Mr Charles Kaplan > Orrick > Paris, France > Profil de l'avocat

Orrick
61 rue des Belles Feuilles
75016
France
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Département

International Arbitration

Fonction

Partner

Carrière professionnelle

Charles Kaplan is a highly specialized arbitration lawyer based in Orrick’s Paris office. He has conducted arbitrations on EPC Contracts, oil production sharing agreements, gas pricing disputes, tax stabilization agreements, international joint ventures, as well as aircraft development programs, in France and elsewhere.

Highly regarded in the international arbitration market, Charles is consistently recognized as a key practitioner particularly in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. According to Chambers & Partners, clients describe him as an “extremely bright” lawyer on cross-border matters and praise his “commercial insight and dedication.” Ranked among Chambers France’s top International Arbitration lawyers, Charles is said to be “a very good lawyer whose experience in international arbitration is superb.”

In particular, Charles advises French and international energy majors, and industrials. He has extensive experience of arbitration under ICC, ICSID, French Arbitration Association, LCIA and Milan Chamber rules. He regularly sits as arbitrator.

He originally qualified as an English barrister and then as a French avocat. In addition to investment disputes, he has handled civil as well as common law disputes in a number of jurisdictions in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Before he joined Orrick, he was co-head of an international law firm’s Global Arbitration practice and led the Paris Arbitration group.

Langues

French, English, Italian

Affiliations

  • Board member and member of the Arbitration Committee of the AFA
  • Advisory board member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law

Formation académique

  • Cambridge University, B.A., 1979, with honors
  • Inns of Court School of Law, Attended, 1980

Classements des avocats

Paris > Résolution des litiges > Résolution des litiges: Arbitrage international

Asafo & Co.  a récemment restructuré son équipe d’arbitrage : suite aux départs de Jacob Grierson et de Thomas Granier (counsel) en 2023, le cabinet a recruté début 2024 le très expérimenté Charles Kaplan  et Tunde Oyewole  (ex Orrick ) en qualité d’associé pour relancer sa pratique. L’équipe comprend toujours aussi la spécialiste du droit international public Isabelle Rouche .