The ICC court\u2019s inaugural Africa director has departed to join a burgeoning arbitration and dispute resolution boutique in Paris.<\/p>\n
Diamana Diawara, a renowned figure in the arbitration space who has played a pivotal role in executing the ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC)\u2019s Africa ambitions<\/a>, has left the institution to join Paris boutique TALEX INTERNATIONAL as a partner, effective 16 March.<\/p>\n Admitted to the Paris Bar, Diawara \u2013 who has 15 years\u2019 experience in international litigation and arbitration \u2013 kickstarted her legal career at Dentons in Paris before joining the ICC in 2012, where her near 14-year tenure saw her hold the senior roles of counsel in charge of the France, Middle East and Africa team, and the inaugural regional director for Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n Facilitating the resolution of more than 1,000 ICC arbitration cases, Diawara is also recognised for her litigation work, with disputes involving African states being a particular forte. In addition, she also serves as co-president of Paris Arbitration Week<\/a> alongside independent arbitrator Catherine Schroeder.<\/p>\n At the ICC, she played a leading role in training African public- and private-sector players to strengthen their know-how in alternative dispute resolution methods, while she also helped to increase the inclusion of African practitioners<\/a> in international arbitration proceedings<\/a> and the institutional infrastructure.<\/p>\n The ICC said it is in the process of hiring Diawara\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n Launched in 2023 by founding partner Pierre Daureu, TALEX INTERNATIONAL said Diawara\u2019s appointment marks a \u201cturning point in [the firm\u2019s] expertise, consolidating its role as a leader in the resolution of complex cross-border disputes, with a particular focus on Africa, a continent at the heart of its work\u201d.<\/p>\n Daureu added in a statement: \u201c[Diawara\u2019s] arrival marks a key milestone for [the firm]. Her unparalleled expertise, her extensive experience within leading international institutions and her deep understanding of African socioeconomic realities make her a major strategic asset. She fully shares our commitment to humanity, independence and rigor \u2013 values that guide every one of our engagements, particularly in cases with high political and economic stakes involving the defence of sovereign or public interests.\u201d<\/p>\n Diawara said the move marks a new chapter in her career, where she will contribute with Daureu to the growth of the young firm. She continued: \u201cMy decision to join [the firm] is, above all, a personal one: the opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled team whose philosophy I share. I look forward to putting my experience, particularly in Africa, to work for our clients, supporting them in their most complex disputes, including in key sectors such as energy, construction and natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The ICC court\u2019s inaugural Africa director has departed to join a burgeoning arbitration and dispute resolution boutique in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5],"tags":[63,26952,77310,77311,38022,77312],"class_list":["post-144213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-africa","tag-africa","tag-arbitration","tag-diamana-diawara","tag-icc-international-court-of-arbitration","tag-litigation","tag-talex-international"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116261978241505537","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}