Flore Poloni
Flore Poloni has significant experience representing international companies in mediation and arbitration proceedings. Flore also acts as an arbitrator.
Flore has a particular focus in tech and defence. She regularly acts in complex shareholder disputes and in transactions that span multiple jurisdictions, and more particularly following the termination of contracts in relation to changes of economic (e.g. force majeure) or legal (e.g. sanctions) circumstances. Flore also has in-depth experience in the enforcement of arbitral awards in France, including asset seizures.
Flore is very involved in the arbitration community in France. She co-founded Paris Very Young Arbitration Practitioners in 2012, and she was a Co-Chair of the LCIA YIAG (Young International Arbitration Group of the London Court of International Arbitration) from 2017 to 2021.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Guide recognises Flore for her international arbitration practice. She has been praised for her “extensive expertise in international arbitration” and described as “extremely capable.”
Flore is recognised as a « global leader » in the Who’s Who Legal’s 2023 Arbitration ranking.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2008
Experience
- August Debouzy (2010 - 2020)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (lecturer in Arbitration Law) (2012 - 2014)
- NAVAL GROUP (Secondee – Legal Counsel) (2013 - 2013)
- Université Paris-Ouest (Lecturer in contract law) (2011 - 2012)
- Gide Loyrette Nouel (Associate) (2008 - 2010)
- Shearman and Sterling (Stagiaire) (2008 - 2008)
- Cotty Vivant Marchisi & Laurzeral (Juriste) (2007 - 2007)
- Bredin Prat (Stagiaire) (2007 - 2007)
- Gide Loyrette Nouel (Stagiaire) (2006 - 2006)
- Cotty Vivant Marchisio & Lauzeral (Stagiaire) (2005 - 2006)
Membership
- London Court of International Arbitration – Young International Arbitration Group (LCIA-YIAG) – Co-Chair (2017-2021)
- Paris Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (2012-2014)
Qualification
- Paris Bar (2008)
Education
- ESCP Business School (2007)
- École de Formation du Barreau (2008)
- Université Paris Nanterre (2007)
- Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (2006)
- Lycée Henri IV (2003)
- École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel (2001)
1 Contributions by Flore Poloni
PRACTICE NOTES
France: Challenging Domestic and International Arbitral Awards—Appeals, Annulment, Exequatur, Third-party Actions, Revision for Fraud and International Public Policy under the French Code of Civil Procedure
Note: the French cases cited below are not all reported by LexisNexis®.
French legal framework
France has long had a reputation as an arbitration‑friendly venue, with narrowly tailored grounds for contesting arbitral awards; however, some observers discern in recent rulings a movement towards tighter judicial scrutiny of awards on matters of international public policy. The applicable rules sit in Decree No 2011–48 of 13 January 2011, which took effect on 1 May 2011, and are codified in Book IV of the French Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). Distinct regimes govern domestic and international awards. In practice, the two frameworks operate separately, reflecting the nature of the underlying dispute. Under this scheme, procedures and remedies are carefully tailored accordingly. Although both categories of award can be annulled on limited bases, only domestic awards are open to appeal. Additional avenues of challenge to awards exist subject to particular conditions.
Domestic arbitral awards
Under Article 1504 CCP, international arbitration is defined as arbitration that engages the interests of international trade. Conversely, proceedings are treated as domestic where the interests of international commerce are not implicated. The French courts have repeatedly decided that an arbitral award is considered international when the dispute stems from...
Arbitration
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