Rory Wheeler

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Rory Wheeler is an Avocat at the Paris Bar and a Solicitor of England & Wales, with over twelve years’ experience in international arbitration gained with leading teams in Paris and Geneva. He supplemented this experience with a demanding financial and economic education by completing the MBA course provided by INSEAD in 2018.

Rory founded rory.legal in March 2020 to support lawyers wishing to assist their clients in international arbitration proceedings under French or English law. He also advises international companies who need representation in their arbitration proceedings or need advice on their international contractual issues.

Rory also acts as an arbitrator and has been appointed as president, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in domestic and international proceedings. Rory has a comprehensive view of the subject matter, enabling him to further enrich his practice for the benefit of his co-counsels and clients.

Rory is also a member of the editorial committee of the Cahiers de l’Arbitrage.

Few relevant experiences :

As counsel:

Co-counsel in a Paris-seated ad hoc arbitration, representing a national oil company in a dispute pertaining to the construction of a pipeline and the long-term supply of natural gas in the Middle East. The amount in dispute is in excess of USD 450 million, and the seat of arbitration is Paris (France). The applicable law is French law, and the language of the arbitration is English.
Co-counsel in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration, representing a Chadian contractor against a multi-national corporation in relation to a dispute arising out of six master framework agreements. The value of the dispute is USD 12.5 million. English law governs the dispute. English is the language of the arbitration.
Co-counsel in a DIFC-seated LCIA-DIFC dispute, representing the purchasers of a company against a Director and shareholder of the company. The financial value of the dispute is USD 8,5 million. English law governs the dispute, and the language of the arbitration is English.

As arbitrator:

Presiding arbitrator in a Paris-seated arbitration ICC arbitration, in a dispute between a Nigerian company and two state entities of a West African state regarding the performance of a lease agreement. The financial value of the dispute is USD 21 million. Nigerian law governs the dispute and the language of the arbitration is English.
Presiding arbitrator in a Nairobi-seated ICC arbitration, in a dispute regarding the construction of infrastructure. The financial value of the dispute was USD 6.5 million. Kenyan law was applicable, and the language of the arbitration was English.
Sole arbitrator in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration, in a dispute regarding the design, production, and delivery of metal railings between a French company and a Qatari company. The financial value of the dispute was EUR 3.4 million. French law was applicable, and the language of the arbitration was French.

Bar admissions

Avocat at the Paris Bar (2012)
Solicitor of England and Wales (2015)

Education

Masters in Business Administration (MBA), INSEAD, 2018 (J)
Master 2 in Arbitration and International trade law (MACI), Université de Versailles, 2009
Licence and Master I, Université de Toulouse-Capitole, 2007