Savoie Arbitration
is a boutique firm specialized in international dispute resolution before both international tribunals and domestic courts.
We represent clients in arbitration and international litigation and advise on a wide range of complex cross-border matters. Our areas of expertise include public international law, foreign investment protection laws and treaties, international enforcement, and asset tracing.
OUR EXPERTISE
Investment Treaty
Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
Public
International Law
Advising
States
Acting as
Arbitrator
Cross-Border
Litigation
Enforcement
Law
Asset Tracing &
Recovery
Founded in 2016, the firm has evolved through various iterations, consistently focused on delivering exceptional legal services in the field of cross-border disputes.
Our team comprises dedicated professionals with experience gained at leading global law firms and high-profile institutions. We have advised sovereign states and private investors in high-stakes arbitrations and negotiations—including in relation to the investment chapter of the Canada–Europe Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
At Savoie Arbitration, our mission is to deliver high-level legal counsel through a flexible, client-focused approach, while remaining at the forefront of innovation in international dispute resolution and international law.
OUR TEAM
Pierre-Olivier Savoie
Jessica Joly Hébert
Beate Strautkalne
Our recent international dispute resolution experience includes:
- Lead counsel to Latvian investors SIA North Star and Peteris Pildegovics in the first ever investment treaty claim, for EUR 450 million, against the Kingdom of Norway, in an ICSID arbitration, under the Latvia-Norway bilateral investment treaty, in the fisheries sector regarding snow crab
- Lead counsel to another Latvian company in dispute in a dispute against Norway, under the Latvia-Norway BIT, in the fisheries sector, also regarding snow crab
- Lead counsel to Lithuanian investors in an ICSID arbitration against Norway, under the Lithuania-Norway BIT, in the fisheries sector regarding snow crab
- Lead counsel to Latvian and Estonian investors in a dispute against Norway under the Latvia-Norway BIT and Estonia-Norway BIT regarding judicial proceedings
- Lead counsel to Romania in the successful defense of a USD 1 billion UNCITRAL claims arising under the Canada-Romania BIT, Edward Sukyas v. Romania (PCA Case 2020-54), concerning a request for compensation and restitution of film production studios
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Lead counsel to Romania in the defense of an ongoing USD 1 billion UNCITRAL claim arising under the US-Romania BIT, Jak Sukyas v. Romania (PCA Case 2020-53), concerning a request for compensation and restitution of film production studios
- Lead counsel to the Republic of Latvia in an ICSID arbitration under the UK-Latvia bilateral investment treaty arising in the banking sector
- Co-lead counsel for an Asian government in its first investment treaty claim
- Lead counsel to a French state-owned company investor of an EU Member State in the first known investor-state mediation under the IBA Rules on Investor-State Mediation against an Asian state
- Counsel in a complex multi-party ICC arbitration and related enforcement proceedings
- Counsel in an SCC arbitration concerning a post-M&A dispute and the application of the EU’s new Solvency II Regulation
- Counsel to an international mining company operating in Africa in an OHADA arbitration relating to the termination of a services agreement
Our recent advisory experience includes:
- Advising various third-party funders on chances of success of potential arbitrations and claims, both on the merits and on enforcement prospects
- Advising Canadian shareholders in a company in an EU country in respect of the successful divestment of a sanctioned individual who was also a shareholder, and helping obtain approvals from the national sanctions authority
- Advising a Canadian company in negotiations with a French company concerning a large procurement contract subject to French law and to the jurisdiction of the Paris Commercial Court
- Advising and negotiating on behalf of foreign investors in various consultations held with host states based on disputes under investment protection treaties
- Advising the government of the Comoros on amendments to its Investment Code
- Advising the government of Zimbabwe, through an international organization, on amendments to its free zones legislation
- Advising a State on asset tracing and enforcement of numerous judgements and arbitral awards worth over EUR 1 billion
- Advising investors on potential claims against a MENA country under several investment treaties worth several hundred million euros
- Counsel to an NGO before UNCITRAL Working Group III regarding the reform of the Investor State Dispute Settlement system
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