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About us

Derains & Gharavi is a boutique law firm based in Paris that is exclusively handling international arbitrations and arbitration-related litigation.

Since its inception in 2008, the firm has consistently been recognised for the high quality of its work, the expertise of its lawyers, and its successful track record in high profile cases.

Derains & Gharavi has handled a broad spectrum of investment and commercial arbitrations and arbitration-related litigation, including in actions aimed at obtaining injunctive relief, interim measures, annulment and/or enforcement of arbitral awards, notably before the French and Dutch courts.

Its partners have acted as counsel and served as arbitrator in hundreds of arbitrations, conducted under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, such as the ICC, LCIA, DIFC/LCIA, PCA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, CAM, CRCICA, NAI, DIAC, SIAC, Swiss Chambers (SCAI), CAS, ADCCAC and ICSID (including annulments before ad hoc committees and revision proceedings), as well as in UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations.

Host Speakers

Dr. Hamid GHARAVI
Founding Partner
Founding partner, Derains & Gharavi

Guest Speakers

Ben RUTHERFORD
Senior Director, Legal at International Tennis Integrity Agency
International Tennis Integrity Agency
William MCAULIFFE
UEFA
UEFA
Giovanni FARES
Executive Director
The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation (GEF)
Mansour BAHRAMI
Director of Trophée des Légendes and Ambassador of FFT
Head of Legends Tournament and Ambassador of the FFT
Cedric PIOLINE
Director of the Rolex Paris Masters and formerly ranked no. 5 ATP
Formerly ranked 5th ATP tour player and Director of the Paris Bercy Tournament
Jérôme AUBERT
Directeur, Davidoff France
Davidoff France
Charles PONCET
Arbitrator
Poncet SARL
Ross WENZEL
General Counsel
WADA
Joëlle MONLOUIS
Secretary General of the French Football Federation and practicing lawyer
Cabinet Monlouis
Richard GASQUET
formerly ranked no. 7 ATP
formerly ranked no. 7 ATP
Éric DEBLICKER
coach and formerly ranked no. 50 ATP
coach and formerly ranked no. 50 ATP

Our PAW Events

Current edition

Mon. 23 Mar. 16:30 - 18:30
Doping and Match Fixing in Tennis & Beyond
#Arbitration related domestic litigation
IN PERSON
Tue. 24 Mar. 16:30 - 18:30
Tobacco & Beyond: Case Law and Perspectives
#Arbitration related domestic litigation
IN PERSON

Previous editions

Wed. 20 Mar. 2024
IN PERSON
CLOSED
Wed. 29 Mar. 2023
Lusophones' Arbitration Meeting - Arbitrator Challenges: Independence and Impartiality Revisited (in Portuguese)
#Arbitration related domestic litigation #Commercial arbitration #Africa #Americas #Asia #Europe
HYBRID
CLOSED

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