Delaloa lawyers have represented clients in a broad range of disputes involving Portuguese law and similar laws (e.g. Angolan law, Mozambican law), French law and similar laws (e.g. Senegalese law) as well as English law. Pacôme Ziegler has also acted as arbitrator in various disputes arising out of Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions and beyond. The amounts in dispute in the cases Pacôme Ziegler has been involved in routinely exceed EUR 100 million with a peak at USD 3.5 billion.

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE AS COUNSEL

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• Representing a Portuguese agribusiness company in a GAFTA arbitration arising out of an agreement for the supply of pulses (seat in London, English law)

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• Advising a Middle Eastern company in a shareholder dispute relating to a business venture in Angola (seat in Paris; Angolan law)

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• Representing a Portuguese construction company in a CCJA dispute arising out of an agreement for the construction of a hotel in Dakar (seat in Abidjan; Senegalese law)

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• Representing a French bicycle company before Portuguese courts in a dispute arising out of a contract for the assembly of bicycles (Portuguese law)

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• Representing a Singapore company in a dispute relating to a contract for the supply and assembly of bike parts (Portuguese law)

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• Representing a Portuguese manufacturing company against a Spanish bicycle company in a dispute administered by the CIAM-CIAR (seat in Madrid; Spanish law)

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• Representing a Portuguese company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of a sales and purchase agreement in the agrobusiness sector (seat in Madrid; Spanish law)

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• Representing a Hong Kong company in an ICC arbitration relating to the termination of an agreement for the construction of a hydroelectric plant (seat in Luanda; Angolan law)

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• Representing an Angolan company in an ad hoc arbitration relating to the revocation of a port concession (seat in Luanda; Angolan law)

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• Advising an Angolan company in a LCIA dispute arising out of a consortium agreement relating to the construction of a road network (seat in Lisbon; Angolan law)

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• Representing a marine equipment company in a LCIA dispute arising out of a distribution agreement (seat in London; Portuguese law)

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• Representing a leading helicopter company in an ICC dispute arising out of an offshore services agreement (seat in Paris; Portuguese law)

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• Representing the Republic of Mozambique against an Indian company in an ICC arbitration arising out of the termination of a railway concession agreement (seat in Maputo; Mozambican law)

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• Representing the Republic of Mozambique against an Italian construction company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a railway network in Maputo (seat in Paris; Mozambican law) 

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• Representing a foreign holding company against a Brazilian telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration arising out of alleged breaches of a shareholders’ agreement (seat in Paris; Angolan law)

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• Representing the Portuguese Republic against a utility company in an ad hoc arbitration relating to the construction of a hydroelectric plant (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing Luxembourg investment funds and a Portuguese motorway concession company in an arbitration administered by the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry arising out a sale and purchase agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing Brazilian clients against a Portuguese bank in an ICC arbitration arising out of financing agreements (seat in Paris; French law)

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• Representing a group of French companies against the Republic of Guinea in ICSID Case No. ARB/11/29 relating to the operation of a container terminal

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• Representing a Luxembourg company against a venture capital company in an ICC arbitration relating to the acquisition of a tourism group (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a Luxembourg company against a Portuguese company in an ICC arbitration relating to the sale of non-performing loans (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a Portuguese individual against a Portuguese cosmetics group in arbitration at the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry arising out of the sale of the cosmetics group (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a French individual against a Portuguese construction company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of alleged breaches of a construction contract (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing a Portuguese company in arbitration at the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry for alleged breaches of a shareholders’ agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador against Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company in proceedings to annul the award rendered in ICSID Case No. ARB/06/11

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• Representing a group of Argentinean investors against the Republic of Peru in ICSID Case No. ARB/10/2 relating to the operation of a toll road

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in relation to environmental counterclaims it filed against Perenco Ecuador Limited in ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador against Burlington Resources Inc. in ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 relating to the operation of several oil blocks

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• Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia against Quiborax S.A., Non Metallic Minerals S.A. and Allan Fosk Kaplún in ICSID Case No. ARB/06/2 relating to the termination of mining licences

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• Representing a French satellite operator against a German satellite operator in an ICC arbitration arising out of a contract for the use of frequency rights and a flagship orbital position (seat in Paris; French law and the Radio Regulations)

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• Representing a Japanese reinsurance company against a French insurance company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of the application of a reinsurance agreement (seat in Paris; French law)

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• Representing a leading American consumer staples company against a Moroccan company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of the termination of a licensing and distribution agreement (seat in Paris; French law)

 

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Includes matters handled by Delaloa or prior to joining the firm.

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE AS ARBITRATOR

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• Sole arbitrator in a CAC-CCIP dispute arising out of a construction agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law; proceedings in Portuguese)

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• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc dispute arising out of a contract for the supply of solar panels (seat in Madrid; Spanish law; proceedings in English)

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• Co-arbitrator in a Swiss Arbitration Centre dispute arising out of a contract for the supply of offshore wind farms (seat in Geneva; English law; proceedings in English)

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• Co-arbitrator in a CCJA dispute arising out of a construction agreement (seat in Abidjan; Ivory Coast law; proceedings in French) 

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• Sole arbitrator in an ICC dispute arising out of an agreement for the design and supply of airships (seat in Paris; English law and Brazilian law; proceedings in English)​

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• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of a construction agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law; proceedings in Portuguese)​

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• Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute arising out of agreements for the supply of wind farms (seat in São Paulo; Brazilian law; proceedings in Portuguese)

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