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Benoit Le Bars

Address: 

Lazareff Le Bars
22 rue du Général Foy 75008 Paris
France

Phone Number: 
(33-1) 80 18 25 30
Fax Number: 
(33-1) 47 20 87 53
Email: 
contact@lazareff-lebars.com
Born: 
1970, Dax
Languages: 
French English Spanish Russian
Nationalities: 
French
Education: 
PhD Private Law (Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school) (1998);
Albert Wahl Prize of Private Law (1999);
Master Business & Tax law (Paris 2, Panthéon-Assas University law school) (1994);
Postgraduate, Commercial & Business Law (Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school) (1993), Second award winner of the Political science general examination (1990)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to the Paris Bar 1998
Present Position: 
Founding Partner Lazareff Le Bars
Professional Experience: 

Since 2010 Founding partner of Lazareff Le Bars; Partner Hammonds & Hausmann (2007-2009); Lawyer Landwell & Associés (2005-2007); Iliade Avocats Paris (2004); Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (2003); Lawyer at the Cour de cassation (1998-2004).

Professional Associations: 

Associated Professor Vermont Law School (USA); Director Postgraduate Program in business law (Master II DJCE) of Cergy-Pontoise University law school (Paris); Senior lecturer Cergy-Pontoise University law school; Permanent member of the ICC International arbitration commission; Member of the French ICC Committee of Arbitration (ICC France); Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Admitted to the Common Court of Arbitration for OHADA Law (CCJA); Member of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI); Member of the French Arbitration Association (AFA); Member of the Paris Center for Mediation & Arbitration (CMAP); Member of the French Association for Corporate Governance (AFGE), former General Secretary of AFGE (2007);Member of the European Arbitration Center (EAC)-Bruxelles/Kiev; Member of the School of the Bar; Former member of the scientific committee of IFA association (French association for corporate governance) (2009).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICC, CCJA (Common Court of Arbitration for OHADA law), LCIA, ad hoc (UNCITRAL), etc.

Arbitration Experience: 

Presiding arbitrator, sole arbitrator, arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration proceedings (ICC, LCIA, CCJA, UNCITRAL, ad hoc, etc.).

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
OHADA Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Strategies for Persuasion in the Face of Subconscious Influences and Cultural Differences: Arbitrator Selection and Overall Themes - World Arbitration and Mediation Review, Vol. 9 No. 4
Publications: 
  • Droit des sociétés et de l’arbitrage international (Lextenso édition, 2011)
  • Minority shareholders associations (Bibliothèque de droit privé, Tome 392, LGDJ)
  • Uniformed business law in Africa (OHADA rules) (Lexisnexis 2004)
  • Treaty of International commerce law (LGDJ 2005)
  • French Private Limited Liability company (SAS) (Collective work, Francis Lefebvre Ed, 2007)
  • Uniform company and arbitration law in Africa (Joly Editions 2010

...numerous articles on international arbitration, company law, banking law and OHADA law in French and foreign law reviews

Research groups & organizations:

  • Associated expert in international arbitration for Essec law school
  • Member of the research center for financial law, Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school (CRDF)
  • Member of the private & business law research center, Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school
  • Vice-president Association for Financial Law Sorbonne (ADFIN-Sorbonne)