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Profil
Aurore Nicaud has broad experience in the construction and energy sectors, primarily in the United States, Latin America, and Asia. Aurore’s practice focuses on the representation of owners and developers of large infrastructure and energy projects, in both transactional and dispute resolution capacities. She assists owners and developers throughout the entire project spectrum, commencing at project conception, continuing through project management, and resolving construction-related disputes. She has many years of experience in international commercial and investor-state arbitration matters, particularly in construction disputes. She has represented clients in arbitral tribunals around the world, including before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).
Aurore negotiates and drafts legal documents with fluency in English, Spanish, and French. She received her legal training in the United States and Europe. She is licensed to practice law in multiple U.S. jurisdictions, as well as in Colombia, and was admitted to practice law in France (currently inactive).
Kompetencje
Doświadczenie
- Representation of a consortium partner in relation with project management, construction claims and disputes on a 500+ million dollars project located in Asia.
- Representation of the owner of a waterfront, ultra-luxury hotel project in a real estate and construction dispute against the local government.
- Representation of owners and developers of large infrastructure and energy projects, including power plants, solar and wind farm projects. Assists with the negotiating and drafting of construction-related agreements, such as EPC, EPCI, and design-build contracts. In the real estate sector, advise on contract negotiations with architects, engineers, general contractors and assist throughout claim resolution.
- Representation of a Government of Central America in an investment dispute related to the construction of a hydroelectric power plant and transmission line.
- Representation of a U.S.–based developer in connection with a construction dispute nearing US$ 1 billion.
- Representation of the owner on a US $8 billion infrastructure project, including leading the negotiation of purchase and sale agreements for over US $1 billion worth of equipment, as well as the daily management of the main EPC agreement. For the same project, advised on the international arbitration against the main contractor of the project before the ICC. The dispute resulted in an award in favor of client nearing two billion dollars. °
- Representation of the largest operators of mass-transit bus operations throughout Latin America in relation to a US $350 million ICSID (world bank) international arbitration for loss of foreign investment.°
- Representation of a French oil & gas company before the ICC in a private investment related dispute.°
- Representation of a Japanese drug manufacturer before the ICC over a patent dispute with a German distributor.°
- Representation of a national from Spain before the ICSID in connection with a US$ 797 million illegal expropriation proceeding. °
°The above representations were handled by Ms. Nicaud prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
- Delegation of the European Union to Colombia, Consultant with the Colombian Government, 2011. Prepared a regulatory reform to improve compliance of domestic legislation with international law.
- Legal Director, Inversiones Alsacia/Express De Santiago Uno, Chile, 2017-2018
- Senior Lead Attorney, Refinería De Cartagena-Reficar, Colombia, 2012-2017
Sukcesy i wyróżnienia
- Recipient, New York State Bar Association, "Empire State Counsel Award" for significant pro bono contributions, 2008
Kwalifikacje
- LL.M., Boston University School of Law
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Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas (formerly Sorbonne)
- Masters in International Law
- J.D. equivalent
- Florida
- New York
- Colombia
- francuski, ojczysty
- hiszpański, biegły