Vanessa Thieffry Arbitrator, Counsel
Nationality(ies):
French

Legal System:

Civil Law, Common Law, European Law, International Law

Practice Areas:

Arbitration, Commercial Law, Construction - Engineering, DRB (Dispute resolution board) - DAB (Dispute adjudication board), Energy - Natural Resources, Environment, Infrastructure

Publications

  • « French arbitration law in prospect », with Clément Fouchard and Ana Atallah, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus – The Reform Issue, 5 February 2026
    Reed Smith International Arbitration Report 2025, with Timothy Cooke, Antonia Birt, Oliver Beiersdorf, Elizabeth Farrell, Clément Fouchard, Matthew Townsend, Matthew Harley, Min Jian Chan, Michael N. Chee, Catherine E. Kiernan, Melissa Lim, Trisha Mitra-Veber, Avinash Poorooye, Erwan Robert, Shamalla S. Semoy, Anand Tiwari, and Gabriel Wan, 14 December 2025
    « Arbitrage et développement durable : les enjeux juridiques se précisent », Le Monde du Droit, 2 décembre 2025
    « La réparation du préjudice dans les litiges et arbitrages relatifs aux chantiers d’infrastructures », APCEF, 1 January 2025
    « Sustainability-related disputes and arbitration in Africa », with Clément Fouchard and Tallat Hussain, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: Africa, 23 December 2024
    « Les dispute boards, outils de résolution des conflits dans le cadre de grands projets d’investissement dans la transition énergétique », with Clément Fouchard, Option Droit & Affaires, 4 September 2024
    « Managing ESG risk in the construction industry », with Nicolas Walker, Corporate Disputes Magazine, 1 January 2024
    « Beyond traditional models: How subscription-based EaaS and CaaS models are disrupting the energy industry », with Nicolas Walker and Yashovardhan Seth, Reed Smith Global construction update: the innovation issue, 13 December 2023
    « ESG – risk management solutions in international construction contracts », with Nicolas Walker, Viewpoints, 19 October 2023
    « French legal privilege for in-house counsel: a welcome legal (r)evolution », with Marc Lévy, Benoit Charot, Clément Fouchard, Natasha Tardif, Lucile Chneiweiss, Nicolas Walker, Andrew Tetley, Ana Atallah, Daniel Kadar, and Amani Lakhdhar, Reed Smith In-depth, 21 July 2023
    « France », with Peter Rosher, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: The Privilege Issue, 12 July 2023
    « The Nuclear New Build Renaissance: Challenges and Opportunities », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Pratt’s Energy Law Report, Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 29, January 2023
    « Arbitrage et développement durable », La Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires (LJA), Vol. 23, No. 1, p. 29, 5 December 2022
    « Final word on the « Kabab-Ji vs Kout Food » saga: French Cour de cassation confirms French position on law applicable to arbitration agreements », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 4 October 2022
    « The Heat is On: Global Climate Change and Adverse Weather Conditions in Construction Projects », with Peter Rosher, Erwan Robert, and Adam Calloway, Jus Daily, 19 September 2022
    « The nuclear new build renaissance: Challenges and opportunities », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Energy Transition – An evolving journey, 27 June 2022
    « Circular economy obligations for constructors and project owners in France », with Nicolas Walker, Reed Smith Global Construction Update: Sustainability, June 2022
    « The tragic events in Ukraine have huge consequences for the global nuclear industry », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, New Civil Engineer, 12 April 2022
    « German Supreme Court upholds anti-arbitration ruling founded on Achmea objection (Croatia v Raiffeisen International & Raiffeisen Austria) », with Clément Fouchard, LexisNexis PSL, 21 January 2022
    « Could arbitration offer investors effective protection against reductions in French solar feed-in tariffs? », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Nicolas Walker, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, Albertine Aquenin, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 22 November 2021
    « Moldova v. Komstroy (Case C-741/19): Key lessons and takeaways », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 16 September 2021
    « CJEU Ruling in Moldova v. Komstroy: the End of Intra-EU Investment Arbitration Under the Energy Charter Treaty (and a Restrictive Interpretation of the Notion of Protected Investment) », with Clément Fouchard, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 7 September 2021
    « International Subcontracting: A French perspective on the consequences and unforeseen risks of the heightened complexity of international construction contracts », with Peter Rosher and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith International Arbitration Focus: The Construction Issue, 27 April 2021
    « The evidentiary value of party-appointed expert reports under French law », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 9 October 2020
    « A clash of legal culture and perspectives: Conflicting judgments between England and France on the determination of the governing law of an arbitration agreement, and the risk of legal uncertainty », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 10 July 2020
    « French court qualifies COVID-19 crisis as force majeure event resulting in alternative electricity suppliers’ financial losses », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, Mathilde Adant, and Adam Calloway, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 9 June 2020
    « First decision of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal: clarifications on the arbitrator’s duty of disclosure », with Peter Rosher, Clément Fouchard, Erwan Robert, and Mathilde Adant, Reed Smith Client Alerts, 14 May 2020
    « Arbitrage : les questions à se poser pour faire intervenir un expert dans un litige », with Peter Rosher, Le Moniteur, 24 April 2019
    « L’arrêt Achmea : une étape supplémentaire dans la construction d’un ensemble de mécanismes de resolution des litiges internationaux ? Une analyse à la lumière du droit français de l’arbitrage », IBLJ, No. 3/2018, pp. 201-216
    « Arbitration in France and in Europe: A continued pursuit for time and cost efficiency », with François Muller, Focus Europe, pp. 44-45, July 2015
    « Le choix du siège de l’arbitrage, stratégique pour l’efficacité de la procédure d’arbitrage », with Caroline Duclercq, Le Cercle des Echos, January 2014
    « La convention d’arbitrage, convention d’aménagement du contentieux environnemental interne et international », Bulletin du Droit de l’Environnement Industriel (BDEI), Supplement to No. 10, p. 25, July 2007

