Árbitro: Christian Albanesi

Present Position: Managing Associate
Office: Paris and New York
Nationality: Argentinian and Italian
Profession: Avocat à la Cour de Paris / Abogado del Colegio de Abogados de Buenos
Aires
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese
Practice Area: Arbitration
Direct Telephone: (+33) 1 56 43 56 22
Direct Fax: (+33) 1 43 59 41 96
Mobile: (+33) 6 29 51 77 42
E-mail: Christian.albanesi@linklaters.com
Experience:
Christian Albanesi has acted as counsel in numerous international arbitrations in ICC,
ICSID, Buenos Aires Stock Exchange or ad hoc arbitration proceedings, in the fields of
acquisitions, construction, oil & gas and joint ventures. Christian joined Linklaters from
the ICC International Court of Arbitration where, in his position as Managing Counsel, he
supervised the nine case management teams to ensure uniformity of practices and
decisions of the ICC Court. He previously held the position of Counsel in charge of the
Latin America, Spain and Portugal case management team where he oversaw hundreds
of cases pending under the ICC Rules from filing through scrutiny and notification of
awards.
Transactions of significance where substantial involvement can be disclosed have
included:
– Counsel for a former subsidiary of one of France’s leading oil and gas companies, in
connection with an ad hoc arbitration in Stockholm under UNCITRAL rules brought
by a private entity and by two Regions of the Russian Federation purporting to be
contracting parties to an agreement for oil exploration in Russia dating from the early
1990s that had never come into effect. The matter also involves related court
litigation in France (in which we have participated) and in Sweden.
– Advised a Latin American publicly-own entity in the field of generation and
transmission of energy, in connection with an ad hoc arbitration in Washington D.C.
brought against a private entity in relation to the alleged failure to supply the agreed
quantities of natural gas.
– Advised a Latin American manufacturer of fish oil, in connection with a GAFTA
arbitration in London against a private entity in relation to a breach of contract.
– Counsel for Western European insurance companies, in connection with an ICC
arbitration and parallel proceedings before state courts filed by an Eastern European
company over the alleged unlawful termination of an SPA.
– Counsel for French and Spanish investors in Argentina, in connection with an ICSID
arbitration brought against the State for their investments in a concession for water
distribution and waste water treatment and a series of alleged acts and omissions by
the State, including failure to apply previously agreed adjustments to tariff calculation.
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– Counsel for an American corporation in the oil and gas sector, in connection with an
ICC arbitration in Buenos Aires brought against local businessmen for the acquisition
of shares in a third company upon the exercise of preferential rights
– Counsel for an Argentine constructor in a domestic arbitration in Buenos Aires
against a multinational hotel chain in relation to the construction of a hotel in
Argentina.
– Counsel for a telecommunication company in proceedings before the Argentine
Supreme Court, in connection with a class action brought by a consumer protection
association in relation to allegedly abusive practices of the company.
Education:
2007: University Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne) - LL.M. in French and European
Law
2003: State Pushkin Institute of Russian Language (Moscow) - Degree in Russian
Language, full scholarship of the Russian Ministry of Education
2002: University of Buenos Aires (UBA) - Lawyer, specialized in International
Public Law, graduated with Honours (top 95th percentile)
Experience and career to date:
2014 to date: Managing Associate, Linklaters Paris
2013 – 2014: Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris)
2011-2013: Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris)
2007/2010: Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris)
2007: Foreign Lawyer, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Paris)
2004-2006: Associate, Marval O’Farrell & Mairal (Buenos Aires)
Memberships:
Member of the Buenos Aires and Paris Bars. Member of the ICC Latin American Group,
the ICC YAF, the Spanish Club of Arbitration, the Latin American Arbitration Association
(ALArb) and ICC Argentina.
