanish (proficient)

About

Laurie Achtouk-Spivak focuses on international arbitration and litigation, as well as public international law. She represents clients in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, and has been involved in over 50 arbitrations in sectors including energy, infrastructure, defense, financial services, and life sciences. She provides investment structuring advice and lectures on international dispute settlement, including sustainability matters. She acts as an arbitrator and is a CEDR-accredited mediator. She has been designated by France on the ICSID list of Arbitrators and Conciliators.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationLitigationPublic International LawInternational Dispute ResolutionInvestment Treaty ArbitrationEnergy and Natural ResourcesInfrastructureDefenseFinancial ServicesLife SciencesSustainability

Office

Expertise

International ArbitrationLitigationPublic International LawInvestment Treaty ArbitrationCommercial ArbitrationEnergy and Natural ResourcesInfrastructure ProjectsDefenseFinancial ServicesLife SciencesSustainabilityInternational Dispute SettlementInvestment StructuringArbitrationMediation

Education

  • LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2006
  • D.E.S.S., Université de Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2004
  • D.E.A., Université de Paris II - Panthéon-Assas, 2005
  • Sciences-Po, Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, 2004

Admissions

  • Paris Bar
  • New York Bar

Languages

French (native)English (fluent)Italian (proficient)Spanish (proficient)