Axel Audren
Lawyer
Axel Audren is an associate at Talex International, where he specializes in international arbitration, as well as in the enforcement and set-aside of arbitral awards.
Prior to joining the firm, Axel practiced within the arbitration departments of prestigious law firms across Paris and the Middle East (including Abu Dhabi, Beirut, and Cairo). His experience spans a broad range of commercial, investor-state, and sports-related disputes.
Axel has navigated proceedings under the auspices of major arbitral institutions such as the ICC, PCA, ICSID, DIAC, CRCICA, and BCCI. His sector expertise includes banking, energy, nuclear power, and construction (notably FIDIC and NEC), as well as complex shareholder disputes.
He has advised on matters governed by French, English, Egyptian, Emirati, Russian, and Belarusian law.
A graduate of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Axel also spent a year at Moscow State University. He is a member of the Paris Bar (admitted 2025) and is active in several professional networks, including the ILA, Young ICCA, YIAG, and ACE. He also contributes to the Paris Baby Arbitration Bulletin.
Axel has been serving clients in French, English, Russian, and Arabic.
Education / Admission
EDUCATION
- University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (IDAI), 2nd year of Master’s Degree
- University of Strasbourg (year-long academic exchange at the Moscow State University), 1st year of Master’s Degree
- University of Nantes | University of Strasbourg III, Franco-british bachelor’s Degree
ADMISSION
- Paris bar
Professional background
- Quinn Emanuel, Paris (France) | International Arbitration Department | Last training before qualifying as a French lawyer (6 months)
- Shahid law, Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Beirut (Lebanon) | International Arbitration Department | Internship (6 months)
- Reed Smith, Paris (France) | International Arbitration Department | Internship (5 months)
- Alem & Associates, Cairo (Egypt) | International Arbitration Department | Internship (6 months)
- Dentons, Paris (France) | International Arbitration Department
Internship (6 months) - Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Cairo (Egypt) | Internship (6 months)
- Ulpian Law firm, Moscow, Russia | Department of Business law | Intership (2 months)
- S&O IP, Saint-Petersburg, Russia | Department of Intellectual Property Law | Internship (4 months)
- Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France | Economic Crime and Cooperation Division | Assistant of Division (8 months)
Memberships
- Member, French branch of the International Law Association (ILA)
- Member, Assocation of Corporate Lawyers (ACE)
- Member, Young International Arbtration Group (YIAG)
- Contributing writer, Paris Baby Arbitration (PBA)
Languages
- French
- English
- Russian
- Arabic