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Laurent Niddam

Address: 

Csarnok ter 3-4. IV/8
Budapest 1093
Hungary

Phone Number: 
+36 (30) 950-5979
Email: 
laurent.niddam@wellspring-partners.com
Born: 
1960, Fes, Morocco
Languages: 
English French Hungarian
Nationalities: 
USA
French
Education: 
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M. – 1994)
University Paris II, France (DEA droit international – 1992)
University Paris II, France (Maîtrise en droit – 1991)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
1994, New York
1995, Paris
Present Position: 
Independent arbitration practice; Of Counsel, Szecskay Attorneys at Law, Budapest
Professional Experience: 

Partner, Szecskay Attorney at Law, Budapest (2002-2009)

Professional Associations: 

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb); International Arbitration Institute, Member Transparency Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, Member

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Arbitrator appointed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Lausanne); Panel of Arbitrators of the Court of Arbitration attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Budapest)

Arbitration Experience: 

As Counsel: Lead counsel in 15 completed international arbitrations conducted under arbitration rules of the ICC, the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Polish Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw and UNCITRAL; Co-counsel in 4 international arbitrations conducted under ICSID and ICC rules; Cases related to foreign investments in Central & Eastern Europe, privatizations, PPP, public utilities, commercial and M&A transactions in various industries. As Arbitrator: Ad hoc, 2010: Party appointed arbitrator in a dispute between joint-venture partners in a road construction contract; Institutional (Arbitration Court of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) 2011: Party appointed in post-M&A dispute (beer production industry); 2012: Party appointed in a dispute over the termination of long term commercial leases; 2012: Party appointed in sale and lease-back disputes

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Bilateral Investment Treaties
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
International Commercial Transactions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 
  • “Unilateral Arbitration Clauses” 1996 The Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Law Journal 147
  • “L'arbitrabilité des punitive damages en droit américain” (Arbitrability of Punitive Damages in American Law) 1995 Revue de l'arbitrage 295. Comment on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton
  • “L’exécution des sentences arbitrales internationales aux États-Unis” (Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in the United States) 1993 Revue de l'arbitrage 13-62