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Christopher R. Seppälä

Address: 

19, Place Vendôme
Paris 75001, France

Phone Number: 
(33 1) 55 04 15 15
Fax Number: 
(33 1) 55 04 15 16
Email: 
cseppala@whitecase.com
Born: 
1941, Guildford, England
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
USA
Education: 
B.A. 1963, Harvard College; J.D. 1967, Columbia Law School
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted (1) to New York Bar 1970, (2) as legal advisor (conseil juridique) in Paris 1974 and (3) to Paris Bar (as avocat) 1992
Present Position: 
Partner, White & Case LLP, Paris (since 1988)
Professional Experience: 

Partner, White & Case LLP, Paris (1988–present) and formerly with Law Offices of S.G. Archibald, Paris (1972–1988) and Sullivan & Cromwell, New York (1967–1972)

Professional Associations: 

Legal Advisor, Contracts Committee of the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC), Geneva. Member: Comité Français de l’Arbitrage, Indian Institute of Arbitration, Swiss Arbitration Association, International Chamber of Commerce Commission on International Commercial Arbitration, International Nuclear Law Association, American and International Bar Associations

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA (Commercial Panel); ICC-U.S. National Committee; JCAA

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel in many international commercial arbitrations (ICC, JCAA, LCIA, UNCITRAL, Iran-US Claims Tribunal, and other ad hoc); and co-arbitrator or chairman in about 6 international commercial arbitrations; Vice President – Emeritus, International Court of Arbitration of the ICC.

Areas of Specialization: 
Construction Contracts
Joint Ventures
Nuclear Energy
Oil & Gas
Publications from JURIS: 
Roundtable Discussion: THe arbitration agreement - Chapter 4 - The Swedish Arbitration Act of 1999, Five Years On: A Critical Review of Strengths and Weaknesses
Comment on section 2 of the swedish arbitration act of 1999 Dealing With the Right of Arbitrators to Rule on their own Jurisdiction - Chapter 2 - The Swedish Arbitration Act of 1999, Five Years On: A Critical Review of Strengths and Weaknesses
DECISION BY THE FRENCH SUPREME COURT, FIRST CIVIL CHAMBER RENDERED IN 2004 IN CASE 1231 FS-P - Stockholm International Arbitration Review (SIAR) 2005 No. 1
Post-Hearing Issues In International Arbitration - Chapter 3 - Post-Award Interest: The Position of the French Courts in Banque Arabe et Internationale d’Investissement v. The Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation
The Development of a Case Law in Construction Disputes Relating to FIDIC Contracts - Part 1 - Chapter 4 - Precedent in International Arbitration
France: ABC International Bank PLC (France), The Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation (IAIGC) (Kuwait) v. BAII Recouvrement (France) - International Arbitration Court Decisions - 3rd Edition
Post-award Interest - Where Post-Award Interest has not been Awarded by an International Arbitration Tribunal, may it be Obtained from State Courts? - (SAR) 2001 - 1
Publications: 

 

Author of numerous articles on international commercial arbitration and international construction contracts and member, Editorial Advisory Board, and Correspondent for France, Int’l. Constr. L. Rev.