Guillaume AREOU
Guillaume Aréou is Professor of Management Practice and an independent lawyer specialized in International Arbitration. He has over ten years' experience in an American law firm. After his Ph.D. in International Investment Law from Nice University, he worked for over ten years in an American Law firm. He advises clients on commercial and investment arbitration matters, with a particular focus on Africa/Middle-East related disputes. Guillaume assists both investors and States alike in complex arbitration proceedings under a variety of seats and arbitration rules, spanning various industry sectors (including, but not limited to, the construction, energy and food sectors). He regularly publishes and speaks at events on international arbitration and on issues related to the environment and compliance. Guillaume is co-founder of AfricArb, a non-profit organization that aims to promote and develop Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms in Africa.
Diplomas
- 2011: Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat (Ecole des Avocats du Sud-Est France)
- 2009: PhD in International Investment Law (Université Côte d’Azur France)
- 2004: Master 2 in International Economic Law (Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas France)
- 2002: Licence en droit (Oxford Brookes University United Kingdom)
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- 2024 – Now : Professor of Management Practice (ESSEC Business School France)
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- 2023 – Now : Independent Lawyer (Freelance France)
- 2011 – 2023 : International Arbitration Lawyer (Reed Smith LLP France)
- 2010 – 2011 : Trainee Lawyer (Lalive Switzerland)
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- 2007 – 2009 : Assisting Lecturer (Université du Maine-Le Mans-Laval France)
- 2018 : DIOP P. A. (Université de Nice), Thesis jury member, La protection internationale des investissements étrangers en Afrique de l’Ouest: espace CEDEAO (Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest)