Audrey Caminades specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration, with a focus on disputes involving states and state-owned entities and a particular expertise in the EMEA region.  Over the past 15 years, she has acted as counsel in more than 30 arbitrations, under the major institutional rules, including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, and primarily focusing on the energy, mining, telecommunications and banking sectors.

Audrey has acted as arbitrator in ICC arbitrations, and as administrative secretary of tribunals in more than 20 cases, under the major institutional rules including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, EDF, SCC, among others.

Audrey is a visiting lecturer on international arbitration at the Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II) and has taught at several universities and schools of law, including Science Po Paris.

As arbitrator

• Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between two French companies relating to a contract for technical assistance in connection with several construction projects in Morocco (Paris seat; French law).
• Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Bulgarian company, an Austrian company, an American company, a Polish company and a Luxembourg company relating to a contract for the provision of services (Paris seat; English law).

As Counsel in ICC cases

• Representing two Brazilian companies against a French Banking institution in two parallel ICC arbitrations arising from a purchase and service contract, a credit agreement and a bank guarantee (Paris Seat; French law).
• Representing a French company against a Swiss company in two ICC arbitrations in the pharmaceutical sector (Brussels seat; Belgium law).
• Representing a French company against a Swiss company in an ICC arbitration arising out of alleged breaches of a distribution agreement (Geneva seat; Swiss law).
• Representing a South Sudanese entity and its parent company (BVI) against South Sudan in an ICC arbitration concerning the termination of a licence in the telecommunications sector (Geneva seat; South Sudanese law).
• Representing a French oil and gas company against a Lebanese company and its Belgian subsidiary in an ICC arbitration concerning the termination of an agency agreement relating to oil fields in Iraq (Paris seat; French law).
• Representing a Paraguayan state entity against a Venezuelan state entity in an ICC arbitration relating to an oil sales contract (Paris seat, International law and applicable Venezuelan law).
• Representing a Brazilian group against a Portuguese group in an ICC arbitration concerning a contractual financing package (Paris seat; French law).
• Representing a French company against a Swiss company, a Monegasque company and a Dutch company in two ICC arbitrations concerning a bottle decoration contract (Paris seat; French law).
• Representing a Spanish state entity against a French state entity in an ICC arbitration concerning alleged infringement of know-how in the field of shipbuilding (Paris seat; French law).
• Representing a Chinese company against a German company in an ICC arbitration concerning the alleged breach of three contracts for the construction of chemical plants (Geneva seat; Swiss law).

As Counsel in Annulment proceedings before the French courts

• Representing the Republic of Poland in an annulment action before the Paris Court of Appeal against the award rendered in ICSID Arbitration No. ARB(AF)/11/3 “Vincent J. Ryan, Schooner Capital LLC, and Atlantic Investment Partners LLC v. Poland”.
• Representing the Republic of Poland in an action for annulment before the Paris Court of Appeal against the award rendered in PCA arbitration No. 2017-10 “Slot Group a.s. v. Republic of Poland”.
• Representing the Republic of Poland in an action for annulment before the Paris Court of Appeal against the award rendered in ICSID Arbitration No. ADHOC/15/1 “Strabag SE, Raiffeisen Centrobank AG and Syrena Immobilien Holding AG v. Republic of Poland”.

