Valence Borgia, partner at Medici and co-founder of the Women's Foundation, was a member of the jury at the new edition of the Women's Foundation eloquence contest held on January 10, 2022 at the Odeon Theater.

The breathtakingly talented and eloquent candidates captivated the audience throughout the evening.

The jury was chaired by Dr. Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Congratulations to all the participants! And, most of all, thank you for this contagious, engaging and optimistic energy.

We are very proud to receive the "Female Empowerment Award" of Jus Mundi which rewards and encourages teams and firms that value female profiles and backgrounds in the international arbitration field.

“International arbitration plays a vital role in promoting global justice. And women play an equally important role in the success of arbitration as a dispute resolution method. We applaud all women working in the legal field for their success, and appreciate all initiatives promoting female practitioners and raising awareness in this respect. […]

For 2021, we are featuring Medici as the Arbitration Team of the Year in the category Female Empowerment. We appreciate them for being an all-female-led law firm and empowering other women. We recognize the firm’s efforts and encourage everyone to read their story below.”

Read full article here: Arbitration Team of the Year: Female Empowerment Award – Medici | Jus Mundi Blog

Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, spoke at the 35^th annual congress of the Conférence Internationale des Barreaux (CIB) regarding "Law and Justice Facing Covid-19 Crisis".

This congress, organised in Libreville (Gabon) from 1^st to 3^rd of December 2021, addressed the international impact of the pandemic on freedom, justice and legal security. Caroline Duclercq and her panel discussed about "Justice threatened by Covid-19: the remedies" and more particularly addressed the topic "Online Arbitration: A Model For Civil Justice?”.

The work of the Congress, placed under the authority of Achille Ngwanza, has been collected and published in a book given to all participants.

As part of the call for projects organised by the Medici for Equality Endowment Fund, the first phase of applications is now closed!

For the first edition of the Medici for Equality Award, we received more than 220 applications to obtain funding for a project led by an association whose aim is to fight against discrimination.

The applications will be studied and selected by an Award Committee composed of the founding members of the Endowment Fund and an Advisory Committee.

Thank you all for your participation.

See you in early 2022 for the results!

Medici is proud to announce that its partners have again been recognized by the prestigious ranking Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration, 2022 Edition.

Caroline Duclercq is listed in the "Leader" category (Global Guide) as a "Recommended practitioner". Marie-Laure Bizeau and Valence Borgia are once again recognized among the "Future Leaders" (Global Guide).

Links:

• Marie-Laure Bizeau https://whoswholegal.com/marie-laure-bizeau
• Valence Borgia https://whoswholegal.com/valence-borgia
• Caroline Duclercq https://whoswholegal.com/caroline-duclercq
• Global ranking https://whoswholegal.com/market-insight-tool?&practitioner=1&practicearea=46&regionid=8&countryid=250&sortby=1

CMAP recently unveiled its revised Arbitration Rules, which will come into effect on January 1, 2022, with the objective of improving the efficiency and flexibility of arbitration proceedings.

Valence Borgia, partner at Medici, participated, on the occasion of 25 November 2021, International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and within the framework of the 7th interprofessional meeting of the Parisian Observatory of Violence against Women, to a web-conference dedicated to the theme: "Sexism at the Roots of Violence against Women", this Tuesday, 23 November, the event taking place from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This day is dedicated to deepen the notion of sexism, which is still very rooted in our societies, and the link between these discriminatory beliefs and attitudes and the violence committed against girls and women.

Valence Borgia, in her capacity as a lawyer and co-founder of the Fondation des Femmes, participated as a moderator during the round table n°2 on: "What recourse against sexist and sexual violence?”

To find the program of the conference, click here.

This event and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women are the opportunity to recall Medici’s values and its actions led via the Endowment Fund for the promotion of equality between women and men, the fight against all forms of violence and discrimination against women and the fight against all forms of discrimination prohibited by law.

As a reminder, the Medici for Equality Endowment Fund has launched the first edition of the Medici for Equality 2021 Award, which aims at supporting projects oriented towards the fight against discrimination. Applications can be submitted until 28 November 2021.

For more information about the call for projects of the endowment fund, click here.

On 18 November 2021, the first edition of the Practical Guide to proceedings before the International Commercial Chambers of the Paris Commercial Court (CCIP-TC) and the Paris Court of Appeal (CCIP-CA) was published.

These chambers were established in 2018 "to adapt the French judicial system to contemporary international economic and legal issues" and have become increasingly popular.

With the objective of always contributing to the strengthening of the attractiveness of the International Commercial Chambers and, more generally, of Paris as forum for international commercial dispute resolutions, the guide, available in both French and English, is a practical and innovative tool for practitioners which gathers in a single document the relevant provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure and the chambers' procedural protocols but also, and more importantly, clarifies the expectations of the said chambers, via, in particular, the publication of models, for a faster and more qualitative handling of international commercial disputes.

To read and share!

To download the guide, click here.

Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, will speak at the annual symposium of the French Arbitration Committee (CFA) at the Maison de la Chimie on 26 November 2021. This working session will focus on "Arbitration in France Ten Years After The Reform" and will be held under the scientific direction of Yves Derains.

Caroline Duclercq will speak in the morning with Professor Maximin de Fontmichel on "The Protection of The Weaker Party" as part of the panel on "The Arbitration Agreement" moderated by Professor Pierre Mayer.

Participation in this conference is validated as part of the mandatory continuing education for a duration of 6 hours.

To register (until 22 November 2021) and learn more about the conference (which will be in French), click here.

As every year for more than 10 years, Caroline Duclercq intervened at the University of Versailles in the Master 2 Arbitration and International Trade (MACI) for a complete day of training on the drafting of various procedural acts, from the drafting of the arbitration clause to the final hearing.

Thanks to the students for their dynamism and their warm welcome!