Biography

Educational/ Current position / Professional Experience

Current position

Partner at BSP – Dispute Resolution practice

Professional Experience (https://www.bsp.lu/professionals/partner/laure-helene-gaicio)

August 2005 to December 2009 – In-house counsel (France)

Education

Université Aix-Marseille III, France, Master 2 en Droit et Fiscalité des Entreprises (Master 2 in Law and Business Taxation), 2006

Bar Admissions

Luxembourg, 2011

Arbitration Experience

As Co-counsel:
–  International ad hoc arbitration combining Luxembourg’s New Code of Civil Procedures and UNCITRAL rules seated in Luxembourg in relation to the MAC clause of a Share and Purchase Agreement (Real Estate Dispute) between European companies;
– Domestic ad hoc arbitration combining Luxembourg’s New Code of Civil Procedures and UNCITRAL rules seated in Luxembourg in relation to the alleged non-performance of a contract. The same contract led the parties to these proceedings to a further arbitration with a European company.
As Co-counsel assisting foreign counsel:
– International ICC arbitration seated in London in relation to the breach of a loan agreement in the context of a joint venture company. The arbitration involved individuals and companies from the Caribbean, Western Asia and Europe. The applicable law was English but the issue required assistance on Luxembourg law.
– International LCIA arbitration seated in London in relation to a securitization transaction involving the issuance of notes. The arbitration involved Western European companies and a Eastern Europe company. The applicable law was Luxembourg law.
I also have experience in relation with the enforcement of awards in Luxembourg (for example the PEMEX case).

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Articles:
• “Comparative Legal Guide” in ICLG, Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, 2018 (Fabio TREVISAN, Laure-Hélène GAICIO-FIEVEZ)
• “Litigation 2018 – Luxembourg” in Global Arbitration Review, 2018 (Fabio TREVISAN, Laure-Hélène GAICIO-FIEVEZ)
• “Arbitration Comparative Guide” in The In-House Lawyer, Arbitration Comparative Guide, 2017 (Fabio TREVISAN, Laure-Hélène GAICIO-FIEVEZ)