As Counsel in Investment cases

• Representing the Republic of Poland in two PCA-UNCITRAL arbitrations, “PDZ (UK) Ltd. and PD Co Holdings (UK) Ltd. v. the Republic of Poland” (PCA Case No. 2021-06) and “PDZ Holdings PTY Ltd. v. the Republic of Poland” (PCA Case No. 2020-52), both arising from the alleged loss of mining investments.
• Representing the Republic of Guatemala in the PCA-UNCITRAL arbitration “Iberdrola Energía, S.A. v. Guatemala” (PCA Case No. 2017-41) concerning tariff changes in the electricity sector.
• Representing the Czech Republic against two US investors in a PCA-UNCITRAL arbitration “WCV World Capital Ventures Cyprus Ltd. and Channel Crossings Ltd v. Czech Republic” (PCA Case No. 2016-12) concerning regulatory changes in the slot machine industry.
• Representing the Czech Republic in ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/17/11 “Pawlowski AG and Projekt Sever s.r.o. v. Czech Republic” relating to real estate investments in Prague.
• Representing the Republic of Egypt in ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/18/31 “IHPG et al v. Arab Republic of Egypt”, arising from an agricultural and urban project.
• Representing two members of a joint venture in ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/17/8 “Rizzani De Eccher S.p.A., Obrascón Huarte Lain S.A. and Trévi S.p.A. v. Kuwait” concerning the construction of an expressway in Kuwait.
• Representing the Republic of Colombia in ICSID arbitration no. ARB/16/6 “Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. v. Colombia” concerning the State’s decision to annul an amendment to a mining contract.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the PCA-UNCITRAL arbitration “Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Company v. Ecuador” (PCA Case No. 2009-23) concerning Chevron and Texaco’s application not to enforce an Ecuadorian decision ordering them to pay USD 18 billion for environmental damage.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in ICSID arbitration no. ARB/06/11 “Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. Ecuador” concerning the termination of an oil exploration and exploitation contract.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in ICSID arbitration no. ARB/08/6 “Perenco Ecuador Limited v. Ecuador” concerning the termination of an oil exploration and production contract and the environmental liability of the investor.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in ICSID arbitration no. ARB/08/5 “Burlington Resources, Inc. v. Ecuador” concerning the termination of an oil exploration and exploitation contract and the environmental liability of the investor.

As Counsel in ICSID Annulment proceedings

• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the action for annulment of the award in ICSID arbitration No. ARB/06/11 “Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company v. Ecuador”.
• Representing the plurinational State of Bolivia in the action for annulment of the award in ICSID arbitration no. ARB/06/2 “Quiborax S.A. and Non-Metallic Minerals S.A. v. Bolivia”.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in an annulment action against the award in ICSID arbitration No. ARB/08/05 “Burlington Resources, Inc. v. Ecuador”.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in the annulment phase of ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/08/6d “Perenco Ecuador Limited v. Republic of Ecuador”.
• Representing the Republic of Colombia in the annulment phase of ICSID arbitration no. ARB/16/6 “Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. v. Republic of Colombia”.
• Representing the Czech Republic in the annulment phase of ICSID Arbitration No. ARB/17/11 “Pawlowski AG and Projekt Sever s.r.o. v. Czech Republic”.

