Areas of Expertise: He has acted as counsel in more than 220 international arbitrations, with a particular focus on Investor-State arbitrations and commercial disputes involving the energy, power, oil & gas, construction and defence industries.
Arbitration Experience: He has been involved in arbitrations under the auspices of virtually all major arbitration institutions including the ICC, the LCIA, the ICSID, the SCC, the AAA, the ICDR, the Swiss Chambers of Commerce, the AFA, as well as in ad hoc cases under the UNCITRAL rules or otherwise. Philippe Pinsolle has also served as arbitrator in more than 45 cases, as well as expert witness on arbitration and French law issues.
Languages: French, English, Spanish
Education: ESSEC (École Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales), University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Hertford College, Oxford University.
Professional Career: Philippe Pinsolle was the managing partner of Quinn Emanuel at the Paris office from 2013 to 2017. He is now working for the new Geneva office.
In early 2014, he was recognized by Best Lawyers as a leading practitioner in Arbitration & Mediation and International Arbitration. In October 2014, he was awarded the French Arbitration Counsel of the Year prize at the Benchmark and Expert Guides Global Arbitration Awards. In December 2014, Philippe was named Energy Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year in France at the Corporate INTL Legal Awards 2015. Most recently, he was named Lawyer of the Year for Arbitration and Mediation by Best Lawyers 2016.
He is the General Editor of Les cahiers de l’arbitrage/The Paris Journal of International Arbitration with C. Kaplan.