Pierrick
Le Goff
Partner
Pierrick Le Goff focuses his practice on international arbitration, compliance and complex construction projects. He is regularly appointed as arbitrator or mediator.
Prior to joining De Gaulle Fleurance in 2019, Pierrick was the Group General Counsel of Alstom, a leading multinational company specialized in energy and transport infrastructures. Pierrick held various positions within the Group in France, England, Germany and Switzerland.
At Alstom, Pierrick supervised numerous international arbitration proceedings under the major arbitration rules (e.g., AAA, DIS, ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL) as well as court proceedings governed by various laws. As a result, Pierrick has gained a unique knowledge of complex projects, including turnkey construction projects in the field of energy and transport infrastructures. More recently, Pierrick has been involved in arbitration proceedings in other economic areas, such as aeronautics, media or life sciences.
Pierrick has also developed a specific expertise in the field of compliance, including trade compliance. As Group General Counsel of Alstom, Pierrick monitored numerous internal and external investigations (World Bank, DOJ, SFO) and implemented advanced compliance programs. In 2017, Alstom became the first company in France to be certified ISO 37001 for its anticorruption management system. For this achievement, Pierrick has received the Gold Trophy of the most innovative Legal Department from Leaders League.
Pierrick is an affiliate Professor at Sciences Po Law School (Paris) and serves as adjunct faculty member at the University of Marburg (Germany) where he teaches in German. His PhD published in German in 2005 covers the following topic: “Liquidated damages and penalty clauses in international contracts for the construction of industrial plants”.
Pierrick is a Member of the Board of Directors of the International Mediation Institute (IMI). He is a Member of the UNIDROIT/ICC working group on international investment contracts; the International Law Association (ILA); the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA) and the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA).
Clients note that Pierrick is “particularly qualified in matters of arbitration” and that he forms, with Samantha Nataf, a “very pragmatic and technically high-level team” (Legal 500 EMEA 2024).
Capabilities
Practices
Sectors
Focus
Languages
- French
- English
- German
Qualifications
- Admitted to the New York Bar in 1993 and to the Paris Bar in 2019.
- 2004 PhD in law (Dr. iur.), University of Marburg, Germany
- 1992 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Fulbright Scholar, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 1991 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Erasmus Scholar, University of Marburg, Germany
- 1991 DEA in International Law, University of Paris II, France
- 1990 Maîtrise (bachelor’s degree) in business law, University of Paris XI, France
- 1990 Diploma as trilingual translator, Graduate School for Translators & Interpreters (ISIT), France
Bars
- Paris
- New York
Teachings given
- Sciences Po Law School, Paris
- University of Marburg, Germany
- University of Paris II, France
Professional associations
- Member of the Board of Directors of the International Mediation Institute (IMI)
- Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
- Member of the Unidroit & ICC task force on international investment contracts
- Member of the International Law Association (ILA)
- Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Member of the Association for Research and Teaching in Construction Law of the University of Marburg.
Publications
- Pierrick Le Goff, « The impact of ESG standards on international construction projects », Jubilee book publication in honor of Prof. G. Gounalakis, Nomos Verlag, p. 121-138, December 2024
- Pierrick Le Goff, “Essential elements in drafting arbitration clauses: is the Common/Civil law divide relevant?”, in: The Plurality and Synergies of Legal Traditions in International Arbitration, p. 17-33, Wolters Kluwer, March 2024
- Pierrick Le Goff, Samantha Nataf, “Sanctions économiques et arbitrage international”, Journal du Management Juridique, p. 26-28, November 2023
- Pierrick Le Goff (co-author), “La Gouvernance des Sociétés” – Guide Dalloz, July 2023
- Pierrick Le Goff (co-author), “Deference in international arbitration and economic sanctions”, Revista Internacional de Arbitragem e Conciliação, pp. 65-91, December 2022
Pierrick Le Goff is particularly qualified in matters of arbitration and masters the finer points of the procedures and possible avenues of appeal.
Samantha Nataf and Pierrick Le Goff form a very efficient duo.
Samantha Nataf and Pierrick Le Goff have a total mastery of international arbitration and an astonishing ability to find the most impactful arguments for a winning strategy.
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