François Ondoa Messi

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François is an associate in the Paris office with experience in assisting French and foreign companies in complex multi-jurisdictional litigation before all domestic courts (civil, commercial, criminal, administrative, regulatory) and arbitral tribunals. 

Prior to joining Clyde & Co, François worked for a year and a half in the financial section of the Paris public prosecutor's office, assisting magistrates in commercial and financial investigations, and acquired experience in leading law firms in Paris as an intern and an associate. 

François holds a Master’s degree from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2019. 

He practices both in French and English.

Experience

• Assisting a contractor in a QICCA arbitration relating to the construction of business premises in the Middle East.
• Assisting a contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to an infrastructure located in North Africa.
• Assisting a Peruvian company in a set aside proceedings in France in the insurance sector.
• Assisting a construction major in an LCIA arbitration relating to the construction of an infrastructure located in East Africa.
• Assisting a manufacturer following the discovery of a potentially carcinogenic molecule contained in its products.
• Assisting a contractor in a dispute related to the construction of subway facilities against a French public company