Education

2005: University of Limoges, Master 2 Droit International et Comparé de l'Environnement
 
2004: University of Paris II / University of Copenhagen, Maîtrise en droit international
 
2003: University of Paris II, Licence en droit, mention droit public
 
2003: Insitute for High International Studies, University of Paris II, Certificat d'Etudes Internationales Générales

Other Information

Podcasts:

  • « Greener arbitrations: Electronic signatures and notification of awards – a greener alternative? », with Alison Eslick, Michelle Nelson, and Clément Fouchard, Arbitral Insights, 24 January 2024
    « Greener arbitrations: Are in-person hearings worth their while? », with Alison Eslick, James Willn, Ana R. Ulseth, Chris Edwards, and Mathilde Adant, Arbitral Insights, 17 January 2024
    « Greener Arbitrations: Witness and expert preparation – Can video-conferencing match in-person meetings? », with Alison Eslick, Peter Rosher, Aurélie Lopez, Sujey S. Herrera, and Antoine K.F. Smiley, Arbitral Insights, 12 October 2023
    « Greener Arbitrations: Witness and expert preparation – Can video-conferencing match in-person meetings? », with Alison Eslick, Peter Rosher, Aurélie Lopez, Sujey S. Herrera, and Antoine K.F. Smiley, Arbitral Insights, 12 October 2023
    « Greener Arbitrations: Is the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations’ Green Model Procedural Order unavoidable? », with Alison Eslick, Antonia Birt, and Daniel Avila, II, Arbitral Insights, 26 July 2023
    « Greener arbitrations: Should arbitration agreements be amended to include sustainability measures? », with Alison Eslick, Suzie A. Savage, Matthew Townsend, Joyce Fong, and Patrick A. Beale, Arbitral Insights, 11 July 2023
    « Environmental law and international arbitration », PAW mini-series, Paris Baby Investigation, 22 March 2023
    « Nuclear new-build industry: Renaissance in France and UK », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Energy Explored, 23 August 2022
    « Greener arbitrations: Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon emissions but didn’t dare ask », with Adam Hedley, Arbitral Insights, 22 April 2022
    « Women in Arbitration: Breaking the bias », with Jemma A. Collins, Catherine Lewis, Jane Miles, Clara Fung, Sujey S. Herrera, and Lucy M. Winnington-Ingram, Arbitral Insights, 8 March 2022
    « 2022 Horizon Scanning: International arbitration and construction », with Peter Rosher and Liam Hart, Arbitral Insights, 16 December 2021
    « Women in Arbitration: The challenges of arbitrating environmental disputes », with Judith Levine, Arbitral Insights, 8 June 2021
    « The peculiarities of construction arbitration », with Peter Rosher and Alison Eslick, Arbitral Insights, 12 May 2021
     

Webinars:

  • ICC Institute SME Lab on International Contracts – Construction Contracts, 7-8 October 2024
    « Green Compliance and Arbitration: In-House Counsel », Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, 18 October 2022
    « International construction projects: Time is money! », October 2021
    « Workshop 2: The practical implications of COVID-19 on future international construction projects », 6 August 2020
    « Workshop 1: The practical implications of COVID-19 on an international construction project », 23 July 2020
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