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Pierre Daureu

Partner – International Arbitration

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Pierre DAUREU is the Founding Partner of Talex International. He focuses on complex cross-border disputes involving sovereign parties, including States, state-owned entities, and public authorities. The market consistently identifies Pierre as a key practitioner for high stakes matters involving sovereign actors, particularly across Africa and South America.

With more than 15 years of experience in over 80 arbitrations, Pierre acts both as counsel and arbitrator in international commercial and investment treaty disputes. He regularly represents multinational companies, investors, and sovereign entities in proceedings conducted under the rules of leading institutions, including ICC, ICSID, LCIA, and CCJA as well as in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Pierre is widely recognised for handling sensitive disputes involving sovereign interests, including large-scale projects and complex contractual frameworks, matters relating to public concessions, infrastructure, energy, natural resources, and strategic investments. His practice reflects a modern and pragmatic approach to dispute resolution, combining arbitration advocacy with the strategic use of complementary mechanisms such as mediation and structured settlement negotiations, where these tools can most effectively advance his clients’ interests.

In addition to his counsel practice, Pierre is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is particularly valued for his ability to steer procedurally complex proceedings and navigate seamlessly across diverse legal traditions and multicultural environments.

Pierre is also deeply committed to strengthening the global practice of international dispute resolution through capacity-building initiatives. He regularly teaches in university programmes dedicated to international arbitration and dispute resolution and is a frequent speaker at leading international arbitration conferences. In addition, he is actively involved in initiatives supporting both public and private actors in developing their understanding and use of dispute resolution mechanisms, including the design and delivery of tailor-made training programmes for States and state entities aimed at enhancing their capacity to manage international disputes and arbitration proceedings.



Representative experience

ARBITRATOR

  • Co-arbitrator (Resp.) – ICC – Arbitration between a Swiss and an Italian companies arising out of a distribution agreement for pharmaceutical products (Swiss law)
  • Sole Arbitrator – DIAC – Arbitration between a UAE-based company and the local UAE branch of a Chinese entity in relation to a construction sub-contract in the context of a broader turnkey project for the construction of a power plant (DIFC law)
  • Sole Arbitrator – ICC – Arbitration between an English company and a Middle East State in relation with a service contract (English law – aviation sector)
  • Sole Arbitrator – ICC – Arbitration (expedited rules) between an Algerian company and a Belgium company in relation to a contract for the manufacture and international sale of goods (Algerian law)
  • Sole Arbitrator – ICC – Arbitration between a Romanian state-owned company and an Italian company of the telecommunication sector (German law)

ISDS

  • Lead-counsel for a Latin American State in an ICSID Arbitration (Additional Facility) initiated by an entity belonging to the Halliburton oil group (ICSID(AF)/25/6)
  • Representing a State of West Africa in an ICSID arbitration contract based arbitration in relation to two mining projects
  • Lead-counsel for a Latin American State in an ad hoc treaty-based investment arbitration concerning allegations of expropriation and unfair treatment
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Latin American State in an ICSID arbitration initiated against it by allegedly Dutch persons in relation to an extrative project (ARB/23/27)
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Latin American State in an additional facility arbitration (ICSID) initiated by a UK-based company (ARB(AF)/22/2)
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Latin American State in an ICDR-AAA arbitration initated against the State (as a co-defendant) by the mother company of one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of hygiene products
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Latin American State in an additional facility arbitration (ICSID) initiated by two Venezuelan companies under the Netherlands-Venezuela BIT (ARB(AF)/22/3)
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Latin American State in an additional facility arbitration (ICSID) initiated jointly by three Dutch subsidiaries of a Fortune 500 investment grade corporation (ARB(AF)/19/3)
  • Representing (lead counsel) the Republic of Senegal in an investment arbitration (ICSID) against two French construction companies (ARB/23/51)
  • Representing (co-counsel) the Republic of Cameroon in an investment arbitration (ICSID) against the claims raised by an italian construction company (ARB/23/21)
  • Representing (co-counsel) a State of Central Africa in an ICC arbitration against a Canadian company in relation to the construction of two sports and entertainment complex (USD 25M – French law)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Latin American State in an UNCITRAL arbitration (PCA administered) initiated by a German airline
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Latin American State in an ICSID arbitration (resubmission) initiated by three subsidiaries (Dutch, U.S.A. and Bahamian) of one of the world’s largest oil company (ARB/07/27 – 1.2+ billion)
  • Representing (lead counsel)a Latin American State in two identical parallel arbitrations: a proceeding initiated by two subsidiaries (UK and Spain) of a key global player of the insurance sector (ARB(AF)/20/3 – terminated with prejudice at the State’s request); and a UNCITRAL proceeding initiated by the same Spanish company (PCA Case No. 2021-35 – bifurcation obtained)
  • Representing a Latin American State in ICSID (annulment) proceedings against three Dutch subsidiaries of one of the world’s largest oil company for the annulment of one of the largest ICSID award ever issued (8 billions before interest – ARB/07/30)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Latin American State in three additional facility arbitrations (ICSID) initiated jointly (one proceeding) against it by three subsidiaries (Spanish, Belgian and Dutch) of one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of hygiene products (ARB(AF)/18/3 – claims rejected for lack of jurisdiction)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Latin American State in an UNCITRAL arbitration initiated by a dual national claiming to be a foreign investor in the cultural and audiovisual sectors (claims rejected for lack of jurisdiction)
  • Representing a Latin American State in an ICSID additional facility arbitration initiated by a Spanish national claiming to be a foreign investor in the hotel and food industry (ARB(AF)/16/1)
  • Representing a a Latin American State in an ICSID arbitration initiated by an allegedly Dutch company of the transportation sector (ARB/16/40)
  • Representing a Latin American State in an ICSID arbitration (annulment) against a Dutch company of the food industry (ARB/11/5)
  • Representing (lead counsel)a Latin American State in an ICSID additional facility arbitration initiated by a Canadian airline (ARB(AF)/17/1 – 80% of claims rejected)
  • Representing the Republic of Sudan in an ICSID arbitration initiated under the Jordan-Sudan and Lebanon-Sudan BITs (ARB/14/2)

