Email: tgranier@animadr.com
T: +33 6 83 71 84 42
Thomas Granier, a French lawyer, has quickly established himself as a leading figure in arbitration across sectors such as mining, energy (hydrocarbons, renewables, and nuclear), transport and logistics, infrastructure, defense, resinsurance/insurance and the pharmaceutical industry. He has particular expertise in disputes relating to shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, and post-M&A matters in these fields.
He has been described as “a leader of his generation who has rapidly become a reference in arbitration involving Africa.”
Trilingual in English, French, and German, he has acted as president of the arbitral tribunal, co-arbitrator, and sole arbitrator in more than 20 ICC, DIS, Delos Dispute Resolution, and ad hoc arbitrations.
He is a co-chair of the French Arbitration Committee below 40 (CFA 40).
He is admitted to the Panel of Arbitrators of the following arbitral institutions: AFSA, AIAC, BVI IAC, CAIP, CMAP.
He is also a member of the Arbitration Advisory Committee of Delos Dispute Resolution, Vice-President of the Arbitration Court of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Center, and Vice-President of the Arbitration Committee of the BVI International Arbitration Center.
Prior to founding Anima Dispute Resolution, Thomas worked at McDermott Will & Emery and Asafo & Co.
He served as Counsel in charge of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Secretariat team, where he administered cases relating to Africa, the Middle East, and France.
Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure
President in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Paris between an employer from the Middle East and a Turkish contractor concerning a major real estate development project governed by the laws of the United Arab Emirates (English language)
Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris between a German energy company and an Indonesian company arising out of an engineering contract relating to a hydroelectric project governed by German law (English language)
Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris between a Spanish company and an Algerian construction company arising out of a construction project governed by Algerian law (French language)
Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris between a Czech construction company and a state-owned oil company from the Middle East arising out of a contract for the construction of an isomerisation unit governed by the laws of the host state (English language)
Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris between a Norwegian engineering company and an Italian engineering company arising out of the termination of a supply contract for equipment relating to yacht refitting governed, inter alia, by international principles governing distribution (English language)
Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Paris between a Turkish construction company and a Chinese steel manufacturer arisingout of a contract for the supply of equipment governed by the CISG (English language)
Sole Arbitrator in a UNCITRAL arbitration seated in Geneva between a German company and a French company arising out of a contract for thesale of machinery governed by Swiss law (English language)
Telecoms, Technology & Services, Defence
President of the Arbitral Tribunal in a DIS arbitration in Munich between a German and a Swiss company arising from a distribution agreement in the defense sector governed by German law (German language)
President of the arbitral tribunal in a DIS arbitration in Berlin between a German service provider and a client established in the United Arab Emirates relating to a digital solutions contract governed by German law (English language)
Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration between an English service provider of digital solutions to a French provider of IT services arising from a service agreement governed by French law (English language)
Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration in Berlin between a German sales agent and a Hong Kong advertiser arising from an insertion order governed by German law in the new technologies sector (English language)
Sole arbitrator in a Delos Dispute Resolution arbitration in Paris between two European companies in the smart watches industry arising from a consultancy contract governed by French law (French language)
Sole arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Paris relating to a consultancy contract governed by Swiss law, concerning unpaid commissions in the defence sector (English language)
Sole arbitrator in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Geneva between a German company and a French company arising from an equipment supply contract governed by Swiss law (English language)
Sole arbitrator in a DIS arbitration in Frankfurt-am-Main relating to a commercial agency contract governed by German law (English and German languages)
Post-M&A Disputes, Financial Services, Insurance & Reinsurance
President in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Paris arising from ashareholders agreement governed by French law in the crypto financial servicessector (English language)
Co-arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration in Paris arising from a share purchase agreement and an earn out mechanism governed by French law (English language)
Co-arbitrator in a CEFAREA arbitration in Paris between insurance policy holders and an insurance group concerning an insurance policy governed by French law (French language)
Representing investors in a dispute against a Gulf State arising from investments in the real-estate sector (English language)
Representing a North African State in an ICSID arbitration in respect of investments in the oil & gas sector (French language)
Representing a Canadian investor in a PCA arbitration against a Middle Eastern State arising from the investor’s investments (English language)
Representing a Swedish investor in an ICSID arbitration against a North African State, arising out of investments in the oil & gas industry (French language)
An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Central Asian mining company and a Central African mining company arising out of a joint venture agreement concerning a mining license governed by the law of the host country (French language)
Two ICC emergency arbitrations in Paris and Geneva between a Chinese mining company and a Central African mining company arising from a mining licence farm-out agreement governed by the laws of the host country (English language)
An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Canadian mining company and a Central African mining company arising out of a proposed earn-in and joint venture agreement in and joint-venture venture agreement governed by English law (French language)
Two ICC arbitrations in Paris and Geneva between a Central Asian mining company and an African mining company relating to a joint venture agreement and a memorandum of understanding governed by the law of the host state (French language)
Two ICC arbitrations in Geneva and Paris between a Chinese mining company and a Central African mining company relating to a mining licence farm-out agreement governed by the law of the host State (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Canadian mining company and a Central African mining company arising from a joint-venture project governed by English law (French language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Mauritian company and an African state-owned company relating to the supply of minerals subject to Belgian law (French language)
