Experience

Olivier Delsupexhe stands out for his capacity to handle complex projects, including claims and multijurisdictional arbitrations (Legal 500 EMEA Construction 2022/2023). He provides a specific expertise in onshore and offshore major technology and industrial projects, infrastructure works and power plants (including renewables) on behalf of public and private stakeholders. He has acquired a specific know-how in information technology, civil engineering and construction contracts (such as the FIDIC suite of contracts). Counting on his more than 15-year experience in the shipping law industry, he advises regularly on international trade matters and (re)insurance disputes.

Highlights

Olivier has recently advised:

  • Civil engineering contractors for the design/build of offshore windfarms and that of new nuclear facilities
  • A public international organization for the resolution of a dispute against a general contractor on the design/build of a highly secured data center
  • An industrial engineering company for the resolution of a dispute on the design/build of a chemical plant
  • A worldwide software company for the resolution of disputes over the deployment of IT projects
  • A public international organization against the consortium of IT service providers for the procurement of a very large-scale infrastructure
  • A reinsurance company for the risk assessment of the cedants’ exposure to Covid-19
  • Shipowners and cargo interests for the resolution of their commercial disputes

Olivier has also advised:

  • An international joint-venture of engineering companies over the performance of engineering contracts governing an LNG plant and a transborder tunnel
  • An international consortium of engineering companies in relation to the performance of the civil engineering contracts governing a nuclear large-scale scientific experiment
  • A public entity in relation to the negotiation and drafting of an international contract for logistic services concerning exceptional loads to be shipped to a nuclear plant
  • A reinsurance company in the resolution of a massive dispute against a cedant specializing in the coverage of medical risks

Distinctions

  • Legal 500
  • Décideurs
  • Option droit et affaires
  • Client Choice Awards

Qualifications

  • Bar Exam (CAPA) 2007
  • Master 2 in French and International Contracts (Paris XI)
  • Master 1 in General Private Law (Paris II – Panthéon-Assas)
  • Certificate of Legal English (Paris II – Panthéon-Assas)

Memberships

  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Association Française d’Arbitrage (AFA)
  • Association des Professionnels de la Réassurance en France (APREF)

Languages

  • French
  • English