Publications:
Has published articles dealing with various topics of international arbitration and has also
spoken at conferences and seminars in this field. A selection of articles and conferences
is listed below:
> Dealing with corruption in arbitration: a review of ICC experience (ICC Bulletin
vol. 24/supplement 2013)
> The arbitral award, E-Book for the 10th Anniversary Special Edition of the ICC
Miami Conference: “Basics revisited”, ICC Publication (2013)
> Consolidation, Joinder, Cross-Claims, Multiparty and Multicontract Arbitrations:
Recent ICC Experience, Dossier VII - ICC Institute of World Business Law
(2010)
> Drafting arbitration agreements: from pathology to effectiveness, II Annual
Conference of ALARB, Bogota, (June 2015)
> Independence of arbitrators, Masterclass, Iberian Lawyer, Bogota (June 2015)
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> Powers of the Arbitral Tribunal to render interim measures, XI Rio de Janeiro
International Arbitration Conference (May 2015)
> Separability of the arbitration agreement, 9 Latin American Arbitration
Conference, Peruvian Institute of Arbitration, Lima (April 2015)
> Expanding jurisdiction: joinder of additional parties in arbitration, XII Generation
in Arbitration (GIA) Workshop & Conference, Vienna (March 2015)
> Who’s the Boss, ICC YAF, Miami (November 2014)
> Independence and Impartiality under the ICSID Convention, International
Seminar on Investment Arbitration, Lima (October 2014)
> Arbitration in 21st Century, St Petersburg Legal Forum, St Petersburg (June
2014)
> Compliance: Global legal tendencies and perspectives, St Petersburg Legal
Forum, St Petersburg (June 2014)
> Multi-Party Arbitration: What Works and What Doesn’t?, CILS Conference,
Salzburg (May 2014)
> The Future for Arbitration in Russia, RAA: Annual Arbitration Conference,
Moscow (April 2014)
> Arbitration and the WTO, WTO International Forum, Kaliningrad (March 2014)
> Appointment as arbitrator, Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and
Eastern Europe, Paris (March 2013)
> Arbitrators’ Independence: recent developments in Spanish and French
jurisprudence, CEA-40 and CFA-40, Paris (November 2013)
> The new ICC 2012 rules of arbitration’s emergency arbitrator provisions, ICC
Institute Masterclass for arbitrators, Paris (November 2013)
> Challenge and replacement of arbitrators, ICC Institute Masterclass for
arbitrators, Paris (November 2013)
> International arbitration in Argentina: challenges and jurisprudence, ICC YAF,
Buenos Aires (November 2013)
> ICC arbitration in the current international context, ICC Argentina Conference,
Buenos Aires (November 2013)
> Insight of ICC arbitration, Feria Internacional de la Habana, Havana (November
2013)
> The procedural perspective: Potential corruption allegations, ICC Miami
Conference on International Arbitration in Latin America, Miami (November
2013)
> Scrutiny of the award by the ICC Court, Advanced Level Training: Drafting
Enforceable Awards, Miami (November 2013)
> Behind the scenes look of the ICC Court, ICC Canada National Committee,
Toronto (October 2013)
> Anti-Corruption and Bribery Facing Tribunals in International Arbitration, ICC
Canada Annual Conference, Toronto (October 2013)
> Hot Topics in international arbitration, ICC YAF, Curitiba (October 2013)
> Role of in-house counsel in international arbitration, joint conference organized
by the ICC and CAMARB, Belo Horizonte (October 2013)
> L’évolution du droit de l’arbitrage, Journées franco-sudaméricaines de droit
comparé, Paris (October 2013)
> ICC’s expertise on awards, Advanced PIDA training, Paris (October 2013)
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> Institutional and Ad Hoc Arbitration, CIArb Diploma Course in International
Commercial Arbitration, Oxford (September 2013)
> Counsel’s Do’s and Don’ts, MAF-40, Moscow (September 2013)
> Drafting of arbitral awards, ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and
Eastern Europe, Moscow (September 2013)
> Current arbitration trends in Latin America, Latin American Group of the ICC,
Santiago (August 2013)
> Peculiarities of disputes in the mining industry, Arbitrating disputes on Natural
Resources, Mining and Energy: current trends in Latin America, Santiago
(August 2013)
> Application of the 2012 ICC Rules: Conduct of the proceedings, Emergency
Arbitrator and Complex Arbitrations, Practical Training, Buenos Aires (June