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

  • Representing (lead counsel) a Guinean company against a UAE-based company and its Turkish mothercompany in an ICC arbitration arising out of a Memorandum of Understanding (USD 250M – English law)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Tunisian company of the telecommunication sector in an ICC arbitration against a finish telecomunication sector in relation to a supply agreement (EUR 12M – Finish law)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Guinean company (purchaser) against a USA based company (seller) in an ICC arbitration arising out of a turbine purchase agreement (USD 51M – New York law)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Malian company in an arbitration conducted under the rules of the Refined Sugar Association (RSA) against a Singaporean company concerning maritime law matters arising out of an international contract for the sale and transportation of sugar (USD 1.5M – English law)
  • Representing (co-counsel) a Swiss headquartered blockchain company (Web 3.0) in an ICC arbitration initiated by an Italian car manufacturer related to two intertwined sponsorship and NFT licensing agreements (USD 90M – Italian law)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a French State administrative institution in a GMAA arbitration against a pool of five German insurance companies in relation with an inland waterway insurance contract (French and German law applicable)
  • Representing (lead counsel) a Venezuelan state-owned petrochemicals production and distribution company in an ICC arbitration initiated by two related Venezuelan and Barbadian agribusiness companies (Venezuelan law – USD 350 million)
  • Representing a Cypriot import/export company against a Luxembourg securitisation company in various parallel proceedings (in France and Luxembourg), including an ICC arbitration concerning the enforcement of a receivables assignment agreement (Luxembourg law – USD 10 million)
  • Representing an Omani construction company in an ICC arbitration against à Sultanate of the Middle East concerning the construction of sections of highway and roads
  • Representing an Italian group of companies against a French shipping company in an ad hoc arbitration concerning a long-term shipping agent contract – settlement obtained (EUR 3 million)
  • Representing an Italian-Qatari consortium against a state-owned company in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a gas pipeline (LNG) in Algeria (EUR 30 million)
  • Representing a European consortium in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of an LNG terminal against a French state-owned company (USD 350 million)
  • Representing an Italian multinational of the agri-food sector in an ad hoc arbitration concerning an international fruit distribution network (USD 30 million)
  • Representing a French audiovisual company against a Turkish company in an ICC arbitration concerning two licensing agreements (USD 30 million)
  • Representing (lead counsel) two Venezuelan state-owned companies against a European credit insurance company in an ICC arbitration concerning the performance of an international sale of goods contract (Swiss law – USD 14 million)
Speaking engagements
  • 6th AfAA Annual Conference (Cairo, Egypt, Oct, 2025) : Geopolitical Shift and Sanctions (Panelist)
  • La sécurisation des investissements extractifs en zone de conflits – Directeur scientifique : Dr. Achille Ngwanza (Kolwesi, Congo / Sept. 2025) – La modération du dommage par l’investisseur (Panelist)
  • 2nd ICC Nigeria Arbitration Day (Lagos, Nigeria, July 2025) – Arbitration in Africa: the Diversity Call (Panelist)
  • Training for the Office of the Solicitor General of the United Republic of Tanzania (Arusha, Tanzania / June 2025) – Presentation on damages assessment in international arbitration
