Gary Smadja

Gary Smadja

Senior Associate

Email

gary.smadja@aoshearman.com

Phone

+34 91 782 9710

Offices

Madrid

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Gary specialises in commercial and investment treaty arbitration.
Gary has acted as counsel for a range of clients in numerous arbitration proceedings and has particular expertise in the renewable energy sector.

Expertise

Experience

Representative matters

  • International investors in over 10 separate ICSID arbitration proceedings under the Energy Charter Treaty brought against the Kingdom of Spain.
  • The Kingdom of Morocco in two ICSID claims brought by a Spanish and French investor, involving claims in excess of EUR 400 million.

Published Work

  • The Energy Charter Treaty: A Friend or Foe of Decarbonisation? co-authored with P. W. Pearsall and D. Ingle in Investment Arbitration and Climate Change, 2024 Kluwer Law International
  • A Riff on the Legal Saga of Claudia Pechstein - Litigation as a SubOptimal Means of Advancing Transparency and Legitimacy in Sports Arbitration, Spain Arbitration Review, 2019 - co-authored with Clifford J. Hendel El Nuevo Régimen de inmunidad de ejecución en Francia: Obstáculos adicionales a la ejecución de laudos contra Estados soberanos, Colombian Very Young Arbitration Practitioners blog, March 2017, co-authored with Julia Martín Torres.

Qualifications

Admissions

Paris, 2018

Languages

French, English, Spanish
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.