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Thomas Bevilacqua

Address: 

Foley Hoag
153 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Paris 75008, France

Phone Number: 
+33 (0)1 70 36 61 33
Fax Number: 
+33 (0)1 70 36 61 31
Email: 
tbevilacqua@foleyhoag.com
Website: www.foleyhoag.com
Born: 
1970, New York, NY
Languages: 
English French Spanish
Nationalities: 
USA
French
Education: 
Université Paris 1, LL.M. (mention bien), 2001
Albany Law School, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1995
State University of NY at Albany, B.A. (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), 1991
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Paris (2003)
New York (1996)
Texas (1995)
Present Position: 
Partner, International Arbitration, Foley Hoag (Paris) (2011-)
Professional Experience: 

Partner (earlier associate), International Arbitration, Winston & Strawn (Paris) (2005-2011); Associate, International Arbitration, Salans (Paris) (2001-2005); Associate, Litigation and arbitration, Akin Gump (Houston) (1996-2000); Judicial Clerk, U.S. District Court (E.D. Texas) (1995-1996).

Professional Associations: 

Member, individually or through Foley Hoag, of numerous national and international arbitration organizations.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICC France, USCIB lists

Arbitration Experience: 

I have acted as counsel in around 50 international commercial arbitrations, principally in administered proceedings (mostly ICC, but also LCIA, ICDR, etc.). I have also served as counsel in various investor-State arbitrations under the ICSID or UNCITRAL Rules, including City-State et al. v. Ukraine, Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS v. India, Nova Scotia Power v. Venezuela, Murphy Exploration & Production Company v. Ecuador, Repsol YPF Ecuador S.A. et al. v. Ecuador & PetroEcuador.

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Bilateral Investment Treaties
International Contracts
Nationalization & Expropriation
Private International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Voluntary Intervention and Other Participation of Third Parties in Ongoing International Arbitrations: A Survey of the Current State of Play - WAMR 2007 Vol. 1, No. 4
Publications: 

Getting the Deal Through Arbitration Guide, France (2015 through 2017 editions) (co-author); Arbitration Multijurisdictional Guide, Practical Law Company, “France Arbitration” chapter (2011 through 2014 editions) (co-author); Reinvigorated Debate: The Hague Evidence Convention, Int’l Fin. L. Rev. (June 2010); Ensuring Party Equality in the Process of Designating Arbitrators in Multiparty Arbitration: An Update on the Governing Provisions, 27(1) J. Int’l Arb. 9 (2010) (co-author); Voluntary Intervention and Other Participation of Third Parties in Ongoing International Arbitrations: A Survey of the Current State of Play, 1(4) World Arb. & Mediation Rev. 507 (2007); L’Article 3 de la Convention de Vienne et les contrats complexes dans le domaine de l’informatique: Une lecture de la jurisprudence pertinente, 50(3) McGill L.J. 553 (2005), republished on www.cisg.law.pace.edu.