An LCIA arbitration in London between a South African oil company and a Marshall Islands company, relating to a share transfer agreement governed by English law (English language)
A UNCITRAL arbitration in Paris between two French oil companies arising from a joint operating agreement in the oil sector governed by French law (French language)
An ICC arbitration in Hong Kong between Korean and American companies relating to a technology licensing agreement subject to the laws of the State of New York (English language)
Two ICC emergency arbitrations in Paris between a Brazilian energy group and a German energy company arising out of a service agreement and a settlement agreement governed by Swiss law relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant (English language)
An ICC emergency arbitration in Paris between a Mauritian company and an African state-owned company arising out of a service agreement governed by Swiss law relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant (English language)
Two ICC arbitrations in Paris and Erlangen between a Brazilian group and a major player in the nuclear industry arising from a services agreement and a memorandum of understanding, relating to the construction of a nuclear power plant governed by Swiss law (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Brazilian group and the German arm of an export credit agency relating to a bank guarantee governed by French law in connection with a nuclear power plant construction project (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between an investor and a West African public power utility relating to the construction of a power plant and a power purchase agreement governed by the law of the host State (French language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a French depollution company and a French contractor concerning a depollution contract governed by French law (English language)
An LCIA arbitration in London between an Ivorian energy company and a US energy company arising out of a joint development agreement relating to a power plant governed by English law
CIArb arbitration in Geneva between a service provider and a major European shipyard arising from two service provider agreements governed by Dutch law (English language)
Advising a major French construction company ina dispute against a Greek contractor in respect of an offshore windfarm project, governed by Danish law
Advising a major French contractor in a series of disputes against an Italian subcontractor in respect of an offshore windfarm project, governed by French law
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a European reinsurance group and a West African reinsurance company arising from an investment agreement governed by French law
An ad hoc arbitration Paris between a Middle-Eastern company and a European insurance company arising from retrocession treaties governed by Lebanese law (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Togolese provider of financial and commercial solutions and two Mauritian and French telecommunications companies relating to a confidentiality agreement governed by French law (French language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Togolese provider of financial and commercial solutions and an English telecommunications company relating to an agreement for the acquisition of a Senegalese telecommunications company governed by English law (English language)
HKIAC arbitration in Hong Kong between an American media group and a Chinese media group arising from a distribution agreement and several licensing agreements (English language)
A CCJA arbitration in Paris, arising from a shareholders' agreement relating to the operation of a media company governed by Luxembourg law (French language)
An ICC arbitration in London between a Swiss consulting firm and a Japanese pharmaceutical company, following the termination of a purchasing optimisation agreement, subject to Japanese law (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a French biotech and a pharmaceutical group, following a licensing agreement governed by French law (English language)
Advising a Korean pharmaceutical company in a dispute arising from a licensing and development agreement governed by Swiss law
Advising an American pharmaceutical laboratory in a dispute arising from a service agreement governed by Swiss law for the manufacture of specific molecules governed by Swiss law
Advising a French biotech against an UK laboratory in a dispute arising from a licensing agreement governed by Swiss law
Advising a French medtech against an American pharmaceutical group in a dispute arising from a service agreement subject to English law for the development of an artificia lintelligence-based solution
An ICC arbitration in Paris between European shareholders resulting from a shareholders' agreement governed by Dutch law (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between two companies established in the United Arab Emirates arising from a shareholders' agreement concerning a Gabonese company (English language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between an American fund and a West African company relating to an investment agreement governed by French law (French language)
An LCIA arbitration in London between an investment fund and an individual arising from a facility governed by English law (English language)
CCJA arbitration in Libreville, Gabon between a Gabonese bank and a UAE-based lender and its UAE- and US-based parent companies, arising from a credit agreement governed by Gabonese law (French language)
An ICC arbitration in Paris between a Dutch petrochemical company and an Italian petrochemical company arising from a share purchase agreement governed by Italian law (English language)
HKIAC arbitration in Hong Kong between anAmerican supplier and a Chinese acquirer relating to a distribution agreement subject to the laws of the State of New York (English language)
Representing a German construction company in setting aside proceedings in respect of an ICC award before the Paris Court of appeal against an African public utility and an African State
Representing a Turkish energy company against a Panama company in setting aside proceedings in respect of an ICC award before the Paris Court of Appeal
Representing Alphamix Ltd before the English Privy Council against a Mauritian State entity in an appeal against a decision from the Mauritian Supreme Court having set aside an award in Mauritius.
Representing a Canadian major insurance group in court litigation before the Senegalese courts in relation to the enforcement of an award
Advising a major transportation operator in relation to the enforcement of a major ICC award against a North African State
Representing three respondents in court proceedings before the French “juge d’appui” arising from the claimants’ application to review the ICC Court’s decision to exclude 9 respondents from an ICC arbitration
Defending a USD 200 million ICC award and its addendum rendered between Brazilian companies in two annulment proceedings before the Paris Court of Appeal
Representing a major Korean company in an arbitration related litigation to secure provisional measures for an amount of USD 45 Million in relation to the construction of a power plant in Madagascar
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