France—res judicata, interim measures and extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories (Société [A] v SNC Legrand and SARL [G])
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2022In: Lexis PSL, 11 April 2022
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Baptiste Rigaudeau
AssociateAdmission
Paris, 2015Nationality
FrenchLanguages
English , French , SpanishGeneva
35, Rue de la Mairie
P.O. Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland
Baptiste Rigaudeau joined LALIVE in 2018. He specialises in international arbitration, with a focus on commercial and investor-State disputes. He has experience working as counsel and secretary to international arbitration tribunals under ICC, HKIAC, SIAC, SCC, CIETAC, CMAP, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, in proceedings governed by various procedural and substantive laws, both common and civil. He has experience in the energy, particularly in oil and gas, construction, banking, telecommunications, hotel and pharmaceuticals sectors. He also has experience in cross-border litigation and asset recovery matters.
He is a member of the ICC’s Commission on the Belt & Road Initiative and of the Global Steering Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Members’ Group. He is also a member of several professional associations such as ICC YAF, LCIA YIAG and the International Wine Law Association. He has spoken at conferences and has published several articles on international arbitration.
Baptiste Rigaudeau trained in Paris and Madrid (2009-2010) before working as an associate to two leading international arbitrators, based in Hong Kong and in Paris (2011-2012). He then practiced international arbitration in the Paris office of Foley Hoag LLP (2014-2018).
Baptiste Rigaudeau holds a Licence de droit from the University of Nantes, Masters degrees in International Economic Law from the University of Nantes and in International Arbitration and Business Law from the University of Versailles. He also holds a LLM from Cardiff University Law School.
Belt and Road Initiative – Recent Developments
Baptiste Rigaudeau, Tang Yin Lee (Krystal), 2022In: LALIVE Blog (1 April 2022) / Lexology (1 April 2022)
Mali Ecowas Sanctions: The Impact on Foreign Investors
Augustin Barrier, Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2022LALIVE Blog, 27 January 2022
Lexology online, 31 January 2022
The BRI and International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration
Baptiste Rigaudeau, Susan Munro, Zhijin Huang, Robert Pé, 2021In: CDR – The Belt and Road Initiative, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Stephen Jagusch QC; Colin Ong QC; Walter Chen SC, 2021
Guinea: Outlook on investment protection one month after the coup
Augustin Barrier, Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2021LALIVE Blog: 11 October 2021
East African Infrastructure Projects and Dispute Resolution
Bernd Ehle, Baptiste Rigaudeau, Benjamin Ng’eno 2021In: International Business Law Journal (IBLJ), 4/2021, pp. 469-487
The Protection of Foreign Investment in the Wine Sector (Chapter 10)
Baptiste Rigaudeau, Laurence Ponty, Jean-Robin Costargent, 2020In : BRILL NIJHOFF, Wine Law and Policy: From National Terroirs to a Global Market, Julien Chaise, Fernando Dias Simoes and Danny Friedman, 2020
A Third-Party, One Arbitration Agreement, Two Approaches: The French Courts’ Views on the Law Applicable to the Arbitration Agreement in Kabab-Ji v. Kout Food Group
Baptiste Rigaudeau, Victoria Leclerc, 2020Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 8 September 2020
Coronavirus: a force majeure event under Swiss law?
Laura Azaria, Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2020LALIVE Blog, 5 March 2020
Arbitration in France: Ryanair v. Smac: Is the French Tribunal des Conflits Unnecessarily Risking France’s Place as the World’s Safest Landing Spot for Arbitration Related Litigation?
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2019HKIAC, International Arbitration: Issues, Perspectives and Practice, Liber Amicorum Neil Kaplan, Wolters Kluwer, 2019, pp. 571-579
Environmental Dispute Resolution: The Dispute Board Solution
Baptiste Rigaudeau, François Baillon, 2018Terralex Connections, 24 April 2018
France – The New Anti-Corruption Arsenal’s Impact on Arbitration
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2016E-Solver – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Brazil-China: The reign of toothless giants?
