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AI-washing – when AI hype becomes a litigation risk
Sébastien Bonnard
Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
French, English
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
As an experienced International Arbitration attorney, Sébastien has served as counsel for private and public operators, and as arbitrator in numerous arbitration proceedings, both institutional (ICC, ICSID, ADCCAC, LCIA, LMAA, etc.), and ad hoc. Sébastien is registered on the list of arbitrators for ICC France. He also represents his clients in post-arbitral disputes (annulment and enforcement of awards). Sébastien’s practice extends to litigation of commercial disputes, liability and industrial risk and alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Sébastien is particularly active in complex disputes relating to construction, mining, oil & gas, telecommunications, joint ventures, defense, transport and distribution agreements in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Sébastien also has significant experience in the negotiation and monitoring of construction contracts (including FIDIC contracts), and the settlement of related disputes via adjudication or other forms of ADR. He is Chairperson of a dispute adjudication board appointed in the context of a project for the construction of a nuclear fusion reactor in Europe valued at over €20 billion.
In addition to his active practice, Sébastien has been a lecturer since 2009 for the International Business Law Master 2 program at the University of Paris Saclay.
Representative experience
Counsel to an African State in a dispute relating to the validity of an agreement signed in the context of the development of an iron ore project (ICC arbitration).*
Counsel to an African State in a dispute relating to the performance of O&M contracts for power plants (CCJA arbitration).*
Counsel to the leader of a consortium of contractors hired by an East African State to construct, on a turnkey basis, a wastewater treatment plant (ICC arbitration).
Counsel to a Moroccan group in the public urban transportation sector in a dispute in relation to the violation of a partnership agreement regarding the operation of a bus network (ICC arbitration).*
Counsel to a company in the aviation sector in an arbitration against an African State relating to the violation of a bilateral investment treaty (ICC arbitration).*
Counsel to an investor in a dispute with an African state in relation to the expropriation of its assets in the aviation sector (ICC arbitration).*
Counsel to a joint venture operating a pipeline against some of its shareholders and directors in relation to the violation of long-term commitments and fiduciary duties (ICC arbitration).*
Counsel to a world leader in the industrial and military vehicles sector in several arbitrations relating to consultant contracts in North Africa and the Middle East (ICC arbitrations).*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Bar admissions and qualifications
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