Professional experience

After numerous years of practice, it has become crucial for me to view a firm as composed of clients instead of cases.

My practice has transformed over the years, and my main goal is mastering civil, administrative and criminal proceedings, and becoming an expert in damage management.

I have exercised my trade at the heart of litigation since the very beginning. I then expanded my proficiency into other areas of law.

I ensure that each of my clients, individual or professional, feels confident that he will receive the necessary advice and legal follow-up pertinent to a personalized assistance. Establishing a strategy is always my first priority when I take on a case – aiming for a rapid solution by considering all alternatives to avoid litigation.

I have built a strong team, capable of responding to worries and preoccupations and inform our clientele on all aspects of submitted cases in a transparent and confidential way. This approach relieves some of the burden of litigation, making it more bearable.

The trust bestowed upon me by businessmen and their families is a great source of satisfaction in the firm’s growth.

Me Frédéric Allali was called to the Barreau du Québec in 1992.

“The key to success is to maintain personal, close and reactive relations.

Admitted to practice

✓ Quebec

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Professional Affiliations :
- President of the Arab Association for International Arbitration
- Honorary President of the Lebanese Arbitration Association
- Secretary General of the Euro-Arab Association for International Arbitration,
- Deputy Secretary General of the Union of Arab Arbitration Centers,

Member of :

- High Council of the Arbitration Center of the Beirut Chamber of Commerce,
- Board of Directors of the Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration,
- Association of lawyers registered with a foreign bar,
- International Bar Association,
- Association of Arab and African Arbitrators.

Publications:
- The legal oil system in Saudi Arabia, in French, Beirut - 1979
- Maison du Liban, and in Arabic, Beirut - Naufal, 1982;
- Arbitration in Arab countries, in French, Paris - Economica, 1988; - Encyclopedia of arbitration, in Arabic, two volumes, Egypt - Dar Al Maaref, 1988.
- Arbitration with the Arab Countries, in English, Deventer - Kluwer, 1990;
- Arbitration, in Arabic, Paris - Naufal, 1990
Four volumes:
Volume I: Provisions and sources,
Volume II: Arbitration in Arab countries,
Volume III: International arbitration,
Volume IV: Documents on arbitration;

Admitted to practice

✓ Paris
✓ Beirut
✓ Ryad, Saudi Arabia

Languages

✓ Arabic
✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Ms. Amsterdam has a solid track record in countries facing major legal challenges and offers her multidisciplinary approach to complex situations. For over thirty years he has represented prestigious clients internationally in commercial, corporate and political affairs. He is experienced in the management of litigation, litigation and arbitration and, through the vast network he has created, he is able to set up "virtual cabinets", made up of the brightest minds in their fields in order to manage disputes and crises while offering the best possible representation in the context of local and international law.

His past clients include the Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers and many mining and energy companies operating in emerging markets. In 2003, Robert's services were retained by the prisoner of conscience recognized by Amnesty International, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the most prominent oil leader in Russia, to defend him from political persecution by the Russian government. In 2008, he joined the defense team of Eligio Cedeno, businessman and political prisoner in Venezuela, whose release was later successfully obtained. Robert acts as an adviser to major opposition leaders such as Dr. Chee Soo Juan of Singapore. In 2010 he was chosen by the former Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, to defend the members of the pro-democratic Red Shirt movement and, in 2013, his services were retained by the Internet tycoon, Kim Dotcom .

Mr. Amsterdam represents the former President of Zambia, Rupiah Banda and his son Henry, in the context of harassment and persecution by the new government. In Nigeria, he represented important public figures, having developed a large network of political and commercial leaders for more than three decades. Among other personalities, he acted for the former Executive Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria, as well as for the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. In early 2013, Robert obtained a historic decision from the United Nations Administrative Dispute Tribunal with regard to a pro bono client, Dr. Georges Tadonki, whose contract with UNOCHA did not was renewed due to political events related to Zimbabwe.

As a prolific columnist and blogger, Robert's writings have been published in theInternational Herald Tribune, the Financial times, the Wall street journal, the Washington Post, and the Fordham International Law Journal, among other publications. He has given keynote addresses to groups such as Chatham House, University College London, the Cato Institute, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, as well as numerous conferences on energy, the mining, and international investments. Robert has been the subject of several television appearances, he was nominated for "Hot 100" in a UK publication The Lawyer, he was named "Lawyer of the Week" by the Times from London, and has recently been described in the US magazine as American avocado.

According to former British Ambassador to Russia Andrew Wood, "The best term to describe Bob is courage, both moral and in action. It raises questions that are not always welcome, and this is often the profession of the lawyer. ”

Mr. Amsterdam is a member of the Canadian and International Bar Associations, and is empowered to practice as a Legal Advisor in the United Kingdom. He obtained his law degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, and studied law at Queen's University in Ontario.

Admitted to practice

✓ Bar of the United Kingdom

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Me Audrey Kandala is a lawyer at the Paris Bar.

Titulaire d’un Master 2 en Droit du Patrimoine Culturel de l’Université Paris-Sud et d’un LL.M en Droit des affaires des Pays Arabes de l’Institut de Droit Comparé de l’Université Paris II Panthéon Assas, elle intervient, tant en conseil qu’en contentieux, dans divers domaines du droit international, dont la propriété intellectuelle, le droit à l’image et l’arbitrage, ainsi qu’en matière civile et pénale.

Me Audrey Kandala is Franco-Lebanese. She practices in both French and English.

Admitted to practice

✓ Paris

Languages

✓ French
✓ English

Professional experience

Kenneth M. WEISSBERG, born in Paris, is a dual citizen of France and of the United States. He was called to the Bar of Paris in 1979, and has practiced ever since as an Attorney, especialy in International Business Law.

Mr. WEISSBERG began his practice as an Associate Attorney with the reputed Paris law firm GIDE LOYRETTE NOUEL, in the Department of Foreign Investments in France, Corporations and Bankruptcies. Responsible for Canadian investments in France and litigation for North American companies in France, Maître Weissberg led the firm's international development policy for nine years, first in the United States with the opening of an office in New York, working mainly on insurance company litigation, then in Europe with the creation of organic links and the installation in his own premises in Paris of a firm of Solicitors, known in the reinsurance field.

In 1991, Mr. WEISSBERG started a professional corporation geared towards a European and a North American clientele. Mr. WEISSBERG has applied all his efforts to the international development of the firm, which has today offices in Paris, Miami, Beyrouth, as well as a world wide network of correspondant and covers the full spectrum of legal services available in the international field.

Mr. WEISSBERG holds a “Maîtrise de Droit Privé” of the University of Nice (France) and a Master of International Law of New York University. He is admitted to the Bar of New York as a Legal Consultant since 1986, and to the Bar of Florida since 2000 as a Foreign Legal Consultant.

From 1998 to 2013, Maître Weissberg was French Foreign Trade Advisor. He was appointed Counselor to the National Board of Foreign Trade by the French Government (Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France) from 1998 until 2013.

Mr. WEISSBERG has assisted French companies in their outbound activities: namely, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Chimique, (banks), CFCE (French Government), Daher (logistics), GIAT (military equipment) Héli-Union (aviation), Renault (automobile), Sollac (steel).

Mr. WEISSBERG is known for his expertise in complex international litigation and arbitration including industrial plants breakdowns, white collar and corporate fraud, international bankruptcies, in aviation matters covering arbitration between airline companies, recovery and seizure of aircraft, sale and leasing of aircraft, disputes for collection of damages in air –crashes and in arbitration of disputes with the United Nations about the implementation of public tenders.

During his career, he has advised and defended the following companies in their international affairs: Air Canada, Cameroon Airlines, Air Affaire Afrique, Héli-Union, Commodore aviation (aviation), Diamond Shamrock Alberta Gas Company (PVC) and Plastics), Bombardier, Conair, (aircraft manufacturer), Cascades (pulp), CIBC, Crédit Agricole, Crédit Chimique, Nordeustche Landesbank, Anker Bank, (banks), Echo Bay Gold Mine (initial public offering), Garrett Corporation (airplane and car engine parts), General Electric USA, Gund (toys), King Grain (seeds), Milchem (mining equipment), Slush Puppie Corporation (drinks), US Filter (filtering and supply of water), Poleko Group Indonesia (furniture industry), Dumez, Entreprise Byron Exarcos (public works), Sweetmart Group Hong Kong (textile industry), GEM Lunetteries (optical industry), Supercart International South Africa (plastic industry), Thöni (manufacturer Austrian p lines industrial production), CFME (French Center for Events Abroad), Daher (logistics and transport), Sollac (steel), Laboratoires Valda (pharmaceutical industry), Franréa (aeronautical insurance), Andrault Parat (architectural firm) and Subway (restaurant franchises).

Admitted to practice

✓ Paris
✓ New-York (Foreign Legal Consultant)
✓ Miami (Foreign Legal Consultant)

Languages

✓ French
✓ English