As Administrative Secretary to the Tribunal

• ICC arbitration involving three Portuguese companies in a dispute arising out of a decision of a financial panel (Lisbon seat; Portuguese law).
• ICC arbitration involving two Israeli companies in a dispute arising out of subcontracts for the construction of a solar thermal power plant (Tel Aviv seat; Israeli law).
• ICC arbitration involving four Qatari companies in a dispute arising out of a construction subcontract (Doha seat; Qatari law).
• ICC arbitration between two Kuwaiti citizens relating to the performance of a settlement agreement (Geneva seat; Kuwait law).
• ICC arbitration between a German company and Chilean companies relating to a contract for the construction of a power plant (Santiago seat; Chilean Law).
• ICC arbitration between Italian and Brazilian companies relating to a post-acquisition dispute in the field of telecommunications (Paris seat; Brazilian law).
• ICC arbitration between a French company and a Swiss company relating to an electricity supply contract (Geneva seat; French law).
• ICC arbitration between an Italian company and a Greek company relating to an equipment contract for a power plant (Brussels seat; Greek law).
• ICC arbitration between a German company and a Norwegian company relating to a gas supply contract (Stockholm seat; Norwegian law).
• ICC arbitration between a Belgian company and a Chilean company relating to a cooperation contract (Paris seat; French Law).
• ICC arbitration between, on the one hand, three Moroccan companies and, on the other hand, a Japanese company and a Spanish company relating to the performance of a seafood distribution contract (Barcelona seat; Spanish Law).
• ICC arbitration between two French parties relating to a commissioning contract (Paris seat; French law).
• Arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration and under the auspices of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce between, on the one hand, a Swiss company and, on the other hand, a Swiss company, several Dutch companies, a Cypriot company and a Russian company relating to various credit contracts (Geneva seat; Swiss law).
• Arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration and under the auspices of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce between a Brazilian company and a Swiss company relating to a contract for the sale of steel products (Geneva seat; Swiss law).
• Arbitration under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration and under the auspices of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce between a Swiss company and an English company relating to an exclusive distribution contract (Geneva seat; Swiss law).
• VIAC arbitration between Romanian companies in a dispute arising from a turnkey construction contract for an office building in Bucharest (Bucharest seat; Romanian law).
• Ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules between a Serbian NGO and a Swiss institution in a dispute arising from a financing contract (Geneva seat; UNIDROIT principles).
• Ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL rules between a Swiss company and Egyptian citizens in a dispute over a transaction (Paris seat; Egyptian law).
• SCC arbitration between a European investor and a European State in a dispute over changes to the legal regime applicable to solar thermal power plants.
• Arbitration Consta Joint Venture v. Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Ethiopien administered by the PCA and under the aegis of the European Development Fund (EDF) rules in a dispute concerning the construction of a railway line.
• Arbitration “Mattioli Joint Venture v. Ethiopia” administered by the PCA and under the rules of the European Development Fund (EDF) in a dispute concerning the construction of a water extraction and supply system.
• ICSID arbitration “Alpiq AG v. Romania” (ICSID Case No. ARB/14/28) concerning the termination of an electricity supply contract.
• ICSID arbitration “Société Industrielle des Boissons de Guinée v. Republic of Guinea” (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/8) in a dispute concerning the alleged expropriation of a beverage company.
• ICSID arbitration “Dan Cake S.A. v. Hungary” (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/9) in a dispute concerning the alleged expropriation of a pastry business (first phase)

LLM, King’s College London

DEA in Private International Law, University of Paris I – La Sorbonne  (Under the supervision of Professor Pierre Mayer)

Paris

English and French

Dalloz action, ICC arbitration, Forthcoming.

“Force Majeure Clauses in Extractive Contracts”, Forthcoming.

“Article 48”, in ICSID Practical Commentary, 2019

“Arbitrage et normes en danger”, Contournement, optimisation, évasion : les normes en danger?, Institut Universitaire Varenne, 2019.

“Sovereign Immunity (France)”, Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2019.

“L’annulation des sentences CIRDI impliquant un État d’Afrique”, Un demi-siècle africain d’arbitrage d’investissement CIRDI, LGDJ, 2019.

“Arbitration in France”, Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2018.

“Actualité des clauses de stabilisation : la variété des clauses dans les contrats pétroliers, miniers et gaziers sur plusieurs aires géographiques (Amérique latine, Afrique, mer noire, Moyen Orient”, Le contentieux extractif, ICC Publication, 2015

(With Pierre Mayer), « the 60/40 Issue in Oxy », Caso Oxy: Defensa Jurídica de una Decisión Soberana y en Derecho del Estado Ecuatoriano, 2014.

“Quel arbitrage d’investissement (institutionnel ou ad hoc) ?”, Kessedjian (C.) (dir.), Le droit européen et l’arbitrage d’investissement, Editions Panthéon Assas, 2011.

“Actualité des clauses de stabilisation”, Le contentieux extractif, Conférence ICC, Paris,

“Non-Express Powers in Arbitration: Excess of Powers or Inherent Powers?”, ICC YAF Conference, Paris (Speaker and Organizer)

Comité Français de l’arbitrage (CFA)

Member of the ICC France list of arbitrators

French Arbitration Association (AFA)

LCIA Users’ Council

Former Secretary of the Sub-Committee on the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (IBA)