Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Amal Bouchenaki has joined the firm as of counsel based in its New York office and will be working closely with the London and Paris offices.  She joins the firm from Orrick's Paris office where she was a senior associate with the International Arbitration group.

Bouchenaki represents multinational companies in large, complex, international commercial and Treaty-based arbitrations.  She previously served as legal clerk to Arbitrator W. Laurence Craig.

"Amal has substantive knowledge of international arbitration law and familiarity with the major players in the field," said Laurence Shore, co-chair of Gibson Dunn's International Arbitration Practice Group who is based in New York.  “She has so many unique specialties, but her Arabic language skills will especially be essential to building our practice in a fast growing market.”

“The richness of her experience with such a diverse background in numerous geographic regions will be an added resource to our clients,” said Cyrus Benson, co-chair of the practice who is based in London.

Bouchenaki speaks French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Italian and Mandarin.  She is qualified in France and California and received her law degree from Université Paris XI Sceaux in 1995, earning a Diploma in Law from Edinburgh University Faculty of Law in 1994.  She also graduated in English and Spanish from the European translation school, ISIT, in 1995.  She attended The Hague Academy of International Law, Private International Law Session, earning a Certificate in International Private Law in 1995 and attended Université Paris XI Sceaux, earning a DEA de droit des contrats (LLM equivalent in Contract Law) in 1996.

About Gibson Dunn’s International Arbitration Practice Group

An integral part of Gibson Dunn’s dispute resolution capabilities is the International Arbitration Practice, which advises leading multinationals in arbitration proceedings across the world.  The firm’s lawyers are ranked as leaders in major directories, including Chambers Global and UK and PLC's Which Lawyer?, and are frequent speakers and writers on arbitration topics.  The attorneys have experience working with all major arbitral institutions and rules, including:

• International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC);
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA);
• International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID);
• American Arbitration Association (AAA)/International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR);
• Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC);
• UNCITRAL Rules (UNCITRAL);
• Swiss Rules;
• Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); and
• Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The group’s cases arise in the context of concession and privatization agreements, infrastructure projects, insurance and reinsurance arrangements, joint ventures, licensing and distribution agreements, and complex financial transactions. 

The group advises clients on each stage of the dispute resolution process, from the drafting of arbitration clauses, to mediation or early neutral evaluation, to the conduct of arbitration proceedings and through to the enforcement of arbitral awards.  The group regularly assist clients in litigation involving arbitration issues and have represented clients in national court proceedings under the US Federal Arbitration Act, the English Arbitration Act and the New York Convention.