Bachir Sayegh

Bachir's recent experience includes:

Representing the claimants in ENGIE and others v. Hungary, an ICSID arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty and the France-Hungary BIT relating to the regulation of gas tariffs;

Representing the claimant in B3 Croatian Courier Coöperatief UA v. Republic of Croatia, an ICSID arbitration relating to the regulation of an investment made in the Croatian logistics sector;

Representing the claimant in an UNCITRAL investment treaty arbitration relating to a Caribbean State's regulation of the downstream petroleum market;

Representing the claimant in an ICC investment treaty arbitration relating to the treatment by a Balkan State of an investment made in the petroleum distribution sector;

Representing Georgia in parallel ICC and ICSID arbitration proceedings brought in connection with a dispute arising out of the termination of an investment agreement to build and operate a major deep-sea port;

Representing a major Dutch investment conglomerate in an ICC dispute involving the multi-billion-euro acquisition of a major European retailer;

Representing a major manufacturer of complex composite materials in an ICC arbitration involving the construction of a manufacturing plant in France;

Representing a European bank and its insurer in an ICC arbitration arising out of unpaid amounts under an export credit facility agreement for the purchase of industrial equipment in Ukraine;

Representing a South-East Asian investor in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction and operation of a major desalination plant project in North Africa;

Representing a Japanese consortium in an ICC arbitration involving the construction of a major highway in North Africa;

Representing a European construction company in an ICC arbitration regarding the construction of a major hydroelectric project in Chile;

Advising a Middle Eastern State on the drafting and negotiations of its investment protection framework;

Advising a Middle Eastern telecom company in relation to investment treaty claims relating to the treatment of its investment by a Middle Eastern State;

Advising a series of Turkish contractors in relation to contractual claims arising from construction projects in Libya;

Advising a Lebanese construction company in relation to contractual and investment treaty claims arising out of breaches of an investment agreement for the maintenance and operation of a power plant in the Middle-East;

Advising a European contractor in local litigations and claim procedures arising out of the construction of energy production facilities in Algeria; and

Advising a Middle Eastern group of companies in relation to the wrongful termination of its distribution and agency rights in the Middle East.