Sébastien Bonnard joins Hogan Lovells as Partner in the International Arbitration practice

Sébastien Bonnard has joined Hogan Lovells as a Partner in International Arbitration practice at Paris.

Bonnard has a strong international market reputation in commercial arbitration, with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy and mining disputes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He regularly acts as both counsel and arbitrator in proceedings under the major arbitral institutional rules, including ICC, ICSID, LCIA and LMAA. He is also registered on the prestigious ICC France list of arbitrators.

Bonnard joins from Hughes Hubbard & Reed, where he was Managing Partner of the Paris office and Head of the firm’s Europe, Africa and the Middle East International Arbitration practice.

Alongside Bonnard, his team, comprising of Counsel Sabrina Touchard and Associates Eleni Jacovides and Florence Warsmann are also joining Hogan Lovells.

Des Hogan, Global Head of the Disputes practice group at Hogan Lovells, commented,

“Sébastien is a well-known, first-class arbitration practitioner with an exceptional reputation in commercial and construction disputes. His arrival builds on other recent hires both in the arbitration team in Asia, and disputes promotions this year, as well as the recent broader additions of high-profile teams to our disputes team in Washington, D.C. and in London last year. Coupled with our existing strengths, this hire positions our Paris team, and more broadly our global team, to continue to compete at the very highest levels for our clients’ most sophisticated mandates. Paris is a very important market for our practice, and the region we call FRIS (France, Italy and Spain) is one of key hubs of our firm.”

Xenia Legendre, Paris Office Managing Partner, added,

“We are delighted to welcome Sébastien and his team to Paris. His arrival reflects the ambition and momentum of our arbitration practice in France and across the firm. Paris is one of the world's most important arbitration hubs, and together with the strength of our dynamic existing team, this further positions us as a destination platform for top clients".

Bonnard noted,

“Hogan Lovells has built one of the world's most compelling international arbitration platforms, combining premier disputes capabilities, deep sector expertise, and global reach. The strength and momentum of the Paris team, together with the firm’s upcoming transformational combination with Cadwalader  make this a particularly exciting moment to join. I look forward to finding opportunities for collaboration with colleagues in other key G20 markets, including New York and London.”

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