Paul-Raphael Shehadeh

Representing: 

• the respondent in an SCC arbitration arising from an energy construction project
• the respondent in an LCIA dispute relating to a large cross-border energy project
• the respondent in a special arbitration under the 2010 UNCITRAL Rules concerning the construction of a gas processing plant
• a client in an ICC arbitration over termination of a motor-vehicle distribution agreement
• a client in an ICC arbitration against a national oil company concerning a shareholder agreement governed by English law

Representing: 

• claimants in a UNCITRAL arbitration following the institution of mandatory administration over a bank
• a state-owned respondent in a UNCITRAL dispute concerning medical devices
• a state-owned respondent in an ICSID arbitration arising from the nationalisation of a bank
• a state-owned respondent in a UNCITRAL dispute concerning the alleged expropriation of a gold mine
• a state-owned respondent in an ICSID arbitration relating to the termination of concession contracts

Representing: 

• investors in renewable energy in connection with the recognition and enforcement (registration) of an ICSID award under the intra-EU Energy Charter Treaty
• a publicly listed food and beverages company on an application for a worldwide freezing order and a forensic imaging/preservation order over all electronic files and databases
• counsel to a foreign state on property matters relating to an application for the return of assets
• a claimant in litigation concerning offshore trusts
• lenders in connection with debt recovery matters