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Wednesday
25 March
2026
18:30 to 22:00
IN PERSON
BY REQUEST
Wednesday 25 March 2026
18:30 to 22:00

Presentation

Join us as we mark White & Case Paris office’s 100th anniversary, and the 10th anniversary of Paris Arbitration Week with a flagship event bringing together four distinguished arbitration practitioners to debate the motion:

"Arbitrators have lost their backbone, assuming they ever had one.”

The debate will be moderated by White & Case Partner Charles Nairac and adjudicated by a jury of eminent in-house counsel: Thibault Delorme (General Counsel - Air Liquide), Jean-Marc Dethy (General Counsel Disputes - ENGIE), Gonzalo Jaspe (General Counsel - VINCI Construction Grands Projets), Alina Leoveanu (Group Deputy Head of Litigation, Dispute Resolution, Risk Management and Insurance - Atos Group) . Expect wit, wisdom, a touch of controversy, and maximum entertainment. The debate will be held in the prestigious Salle des Tirages on Place Vendôme, followed by a cocktail reception in our office next door.

Host Speakers

Charles NAIRAC
Partner
White & Case LLP

Guest Speakers

Paul FRIEDLAND
Independent Arbitrator
Friedland Arbitration LLC
Dame Elizabeth GLOSTER
International Arbitrator and Former Court of Appeal Justice
One Essex Court
Maxi SCHERER
Co-Founder
ArbBoutique
Eduardo SILVA ROMERO
Founding Partner
Wordstone Dispute Resolution

Cocktail

20:00 - 22:00

Venue


19, Place Vendôme
75001 Paris

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