--- title: Paris Arbitration Week 2026 --- ![Ankura\_Logo\_RGB](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Internal%20Communications/Email/Templates/Ankura_Logo_RGB.png) **PARIS ARBITRATION WEEK, 23-27 MARCH 2026** **Ankura is a global services and advisory firm offering tailored solutions to address diverse challenges faced by businesses today.** Our global team— from our construction, disputes, risk advisory, intelligence and asset tracing, and technology practices—will be on the ground throughout the week, hosting events, speaking on a broad range of critical topics and connecting with the arbitration community at key events. Scroll down to explore our events and register to gain practical insights on the core topics shaping disputes today. ![paris-france-skyline-adobestock\_206614615 (1)](https://forms.ankura.com/hs-fs/hubfs/paris-france-skyline-adobestock_206614615%20(1).jpg?width=827&height=551&name=paris-france-skyline-adobestock_206614615%20(1).jpg) # Event Details [![Social Media February 2026 (10)](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Social%20Media%20February%202026%20(10).png)](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/ankura-2026-41393/) ### De‑escalating Disputes in Mega Projects: The French Touch This breakfast session will explore how French project culture, governance, and negotiation practices offer distinctive tools for de‑escalating conflicts in mega projects—even after arbitration proceedings are underway.   Speakers: [**Elise Salerno**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/elise-salerno), Paul-Alain Pichereau (Ankura), Bertrand Pigeon (Fusion for Energy), Armelle Oberlé (Equans Central Europe), and Pierre Pic (Teynier Pic).   [REGISTER NOW](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/ankura-2026-41393/) [![Social Media February 2026 (9)](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Social%20Media%20February%202026%20(9).png)](https://ankura.co/409UeAq) ### Conservatism in Energy and Mining Disputes: Prudence or Distortion? Drawing on recent tribunal reasoning, counterfactual analysis in regulated markets, and the tension between operational realities and valuation outcomes, this roundtable will explore how conservatism in tribunal reasoning can shape outcomes in ways that are either justified or distortive.   Speakers: [**David Dearman**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/david-dearman), [**Alexandra Wintrebert**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/alexandra-wintrebert), [**Richard Indge**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/richard-indge)**,** [**Andrés Chambouleyro**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/andres-chambouleyron)**,** Gaëlle Filhol (Pinsent Masons LLP), Jan Heiner Nedden (Hanefeld) and Anne-Marie Lacoste (Eversheds Sutherland). [REGISTER NOW](https://ankura.co/409UeAq) [![PAW - Event 2](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/PAW%20-%20Event%202.jpg)](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/clyde-co-2026-41346/) ### Sanctions and Counteractions: The New Arbitration Battlefield This breakfast session will examine how sanctions and countermeasures are driving increasingly complex disputes—and how clients and practitioners can adapt strategy when arbitration intersects with geopolitical risk.   Speakers: [**Aakash Brahmachari,**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/aakash-brahmachari) Ivan Urzhumov (Clyde & Co), Sophie Bayrou (Clyde & Co), Regis Bismuth (Sciences Po Law School), Arnaud Douville.    [REGISTER NOW](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/clyde-co-2026-41346/) [![PAW - Event 1](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/PAW%20-%20Event%201.jpg)](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/nazh-arbitrazh-2026-41149/) ### Construction and Infrastructure Disputes Across Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Emerging Trends Construction and infrastructure disputes across Central Europe and Asia are evolving rapidly. This session will draw on recent case insights to explore how shifting legal and practical challenges are reshaping risk, opportunity, and outcomes for parties, counsel, and arbitrators.   Speakers: [**Alexandra Wintrebert**](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/alexandra-wintrebert), Anna Guillard Sazhko (Turkic Arbitration Association), Sergii Melnyk (Knoetzl), Matei Purice (Freshfields LLP), Jake Lowther (SCC Arbitration Institute) and Catrice Gayer (Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer).  [REGISTER NOW](https://parisarbitrationweek.com/event/nazh-arbitrazh-2026-41149/) # Our Capabilities:   With a meticulously assembled team of experienced professionals and forward-thinking strategists, Ankura fosters close collaborations with clients, navigating the complexities of their most intricate challenges, and adeptly steering through critical events and unique circumstances. [CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES & ADVISORY](https://ankura.com/services/construction-disputes) Ankura’s construction experts support governments, regulators and leading contractors worldwide, delivering rigorous analysis and experienced testimony on complex construction projects before tribunals across the globe. We combine deep technical expertise with a outcome‑focused approach to develop robust delay, damages and professional liability analyses—presenting clear, concise and objective conclusions that help clients clarify risk and make informed decisions throughout the dispute process. [DISPUTES & ECONOMICS](https://ankura.com/solutions/disputes) With globally recognised experts drawn from business, academia and government, Ankura’s Disputes & Economics team delivers rigorous analysis and expert testimony in high‑stakes litigation and arbitration. Our combination of industry depth, functional expertise and global experience enables us to support clients and counsel throughout all phases of disputes and regulatory proceedings, providing clear, credible and technology‑enabled insights that drive confident decision‑making. [ASSET TRACING & COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS](https://ankura.com/services/asset-tracing-and-complex-investigations) Ankura subject matter experts combine advanced investigative tools with deep local insight to support clients across legal disputes, asset recovery, and enforcement matters involving sovereign states, corporates, and private individuals. Drawing on language capabilities, jurisdiction‑specific expertise, and global insight, we transform complex, fragmented data into clear, defensible, and actionable intelligence—uncovering critical information in opaque or high‑risk jurisdictions and enabling clients to make strategic decisions. # A Selection of Ankura Solutions [![Screenshot 2026-03-16 140425](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-03-16%20140425.png)](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Litigation%20Arbitration%20and%20Disputes-EMEA%20APAC-Digital-vF-1.pdf?hsLang=en) ### Disputes & Economics Brochure [DOWNLOAD](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Litigation%20Arbitration%20and%20Disputes-EMEA%20APAC-Digital-vF-1.pdf?hsLang=en) [![Screenshot 2026-03-09 165451](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202026-03-09%20165451.png)](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/CD%26A%20Europe%20Brochure_Digital_vF.pdf?hsLang=en) ### Construction Disputes & Advisory Brochure [DOWNLOAD](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/CD%26A%20Europe%20Brochure_Digital_vF.pdf?hsLang=en) [![energy\_mining1](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/energy_mining1.jpg)](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Energy%20%26%20Mining%20Scrollable%20PDF%20-%20Ankura.pdf?hsLang=en) ### Energy & Mining Brochure [DOWNLOAD](https://forms.ankura.com/hubfs/Energy%20%26%20Mining%20Scrollable%20PDF%20-%20Ankura.pdf?hsLang=en) # **Ankura Experts at PAW 2026** ### Andrés Chambouleyron Senior Managing Director, Disputes & Economics    [Contact](mailto:andres.chambouleyron@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/andres-chambouleyron) ### David Dearman Senior Managing Director, Disputes & Economics    [Contact](mailto:david.dearman@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/david-dearman) ### Tom Francis Senior Managing Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory    [Contact](mailto:tom.francis@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/tom-francis) ### Peter Gronvall Senior Managing Director, Technology     [Contact](mailto:peter.gronvall@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/peter-gronvall) ### Nathaniel Huber-Fliflet Senior Managing Director, Technology     [Contact](mailto:nathaniel.huber-fliflet@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/nathaniel-huber-fliflet) ### Richard Indge Senior Managing Director, Disputes & Economics     [Contact](mailto:richard.indge@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/richard-indge) ### Aakash Brahmachari Managing Director, Intelligence & Asset Tracing    [Contact](mailto:aakash.brahmachari@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/aakash-brahmachari) ### Rob Jones Managing Director, Disputes & Economics    [Contact](mailto:robert.jones@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/robert-jones) ### Elise Salerno Managing Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory    [Contact](mailto:elise.salerno@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/elise-salerno) ### Sasi-Kanth Mallela Managing Director, Risk Advisory    [Contact](mailto:sasi-kanth.mallela@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/sasi-kanth-mallela) ### Alexandra Wintrebert Managing Director, Disputes & Economics    [Contact](mailto:alexandra.wintrebert@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://ankura.com/experts-and-advisors/alexandra-wintrebert) ### Paul-Alain Pichereau Senior Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory    [Contact](mailto:paul-alain.pichereau@ankura.com)   [Biography](https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-alain-pichereau-92b34b46/) ## How Can Ankura Help? ##### We are a firm of experts and advisors uniquely built to tackle each challenge or need, and we effectively combine the right expertise into solutions, services and results. 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