Georges Affaki
AFFAKI
10, avenue Hoche
Paris 75008 France
Telephone: +33155737478
Email: georges.affaki@affaki.fr
Website: www.affaki.fr
Author or editor of several books, including “Trade Finance”, ITC Publishing (awarded the European Prize on Interdisciplinary Research); “Cross-border insolvency and conflict of jurisdictions”, Bruylant; “Increasing Access to Credit – Reforming Secured Transaction Law”, ITC Publ.; “The Guide to ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees” (with Sir Roy Goode), ICC Publ. No. 702; “Jurisdictional Choices” (with Horacio Grigera Naon), to be published by ICC Publ., and over 60 articles and case notes on international banking, international arbitration and litigation, economic sanctions, cross-border insolvency and Islamic finance. Complete list of publications available for download at www.affaki.fr.
Managing Director and Head of Legal, BNP Paribas; Avocat, SG Archibald; Legal Officer, United Nations Compensation Commission; Avocat, Aleppo Bar.
French Arbitration Committee; Swiss Arbitration Association; ICC Arab Arbitration Group; International Law Association Monetary Law Committee; ICC Arbitration Commission; ICC Banking Commission; ICC Council of the Institute; International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee; Unidroit Foundation.
ICC; PCA; ICSID ballot list; ICDR; LCIA; HKIAC; DIAC; ADCCAC; BCDR-AAA; SCCA; CRCICA; KLRCA; JAC; RAA; P.R.I.M.E. Finance; CEPANI; SIAC; ACICA; THAC; PIAC; and TRAC. Also on the list of arbitrators of the ICCA, the ASA, and IAI.
Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in ICSID Case No. ARB/16/16, Global Telecom Holding S.A.E. v. Canada; Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in a Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) consolidated case in relation to a series of multiparty, multi-contracts disputes arising under a private equity investment in the energy sector (applicable law: Hong Kong, seat: Hong Kong); Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in an ICC case in relation to consolidated arbitrations arising under a multi-contract construction dispute (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi); Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in a Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) case in relation to a dispute relating to an Egyptian law-governed license operating and gas distribution agreement (proceedings conducted and award issued in Arabic – applicable law: Egyptian, seat: Cairo); Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in a Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC) case in relation to a dispute relating to a series of property development and construction agreements (Arabic-English bilingual proceedings – applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai); Chairman of the arbitral tribunal in a DIAC case in relation to a series of construction disputes arising in relation to a landmark infrastructure project in Dubai (applicable law: UAE, seat: Dubai); Sole arbitrator in an ICC case in relation to a dispute arising out of a settlement agreement in relation to a distribution agreement involving the interpretation of a bilateral tax treaty (applicable law: Brazil, seat: Paris); Sole arbitrator in a DIAC case in relation to a dispute arising out of military procurement agreements performed in a major war zone (applicable law: Dubai, seat: Dubai); Sole arbitrator in a BCDR-AAA case in relation to a dispute relating to a series of fintech agreements (applicable law: Bahrain, seat: Manama); Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc case in relation to a dispute under an international contract with an international relief agency operating in the Middle-East (applicable law: general principles of international law, seat: London); Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc case in relation to a dispute under a banking service agreement (applicable law: French law and international standard banking practice, seat: Paris); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a complex FIDIC-type industrial dismantling, transfer and construction series of agreements (applicable law: French, seat: Paris); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a price determination dispute under a long-term gas supply contract (applicable law: Algerian, seat: Geneva); Party-appointed arbitrator in a DIAC case concerning a shareholders dispute in relation to a financial institution acquisition (applicable law: Saudi, seat: Dubai); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under a series of consulting agreements in the power sector involving allegations of corruption of national oil company (applicable law: Swiss, seat: Geneva); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC case concerning a dispute under discount agreements in the context of a bank resolution scheme (applicable law: French, seat: Paris); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ADCCAC case concerning a dispute under an Islamic banking service agreement (applicable law: UAE, seat: Abu Dhabi); Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc case concerning a dispute under a joint venture agreement in relation to a real estate investment (applicable law: French, seat: Paris).