Database of arbitrators
Ms. Vanessa Thieffry
Lawyer
Reed Smith LLP
Gender: Female
Nationality: French
Address: Paris,
Country: France
Email Address: vthieffry@reedsmith.com
Phone: 33170764000
Website: https://www.reedsmith.com/en/professionals/t/thieffry-vanessa
Languages: French Native, English Fluent, German Knowledge,
Experience as sole arbitrator: Yes , 2 cases
Experience as co-arbitrator: No
Experience as presiding arbitrator: No
Experience as counsel in arbitration proceedings: Yes , 11 cases
Legal systems: Civil Law
Bar Admission: Paris, France, 2010
Fields of arbitration specialization: Construction & Infrastructure, Engineering, Energy & Natural Resources, Environment, Investment law, Joint Venture, Public International Law, Sales & Purchases
Publications:
• 27 June 2022 “The nuclear new build renaissance: Challenges and opportunities”, Energy Transition – An evolving journey; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Liam Hart
• June 2022 “Circular economy obligations for constructors and project owners in France” – Reed Smith Global Construction Update: Sustainability; Co-Author: Nicolas Walker
• 22 April 2022 “Greener arbitrations: Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon emissions but didn’t dare ask”; Arbitral Insights; Co-Author: Adam Hedley
• 12 April 2022 “The tragic events in Ukraine have huge consequences for the global nuclear industry”; New Civil Engineer; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Liam Hart
• 8 March 2022 “Women in Arbitration: Breaking the bias”; Arbitral Insights; Co-Authors: Jemma A. Collins, Catherine Lewis, Jane Miles, Clara Fung, Sujey S. Herrera, Lucy M. Winnington-Ingram
• 21 January 2022 “German Supreme Court upholds anti-arbitration ruling founded on Achmea objection (Croatia v Raiffeisen International & Raiffeisen Austria)”; LexisNexis PSL; Co-Author: Clément Fouchard
• 16 December 2021 “2022 Horizon Scanning: International arbitration”; Arbitral Insights; Co-Authors: Elizabeth Farrell, Richard G. Swinburn, Sachin Kerur, Michelle Nelson, Chris Edwards, Nick Austin, Lianjun Li, Gautam Bhattacharyya,
Simon Greer, Timothy Cooke, Peter Rosher, Liam Hart, Suzie A. Savage, Patrick A. Beale, Ana Atallah, Clément Fouchard, James P. Duffy IV
• 22 November 2021 Could arbitration offer investors effective protection against reductions in French solar feed-in tariffs?; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Nicolas Walker, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Albertine Aquenin,
Adam Calloway
• 16 September 2021 Moldova v. Komstroy (Case C-741/19): Key lessons and takeaways; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Adam Calloway
• 7 September 2021 “CJEU Ruling in Moldova v. Komstroy: the End of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty (and a Restrictive Interpretation of the Notion of Protected Investment)”; Kluwer Arbitration Blog;
Co-Author: Clément Fouchard
• 8 June 2021 “Women in Arbitration: The challenges of arbitrating environmental disputes”; Arbitral Insights; Co-Author: Judith Levine
• 12 May 2021 “The peculiarities of construction arbitration”; Arbitral Insights; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Alison Eslick
• 27 April 2021 “International Subcontracting: A French perspective on the consequences and unforeseen risks of the heightened complexity of international construction contracts”; Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: Construction
• 9 October 2020 “The evidentiary value of party-appointed expert reports under French law”; Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Adam Calloway
• 10 July 2020 “A clash of legal culture and perspectives: Conflicting judgments between England and France on the determination of the governing law of an arbitration agreement, and the risk of legal uncertainty.”; Reed Smith Client Alerts;
Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Adam Calloway
• 9 June 2020 “French court qualifies COVID-19 crisis as force majeure event resulting in alternative electricity suppliers’ financial losses”; Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde
Adant, Adam Calloway
• 14 May 2020 “First decision of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal: clarifications on the arbitrator’s duty of disclosure”; Reed Smith Client Alerts; Co-Authors: Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert,
Mathilde Adant
• 24 April 2019 “Arbitrage: les questions à se poser pour faire intervenir un expert dans un litige”; Le Moniteur; Co-Author: Peter Rosher
• June 2018 “L’arrêt Achmea : une étape supplémentaire dans la construction d’un ensemble de mécanismes de résolution des litiges internationaux ? Une analyse à la lumière du droit français de l’arbitrage”; IBLJ 3/2018
• October 2016 “New Trends in French Arbitration Law”; Focus Europe; Co-Author: Caroline Duclercq
• July 2015 “Arbitration in France and in Europe: A continued pursuit for time and cost efficiency”; Focus Europe; Co-Author: François Muller
• January 2014 “CASABLANCA: The Moroccan law on arbitration, five years on”; Global Arbitration Review
• January 2014 “Le choix du siège de l’arbitrage, stratégique pour l’efficacité de la procédure d’arbitrage”; le Cercle des Echos; Co-Author: Caroline Duclercq
• February 2013 “Le third party funding: atout ou danger”; Les Cahiers de l’arbitrage
• 29 January 2010 “Report on the ASA Annual Conference”; 28 ASA Bull. 1/2010
• 18 June 2009 “Report on the ASA Geneva Group Meeting”; 27 ASA Bull. 3/2009
• July 2007 “La convention d’arbitrage, convention d’aménagement du contentieux environnemental interne et international”; Bulletin du droit de l’environnement industriel (BDEI), Supplement to No. 10