2013)
> Experts in international arbitration, V Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje,
Buenos Aires (June 2013)
> Arbitration in Argentina: trends and challenges, Capítulo Rioplatense del Club
Español del Arbitraje, Buenos Aires (June 2013)
> Third parties with economic interests, ICC YAF, Buenos Aires (June 2013)
> Multiparty and Multicontract arbitrations, IV Jornadas de la Sociedad Boliviana
de Arbitraje, La Paz (June 2013)
> Implications of the place of arbitration at the beginning of the case, ICC YAF, La
Paz (June 2013)
> Corporate restructuring and access to BITs: fraud or strategy? Impact on
Brazilian subsidiaries abroad, Grupo de Arbitragem de Investimentos do CBAr,
Sao Paulo (May 2013)
> Duties of Administrative Secretaries, ICC YAF, Rio de Janeiro (May 2013)
> Multiparty & Multicontract arbitrations. The ICC perspective, IX Conferência de
Arbitragem Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (May 2013)
> The Practice of the ICC in Making Appointments, Scrutiny of Awards by the
ICC, ICC UK Annual Arbitration Conference, London (April 2013)
> Complex arbitrations: joinder, multiple parties, multiple contracts, consolidation,
ICC Advanced PIDA training, Paris (December 2012)
> The award, ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration in Latin America:
Basics revisited, Miami (November 2012)
> Defining a Decade: Looking 10 years forward in arbitration, ICC YAF, Miami
(November 2012)
> ICC experience in countries with UNCITRAL-inspired arbitration laws, II
Encontro Internacional de Arbitragem, Coimbra (October 2012)
> ICC Arbitration under the 2012 Rules, Uruguay Bar Association, Montevideo
(October 2012)
> Complex arbitrations under the 2012 Rules, Launch of 2012 ICC Rules, Buenos
Aires (October 2012)
> Enforcement and Recognition of Annulled Awards, ICC YAF, Buenos Aires
(October 2012)
> Are arbitrators allowed to innovate on the basis of the legal theories presented
by the parties? ICC YAF, Panama City (August 2012)
> Experiences resulting from the application of the 2012 ICC Rules, ICC Latin
American Group, Panama City (August 2012)
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> The ICC experience in arbitrations involving State Entities, VI Encuentro del
CEA-40, Madrid (June 212)
> Tylney Hall-style session of rolling debate including: conflicts and disclosure,
evidence and advocacy, and the costs associated with over-use of experts,
Moderator, GAR Live, Rio de Janeiro (May 2012)
> Criminal aspects in arbitration (money laundry, fraud and corruption), the view
of arbitrators and arbitral institutions, VIII Conferência de Arbitragem
Internacional, Rio de Janeiro (May 2012)
> Recusing Arbitrators: The Interaction between Arbitral Institutions and National
Courts, American University Washington College of Law, Washington DC
(March 2012)
> Practical Training on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration, Paris (February 2012)
> Complex arbitrations under the 2012 Rules, Launch of 2012 ICC Rules in
Spain, Madrid (January 2012)
> Ethics in arbitration: Does culture matter? ICC Miami Conference on
International Arbitration in Latin America, Miami (November 2011)
> Experience of Arbitral Institutions in cases involving States: the ICC Experience,
X International Congress of the Brazilian Arbitration Committee – CBAr, Brasilia
(September 2011)
> Conflicts of interest and arbitrators’ professionalism from the perspective of the
ICC Court, III Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje, Asuncion (June 2011)
> Multiparty & Multicontract arbitrations, Conferencia Anual del CARAT, Buenos
Aires (October 2010)
> Extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories, IV Encuentro CEA-40,
Madrid (June 2010)
> Complex arbitrations: ICC experience, ICC Advanced PIDA training, Paris
(June 2010)
> Challenge and non-confirmation of arbitrators, ICC Advanced PIDA training,
Paris (November 2009)
> Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators, ICC YAF, Buenos Aires (September
2009)
> ICC Court and Secretariat, Argentinean-Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
Buenos Aires (September 2009)
> Arbitration agreement and non-signatories, III Congreso Latinoamericano de
Arbitraje, Lima (September 2009)
> Constitution of Arbitral Tribunals and challenges, ICC Advanced PIDA training,
Paris (June 2008)