Pauline Dépinay
Biography
Overview
Pauline Dépinay is a dual-qualified senior associate in the Dispute Resolution Group in London and her practice is focused on international arbitration. Pauline acts in complex disputes for clients from various sectors, in particular those from the construction and energy sectors. She has also developed expertise in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. She has been involved in arbitrations under most major institutional rules, as well as in dispute adjudication board proceedings and expert determinations.
Prior to joining White & Case in London, Pauline trained at the Firm's Paris office and with several international law firms in Paris, Singapore and Shanghai, where she also gained experience in international investment law and corporate law.
Experience
Pauline's recent experience includes:
Representing a cryptocurrency group in LCIA and ICC arbitrations regarding two sponsorship agreements in the sports industry and a parent guarantee;
Advising a founder and shareholder of blockchain-enabled businesses, including cryptocurrency wallets, decentralised finance platforms, and prime brokerages for digital assets, in High Court proceedings and various disputes related to the ownership of digital assets, management of the businesses, regulatory issues, and relationships with cryptocurrency exchanges and platforms;
Advising an international oil & gas company in matters relating to climate change, energy transition and general UK litigation and regulatory risk;
Representing an international oil & gas company in a multi-billion USD arbitration relating to delay, disruption and pricing disputes in respect of the construction of an onshore LNG processing facility;
Representing a consortium of European construction companies on one of the world's largest infrastructure projects located in Central America, in a long-running series of related ICC arbitrations and DAB proceedings worth in excess of USD 2.5 billion;
Representing a national energy company in Eastern Europe in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a nuclear power plant;
Representing a Finnish technology company in a SIAC arbitration relating to the acquisition of an Indian technology company;
Representing a Pakistani drinks manufacturer in a multi-million pound dispute before the English High Court in connection with a licensing agreement.
'Proving' the Contents of the Applicable Substantive Law(s), in The Application of Substantive Law by International Arbitrators - Dossier XI of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, 2014, p. 31, (co-author with Phillip Capper and Kristina Ljungström)
Récusation des arbitres et indépendance des barristers : la fin de l’exception anglaise ?, Les Cahiers de l’Arbitrage / The Paris Journal of International Arbitration, 2012-3, p. 597, (co-author with Michael Polkinghorne)