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2014Young Arbitration Review – YAR – Issue 17
Clues to construing the New French Arbitration Law: An ICC perspective on Procedural Efficiency, Good Faith and Independence
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2011Journal Of International Arbitration (28(4): 381–399, 2011)
Jivraj v. Hashwani: la communauté arbitrale victime de discriminations à l’embauche répétées ?
Baptiste Rigaudeau, 2011Les Petites Affiches, Chronique de Droit de l’Arbitrage N°36, 26 February 2011, pp. 14-16 (French)
First Cameroon Arbitration Week
03/05/2022 Yaoundé Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Role of Young Arbitrators and associationsFor more information, see the programme
43ème Mensuelle Africaine – Les Nouvelles Routes de la Soie en Afrique (Belt and Road Initiative) : actualité et perspectives ?
Barreau de Paris/Inter-Pacific Bar Association
07/04/2022 Webinar Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Les différends liés à la BRI en AfriqueFor more information, see the programme
African Society of International Law 10th Conference
African and International Trade Law – BRI disputes and their impact on China-Africa Trade
30/10/2021 Baptiste Rigaudeau SpeakerFor more information, see the programme.
ICC Belt and Road and Africa Commissions Joint Series: Chinese Investments in Africa
BRI economic activity in Africa that could give rise to disputes
01/06/2021 Baptiste Rigaudeau Panel ModeratorFor more information, see the programme.
African Arbitration Association
Belt and Road Initiative: What it Means for Dispute Resolution in Africa
16/04/2021 Baptiste Rigaudeau SpeakerFor more information, please see the programme.
Young ITA talks – UK and Continental Europe – After Brexit: Arbitration in the Civil and Common Law Worlds at a Crossroads
Young ITA (Institute of Transnational Arbitration)
11/12/2020 Baptiste Rigaudeau Group discussion Leader and PanelistCCIG, RCAN, JCC
Arbitration and the Belt and Road Initiative: the ICC experience and ISDS
27/10/2020 Baptiste Rigaudeau SpeakerLegal Doctrine
La protection des investissements et Belt and Road africaine
09/06/2020 Baptiste Rigaudeau SpeakerFor more information, see the programme.
The Society of Construction Law and University College Dublin
Salient issues in Construction Law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement
03/03/2020 Baptiste Rigaudeau SpeakerInternational Wine Law Association
Annual Conference: Wine Law for a New Generation
22/07/2019 Lausanne Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Foreign Investment Protection in the Wine SectorFor more information, see the programme.
Webster University, Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce and Indian Embassy in Switzerland
Doing Business with India
10/04/2019 Geneva Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Managing risks in IndiaFor more information, see the programme.
Invest HK, Swiss Chinese Chamber of Commerce
Belt and Road Initiative: Opportunities and Investments Protection
27/11/2018 Geneva Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Investment Protection around the Belt and Road InitiativeFor more information, see the programme.
Ukrainian Arbitration Association (UAA) and Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) Students League
5th Arbitration School
10/05/2017 Kiev Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Construction ArbitrationAfrican Jurists’ International Network (RIJA – Réseau International des Juristes Africanistes)
Roundtable on how to reform the international investment’s legal framework in Africa
13/01/2017 Paris Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Reform of the Investment Arbitration System in AfricaICC YAF, UAA, LCIA YIAG & ICDR Y&I
Regulation of Counsel’s Ethics in International Arbitration
17/11/2016 Kiev Baptiste Rigaudeau Speaker: Debating on arbitration client’s right to choose Counsel freelyKorean Commercial Arbitration Board, the Korean Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy and the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center
Investor-State Dispute Settlement Seminar
09/08/2014 Seoul Baptiste Rigaudeau Panel Commentator
Baptiste Rigaudeau
Lecturer
2021 - current
Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne
Master 2 Droits Africains
Topic: L’impact de la Belt and Road Initiative en Afrique
Baptiste Rigaudeau
Lecturer
2020 - current
Paris Bar School (Ecole de Formation des Barreaux de Paris)
Advanced Program on Investment Arbitration
Topic: Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration
Baptiste Rigaudeau
Visiting Lecturer
2018
International Law LLM, City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR)
Topic: Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration
