

Déborah Alessandrini is a French Avocat admitted to practice in the Bar of Paris and she focuses her practice in international arbitration and litigation cases.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Alessandrini trained international arbitration departments of a in the Paris office of a leading US litigation firm, in the Geneva office of a leading Swiss law firm, in the international contracts department of EDF – Electricité de France, as well as in the Arbtiration Centre of the Milan Chamber of Commerce.
Ms. Alessandrini teaches Private Law at the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Versailles International University Arbitration Journal.
• Transparency, lawyers’ ethics and party representation in international arbitration: A roundtable discussion (Conference)
Florida International University College of Law
Miami – November, 2014
• Lex Petrolea and the Applicable Law to the Merits in Oil and Gas Investor-State Arbitration (Conference)
Oil and Gas Investment Arbitration: Protecting Oil and Gas Projects against Political Risk
University of Houston, Washburn University’s Oil and Gas Law Center, Geortown University’s International Law Institute
Houston – October, 2014
• La Lex Mercatoria como Modelo de Regulación Transnacional (Guest Lecture)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Chair in International Arbitration
Santiago de Chile – October, 2014
• The New World Order of Economic Relations in the Light of Arbitral Jurisprudence (Co-Director/Moderator)
ICC International Court of Arbitration – Groupe de Beaune
Beaune – September, 2014
• Nuevas Tendencias en la Regulación de Proyectos Transnacionales del Sector Petrolero (Conference)
Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Agricultura Venezolano-Francesa / Transnational Petroleum Law Institute / Federación de Cámara Europeas FEDEUROPA
Caracas – April, 2014
• Protección Jurídica de Operaciones de Comercio e Inversión en el Contexto Franco-Venezolano (Conference)
Cámara de Comercio, Industria y Agricultura Venezolano-Francesa
Caracas – April, 2014
• Some Thoughts on Lex Petrolea and Transnational Petroleum Law” (Guest Lecture)
University of Houston Law Center
Course on Transnational Petroleum Law
Houston – April, 2014
• The Lex Petrolea, the Transnational Legal Order of the Petroleum Society” (Guest Lecture)
Sciences Po Paris – Institut d’études politiques de Paris
Course on International and Comparative Petroleum Law & Contracts
Paris – March, 2014
• La importancia de la sede del arbitraje en un contexto de economía global (Conference)
Venezuelan-American Chamber of Comerce – VenAmCham
Caracas – December, 2013
• The Lex Petrolea and the Law Applicable to Transnational Petroleum Disputes” (Conference)
Houston International Arbitration Club (HIAC)
Houston – November, 2013
• Farmout Agreements, Lex Petrolea and the Transnational Law on Assignment of Contracts” (Guest Lecture)
Centre for Energy Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) – University of Dundee
Dundee – October, 2013
• New Trends in the Determination of the Applicable Law to the Merits in International Arbitration (Workshop)
Arbitration Centre of the Chamber of Commerce of Costa Rica
San José – September, 2013
• La Lex Mercatoria como Modelo de Regulación Transnacional (Guest Lecture)
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile – Chair in International Arbitration
Santiago de Chile – August, 2013
• The Lex Petrolea, the Rhinoceros and the Legal Theory behind Transnational Petroleum Transactions (Conference)
University of Houston Law Center – Center for Environment, Energy & Natural Resources
Houston – April, 2013
• The Lex Petrolea and the Representations of International Arbitration (Guest Lecture)
University of Houston Law Center
Chair in Transnational Petroleum Law in Latin America
Houston – April, 2013
• Les règles transnationales dans l’arbitrage d’investissement: L’arbitrage d’investissements et les ordres transnationaux (Rapport d’introduction)
Conférence de l’Association de l’Institut des hautes études internationales de l’Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II)
Paris – April, 2013
• The Lex Petrolea, the Rhinoceros and the Law Applicable to Transnational Petroleum Disputes (Conference)
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Legal Training Program of the Secretariat
Paris – April, 2013
• The Lex Mercatoria Model (Guest Moderator)
OGEMID – Transnational Dispute Management
March, 2013
• L’arbitrage international en Amérique latine
Université de Paris XI, Paris Sud
Master 2 Droit des affaires internationales
Paris – March, 2013
• Transnational Law: The Future of European/Asian Cooperation
MAA Generations in Arbitration Conference – Bridging the Cultural Gap: The Evolution & Harmonization of Arbitral Practices
Hong Kong – March, 2013
• Moderator: International Commercial and Investment Arbtration / Closing Remarks: Transnational Law and Lex Mercatoria
Young Practitioners’ Symposium IBA/ICC YAF/LCIA YIAG/ ICDR Y&I– 16th Annual IBA International Arbitration Day
Bogota – February, 2013
• La Lex Mercatoria como Modelo de Regulación Transnacional
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Cátedra de Derecho Internacional Privado
Caracas – January, 2013
• El Derecho Aplicable al Fondo de la Controversia en el Arbitraje Internacional
Programa de Especialización de Arbitraje Comercial 2012
Centro de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima – Comisión Interamericana de Arbitraje Comercial
Lima – November, 2012
• Terceros y Partes No Signatarias en el Arbitraje Internacional: Cesión de Contratos Transnacionales
Centro de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima – Centro de Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Lima – November, 2012
• Los Mecanismos de Impugnación de Laudos Arbitrales
ICC YAF
San Salvador – November, 2012
• El Derecho Aplicable al Fondo de la Controversia en el Arbitraje Internacional: La Lex mercatoria
II Convención Centroamericana de Centros de Arbitraje
San Salvador – November, 2012
• El “juez de apoyo del arbitraje” en Francia y en América Latina : Dos visiones del mundo de los negocios, dos formas de apoyar el arbitraje
Congreso del Club Español del Arbitraje – CEA -40
Madrid – June, 2012
• How to Nominate and International Arbitrator? Do’s and Don’ts
ITA 5th Americas Roundtable (LCIA YIAG, ICC YAF, ICDR Y&I, ALARB, CAM Santiago)
Santiago de Chile – April, 2012
• Force Majeure in Arbitral Practice
ICC YAF
Paris – March, 2012
• Globalization, Arbitration and the Applicable Law to Transnational Petroleum Contracts (The Epistemology of the Lex Petrolea)
Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mining Law and Policy (CEPMLP) – University of Dundee
Dundee – February, 2012
• Les enjeux liés à la dénonciation de la Convention CIRDI et des traités d’investissements
Association de l’Institute des Hautes Etudes Internationales – Université de Paris II Panthéon-Assas
Paris – February, 2012
• Introduction to International Arbitration in Latin America
London Court of International Arbitration – Young International Arbitration Group
Mexico City – November, 2011
• L’impact du droit constitutionnel sur le droit des affaires et les investissements en Amérique latine
Paris Bar Association – International Commission (Latin America)
Paris – May, 2011
• La Sede del Arbitraje Internacional: todavía es tan importante?
IV Americas Roundtable
Institute for Transnational Arbitration – Cámara de Comercio de Panamá
Panama – April, 2011
• La Cesión de Contratos Transnacionales
V Seminario Internacional de Derecho Internacional Privado
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid – March, 2011
• La Anulación de Laudos Arbitrales del CIADI: Desarrollos Recientes
Conferencia de Arbitraje Internacional del ICDR Y&I
International Centre for Dispute Resolution – ICDR Y&I
Buenos Aires – December, 2010
• La Anulación y Ejecución de Laudos Arbitrales Internacionales en América Latina: Desarrollos Recientes
III Americas Roundtable
Institute for Transnational Arbitration – Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Bogota – October, 2010
• El Impacto del Derecho Constitucional en el Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en el Perú y en América Latina
Arbitraje, Constitución y Amparo Constitucional
AMCHAM – Cámara de Comercio Americana del Perú
Lima – October 2010
• El Derecho Aplicable al Fondo de la Controversia en el Arbitraje Internacional
Diplomado de Arbitraje Internacional
Universidad del Pacífico
Lima – Octobre, 2010
• El Nuevo Proyecto de Reforma de la Ley Española de Arbitraje: una buena idea?
El Acuerdo de Arbitraje: Tendencias Recientes
V Congreso del Club Español del Arbitraje -40
Madrid – June 2010.
• L’arbitrage en Amérique latine: entre turbulence politique et développement économique
Barreau de Paris – Commission internationale (Arbitrage international)
Paris – December, 2009
• La Contribución del Arbitro a la Autorregulación y Unificación del Derecho de los Contratos del Comercio Internacional
IV Seminario Internacional de Derecho Internacional Privado
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid – February, 2009
• Aspectos Filosóficos de la Lex mercatoria y las Teorías Legales sobre la Autonomía del Arbitraje Internacional
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid – February, 2009
• El Arbitro, el Derecho Aplicable al Fondo de la Controversia y las Teorías Legales sobre la Autonomía del Arbitraje Internacional
Universidad CEU San Pablo – Centro Internacional de Arbitraje, Mediación y Negociación
Madrid – February, 2009
• CREDIMI-CNRS Centre de recherche sur le droit des marchés et des investissements internationaux
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of Burgundy
France
• CEPMLP – Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy
University of Dundee
Scotland, United Kingdom
• Groupe de Beaune
Member of the Steering Committee
• Transnational Petroleum Law Institute
Founding Member – Director
France/USA
• ICC Institute of World Business Law
Associate Member
France
• ICC Latin American Arbitration Group
Member
France
• LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
Representative for Latin America
United Kingdom
• Institute for Transnational Arbitration
Member of the Board of Reporters
United States of America
• Groupe de Travail Contrats Internationaux – GTCI
Member
Europe
• Comité Venezolano de Arbitraje
Deputy Secretary General
Venezuela
• Association Andrés Bello des juristes franco-latino-américains
Secretary General
France
• Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje – ALARB
Secretary of the Commission on Arbitration Rules
Latin America
• Comité Argentino de Arbitraje Nacional y Transnational
Member of the Advisory Board
Argentina
• International Arbitration Institute – IAI
Member
France
• Société de législation comparée
Correspondant Member
France
• ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal (Eds. Meg Kinnear and Campbell McLachlan QC)
Member of the Peer Review Board
United States of America
• TPLI Series on Transnational Petroleum Law
Co-Editor
Transnational Petroleum Law Institute: www.lexpetrolea.org
• Institute for Transnational Arbitration and Kluwerarbitration.com (Eds. Roger Alford et David Winn)
Member of the Board of Reporters
United States of America
• Revista de Derecho del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (Ed. Fernando Parra-Aranguren)
Responsible of the regular column on arbitration laws
Venezuela
• Boletín del Comité Venezolano de Arbitraje (Ed. Alfredo De Jesús O.)
General Editor and Contributing Author
Venezuela
• Revista de Estudios Socio-Jurídicos de la Universidad del Rosario (Ed. Alejandro Venegas-Franco)
Member of the Editorial Board
Colombia
• Journal of International Arbitration (Ed. Michael J. Moser)
Contributing Author
The Netherlands
• Transnational Dispute Management (Ed. Mark Kantor)
Contributing Author
• Revista de Arbitraje Internacional (Ed. Eduardo Zuleta)
Contributing Author
Colombia
• Revista de Arbitraje Comercial y de Inversiones (Ed. José Carlos Fernández-Rozas)
Contributing Author
Spain
• Anuario Español de Derecho Internacional Privado (Ed. José Carlos Fernández-Rozas)
Contributing Author
Spain
• Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem (Ed. João Bosco Lee)
Contributing Author
Brazil
• Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação (Ed. Arnoldo Wald)
Contributing Author
Brazil
• Revista Peruana de Arbitraje (Ed. Carlos Soto Coaguila)
Contributing Author
Peru
• Lima Arbitration – Revista del Círculo Peruano de Arbitraje (Ed. Roger Rubio Guerrero)
Contributing Author
Peru
• DIAL – Revista de Derecho Internacional Privado (Ed. Sara Feldstein de Cárdenas)
Contributing Author
Argentina
• Revista de Derecho de la Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Ed. Alberto Baumeister)
Contributing Author
Venezuela
• Revista de Derecho de la Universidad Central de Venezuela (Ed. Fernando Parra-Aranguren)
Contributing Author
Venezuela
• Associate Member (Since 2014)
CREDIMI-CNRS Centre de recherche sur le droit des marchés et des investissements internationaux
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of Burgundy
France
• Honorary Associate (Since 2014)
CEPMLP – Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy
University of Dundee
Scotland, United Kingdom
• Adjunct Professor of Law (Transnational Petroleum Law and Arbitration) (Since 2013)
University of Paris XI, Paris Sud
LLM in International Business Law
France
• Adjunct Professor of Law (Transnational Law and Arbitration) (Since 2006)
University of Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines
LLM in Arbitration and International Business Law (MACI)
France
• Visiting Lecturer (Since 2012)
University of Dundee
Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mining Law and Policy (CEPMLP)
Scotland, United Kingdom
• Visiting Lecturer (2013)
University of Houston Law Center
Chair in Transnational Petroleum Law in Latin America
USA
• Visiting Lecturer (2013)
Central University of Venezuela – UCV
Chair in International Private Law
Venezuela
• Lecturer (2009-2012)
University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas and University of Monterrey
LLM in International Business Law
France – Mexico
• Research Associate (Since 2004)
Andrés Bello Catholic University
Center for Legal Studies
Venezuela
• Visiting Professor (2010)
University of the Pacific
Diploma in International Arbitration
Peru
• Visiting Professor (2009)
Complutense University of Madrid
LLM in International Business Law
Spain
• Visiting Professor (2006)
University of Rosario
Chair in Contract Law and the Law of Obligations
Colombia
• Visiting Professor (2005-2007)
University of the Americas
Chair in International Arbitration
Mexico
• Visiting Professor (2005)
University of Paris III Sorbonne-Nouvelle
Chair in Legal Aspects of Regional Integration in Latin America
France
• Visiting Professor (2004-2006)
University of Havre
Chair in International Commerce in Latin America
France
• Assistant Professor (2001-2002)
Andrés Bello Catholic University
Chair in Procedural Law – Litigation and Arbitration
Venezuela
• Assistant Professor (2000-2002)
Andrés Bello Catholic University
Chair in Contract Law and Secured Transactions
Venezuela
• Member of the Board of the Law School Dean’s Office – Student Representative (2001-2002)
Andrés Bello Catholic University
Venezuela