Pierre R.Heitzmann

Pierre Heitzmann's main areas of practice are international arbitration and complex cross-border litigation related to, inter alia, construction and engineering projects, joint ventures, investment disputes, license agreements, distribution agreements, and share and purchase agreements. He has represented private companies, sovereigns, and state-owned entities in international disputes.

Pierre acts both as arbitrator and counsel in international arbitration proceedings, including but not limited to investment treaty and commercial arbitration proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, DIAC, SCC, DIFC-LCIA, and UNCITRAL rules. He is registered with the DIFC Courts with full rights of audience. Pierre's recent representations include representing a Saudi client in DIFC-LCIA proceedings relating to the construction of a power plant in Saudi Arabia; representing a telecom investor in a DIFC Courts proceeding and in a parallel arbitration proceeding relating to an investment in Iraq; representing a Saudi company against its subcontractor in relation to tunneling works in Saudi Arabia; advising the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) in reforming its Arbitration Act and in drafting its first Mediation Act; representing a Luxembourg company that specializes in the financing and construction of solar projects in ICC proceedings in Geneva; representing a Luxembourg holding company in the banking sector against Cameroon in ICSID proceedings; and representing a pharmaceutical company in an ICC arbitration in New York in relation to a development agreement.

Pierre is the author of many articles and case notes published in arbitration periodicals. Before joining the Dubai Office, he was a lecturer on international contract law at the Paris Institute of Political Sciences (Sciences Po).