Biography
Bachir Sayegh is Counsel in the market leading International Arbitration Practice based in Paris.
He has represented corporations, state entities and States in high stakes commercial and investment treaty disputes governed by various rules including the ICC, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules and in domestic court litigation.
Bachir also takes appointments as arbitrator.
Bachir's practice covers a wide array of sectors with a particular focus on energy, construction, infrastructure & financing, oil & gas, transportation & logistics, distribution & retail and telecom.
He has extensive experience of disputes in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
In addition to his experience representing clients in disputes, Bachir gives guidance to clients on issues that arise on ongoing projects and transactions and on the preparation of their pre-dispute strategy.
As part of his advisory practice, Bachir likewise assists States in the development of their regulatory frameworks and international treaties, in particular as to foreign investment.
He teaches a course on Arbitrating with States to master students of Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris.
Experience
Bachir's recent experience includes:
Representing Georgia in a USD 1.5 billion ICC arbitration in connection with a dispute arising out of the termination of an investment agreement to build and operate a deep-sea port;
Representing a major Dutch investment conglomerate in an ICC dispute involving the multi-billion-euro sale of a major European retailer;
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 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in PCCW Cascade (Middle East) v. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an ICSID arbitration relating to an investment allegedly made in the telecom sector;
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 oil & gas market;
Representing the claimant in an ICC investment treaty arbitration relating to the treatment by a Balkan State of an investment made in the oil & gas distribution sector;
Representing Georgia in Bob Meijer v. Georgia, an ICSID arbitration in connection with a dispute arising out of the termination of an investment agreement to build and operate a deep-sea port;
Representing an American major manufacturer of complex composite materials in an ICC arbitration involving the construction of a manufacturing plant in France;
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 South Asian investor in relation to contractual claims arising from oil production agreements in Yemen;
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 South America;
Advising an Eastern European state on its termination of a concession agreement;
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 contractor 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 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.