  • Académie Africaine de la Pratique du Droit International – Webinar (May 2025): Le Recours de la Banque Africaine de Développement aux contrats FIDIC – Le Protocole sur l’investissement de l’accord ZLECAF et les les Contrats FIDIC : Complémentarité ou contradiction ? (Panelist)
  • 3rd ICC Dakar Arbitration and ADR Day (Dakar, Senegal, Sept, 2024) – Panel I – The termination of contracts by the State: preventing disputes
  • ICC Institute Training (Tunis, Tunisia / May 2024) – Formation CCI à l’arbitrage commercial international
  • ICC Institute Training (Douala, Cameroon / May 2024) – Formation CCI à l’arbitrage commercial international
  • Queen Mary University (Webinar / Dec, 2023) – Online LLM in International Dispute Resolution ‘International Commercial Arbitration: Selected Issues’ module DOs and DON’Ts of arbitrator selection in International Commercial Artbitration
  • ICC YAAF (Moderator) (Tunis, Tunisia / Nov, 2023) – La pratique de conseils en arbitrage international
  • Arbitrage et société en droit OHADA (Dakar, Senegal / Sept. 2023) – Directeur scientifique: Dr. Achille Ngwanza – Panelist: Les prestataires de services électroniques au service de l’arbitrage dans l’espect OHADA
  • 7th ICC Africa Regional Arbitration Conference (Lagos, Nigeria / June 2023) – Panelist: Doctrine Africaine en matière d’arbitrage international : Une révolution nécessaire
  • Cameroon Arbitration Week (Yaounde/Douala, Cameroon / May 2023) – Panelist : There is increasing concerns about corruption in international/investment arbitrations. How are tribunals and institutions dealing with this problem?
  • ICC DRS Conference – ICC Centenary (Yaounde, Cameroon / March 2023) – Dispute Prevention and Resolution in Infrastructure, Mining and Energy Projects
  • Panel 1 : Overview of good practice in project control
  • Panel 2 : Dealing with allegations of corruption in arbitrations involving public procurements
  • ICC Institute Training (Libreville, Gabon / April 2022) – Formation Arbitrage CCI pour les Etats et les Entreprises Etatiques
  • ICC YAAF (Douala, Cameroon / April 2022) – Challenges and Opportunities in the African Oil & Gas Industry
  • ICC Institute Training for Tribunal Secretaries (Nairobi, Kenya / Sept. 2021)
  • 2nd ICC Africa Regional Arbitration Conference (Lagos, Nigeria / May 2017)
Admission

Avocat au Bareau de Paris (Paris Bar)

Professional background

Trained in top French universities in international private and public law, with almost 15 years of experience in leading arbitration boutiques, specializing in complex cross-border disputes. In his career, Pierre notably worked at a top tier Franco-Italian firm alongside a prominent international arbitrator, and later as Counsel and team leader at a Franco-Venezuelan boutique, where he navigated unprecedented legal challenges concerning state representation amid a complex geopolitical context. Pierre now leads the firm, providing expert counsel in international arbitration and cross-border litigation.

Recognitions
  • Rising star and future leader of the legal profession (2023) – Paris City of Law Association.
Memberships
  • ICC French National Committee (List of Arbitrators)
  • Dubai International Arbitration Centre – DIAC (Panel of Arbitrators)
  • Kigali International arbitration Centre (Panel of International Arbitrators)
  • Mauritius International Arbitration Center – MIAC (Database of Arbitrators)
  • Thailand Arbitration Center (Panel of International Arbitrators)
  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International (Panel of International arbitrators)
  • eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre Limited (Panel of Arbitrators)
  • Saudi Commercial Arbitration Center (List of Arbitrators)
  • Asian International Arbitration Centre (List of Arbitrators)
  • Court of International Commercial Arbitration attached to The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (List of Arbitrators)
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian (basic)