Benoit Le Bars represents clients in international arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution. He has appeared as counsel in a variety of arbitral forums, and advises for both contracts and litigation. He specializes in corporate law, international trade law, international contracts and OHADA law. In addition to his work as counsel, Mr. Le Bars has also served as elected arbitrator in a variety international arbitrations.
Mr. Le Bars is an associate professor at Vermont Law School specializing in French and European corporate law. He also lectures postgraduates in business law at the University of Cergy-Pontoise, northwest of Paris.
He began his career as an independent lawyer before acting as Of Counsel to various law firms, such as Skadden Arps. He served as a former Director of Landwell & Associates, in charge of the arbitration team, and a partner at the firm Hammonds Hausmann.
Professional organizations
- July 2011: Nominated as Associated Expert in International Arbitration Law for the European Center of Law and Economics from ESSEC Business School
- March 2009: Admission CCJA (Common Court of Arbitration for OHADA law)
- February 2009: Admission as member of the European Arbitration Center (EAC)-Bruxelles/Kiev
- January 2008: Member of the Center for Mediation of Paris-CMAP (Nomination on the arbitrators list)
- April 2007: Nomination as French representative at the ICC Commission on Financial services and Insurance
- March 2007: General Secretary of the French Association for Corporate Governance (AFGE)
- 2006-present: Member of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- 2006-present: Member of the International Arbitration Institute (IAI)
- 2006-present: Member of the French Arbitration Association (AFA)
- 2005-present: Member of the Paris Center for Mediation & Arbitration (CMAP)
- 2004-present: Admission as member of the French ICC Committee of Arbitration (ICC France)
- 2004-present: Member of the French Association for Corporate Governance (AFGE)
- 2004-present: Member of the French Bar
Research Groups & Organizations
- 2003-present: Member of the research center for financial law, Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school (CRDF)
- 2000-present: Member of the private & business law research center, Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne University law school
- 1999-present: Vice-president Association for Financial Law Sorbonne (ADFIN-Sorbonne)
Books
- Minority shareholders associations, Bibliothèque de droit privé, Tome 392, LGDJ.
- Uniformed business law in Africa (OHADA rules), Lexisnexis 2009
- Treaty of International commercial law, LGDJ 2005
- French Private Limited Liability company (SAS), Collective work, Francis Lefebvre Ed, 2007
- Pratique du droit des sociétés et de l’arbitrage en droit de l’OHADA, Joly Editions, Jan. 2011