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