The Russian Arbitration Association published, in its Arbitration Journal No.9 which focuses on “Settlement in Arbitration”, Valence Borgia’s article entitled: “Third-Party Conciliation: France reacts to Covid-19 With A New Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism.”

In this article, Valence Borgia talks about the “Tiers Conciliateurs” or Third-Party Conciliators platform (https://tiers-conciliateurs.fr/) recently launched in France and which aims to assist companies in finding amicable solutions in order to limit disruption and maintain trust between business partners during the sanitary crisis.  

To read the article, follow the link: https://journal.arbitration.ru/upload/iblock/177/Arbitration_ru_N9_23_November2020.pdf (page 10).

Six months after its launch, Medici is proud to be ranked as "highly recommended" in international arbitration and "recommended" in commercial litigation in the Litigation & Arbitration - International Arbitration 2021 and Litigation & Arbitration - Commercial Litigation 2021 rankings by Décideurs Magazine - Leaders League Group.

The Medici team thanks our clients and peers for their trust!

Pleased to welcome Jeanne Veillerot to the Medici team. Jeanne is graduated from University of Assas-Paris II with International Private Law master’s degree and holds a LL.M. in International Business Law from Sorbonne-Assas International Law School (Singapore). Prior to joining the firm, Jeanne worked for three years in an international law firm in London as associate in the litigation and arbitration practice group.

Cabinet Medici is pleased to have been cited among the ten most attractive law firms created during the year 2020 by the Lettre des juristes d'affaires of 21 December 2020, n° 1472.

Valence Borgia, Partner at Medici and member of the Paris Bar Council, spoke in Louie Media's "Travail (en cours)" ("Work (in progress)") podcast on presenteeism in law firms on 17 December 2020.

The podcast is available on the following link: https://louiemedia.com/travail-en-cours#:~:text=Comment%20le%20pr%C3%A9sent%C3%A9isme%20r%C3%A9siste%20aux%20confinements&text=Le%20pr%C3%A9sent%C3%A9isme%2C%20en%20France%2C%20is,sondage%20Glassdor%20d'octobre%202019 .

Valence Borgia, Partner at Medici, is a member of the jury for the "Gisèle Halimi Prize", a public speaking competition organised by la Fondation des Femmes "to denounce sexism through words", alongside Giulia Fois, Julie Gayet, Nathalie Roret, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem and Yseult.

This speech contest, which focuses on women's rights, will be broadcast on Monday 21 December at 8 pm on Facebook.

This Friday, 18 December 2020, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Marie-Laure Bizeau, Partner at Medici, will speak at the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum conference on the constitution of the arbitral tribunal, alongside Nada Sader, Partner at Derains & Gharavi in Lebanon, and Nadine Kozma from Alem & Associates in Lebanon.

To register for the conference, follow the link : https://2go.iccwbo.org/icc-yaf-constitution-of-the-arbitral-tribunal.html.

The reform of the French arbitration law will be ten years old on 13 January 2021. To celebrate this anniversary, the "Club des Juristes" is organising a conference during which Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, will speak about "The contribution and significance of texts and case law since the decree of 13 January 2011", alongside Thomas Clay, Dominique Hascher and Pierre Todorov. This conference will be online on 13 January 2021, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (CET).

To register for the conference, follow the link : https://www.leclubdesjuristes.com/inscription-conference-10-anniversaire-reforme-droit-francais-arbitrage-mercredi-13-janvier-2021/.

Valence Borgia, Marie-Laure Bizeau and Caroline Duclercq, partners of Medici, are once again distinguished by Who's Who Legal 2021 as "Future Leaders" in arbitration. Many thanks to our clients and peers who contribute to this ranking!

The Checklist outlines best practices, methods and tools available to assist parties in selecting arbitrators. Relying on objective criteria, it aims to promote efficiency and diversity in the arbitrator selection process. To access the Checklist, click here: https://cdn1.arbitralwomen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ERA-France-guidelines-ENGLISH.pdf.

The Survey explores the criteria applied and methods adopted by arbitration users when nominating arbitrators. The resulting data will provide new insights about and perspectives on the arbitrator selection process. To take the survey (in French only), click here: https://fr.surveymonkey.com/r/T27TLZZ.

Learn more about these initiatives in an article written by ArbitralWomen Board member Maria Beatriz Burghetto here: https://www.arbitralwomen.org/checklist-of-best-practices-for-the-selection-of-arbitrators-and-survey/.