AFFAKI: Global Knowledge
Specialised in international dispute resolution, banking and finance law and regulation, and law reforms in transition economies, AFFAKI is an international law firm with the know-how and tools to meet its clients’ needs.
Combining leading positions in international organisations and academic institutions, Georges Affaki has developed decades’ worth of expertise in international commercial, financial, and investment law, as well as dispute resolution. Founding Partner Georges Affaki is admitted to practice as an avocat before the Court of Appeal of Paris. Associate Matthew Rogier is an avocat admitted to practice before the Court of Appeal of Paris and an attorney admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Reflecting its lawyers’ international backgrounds, the firm’s professional services are offered in English, French, and Arabic. AFFAKI offers advice on civil law, international law, comparative Arab law, and United States law. Georges Affaki is an empanelled arbitrator with the leading arbitration institutions in Europe, Asia, the MENA region, Oceania, and the Americas.
AFFAKI’s clients include international financial institutions, multilateral organisations, and global businesses across five continents, representing every sector of finance, trade, and industry.
AFFAKI shares its culture of excellence with a network of leading independent firms from around the world, with which we work to ensure the highest level of service to our clients for every imaginable cross-border need.
AFFAKI is proud of its pro bono commitment and is actively engaged in charitable and community projects.
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Firm in the News
23rd Annual IBA Arbitration Day
13 March 2020, Istanbul.
Georges Affaki will present remarks on improved case management in international arbitration.
EIFR – European Institute of Financial Regulation
28 February 2020, Paris.
Georges Affaki will present the new HCJP report on arbitration in banking and finance.
ICC MENA Conference
17 February 2020, Dubai.
Georges Affaki will moderate a panel of judges on the interaction between national courts and international arbitration.
Insight 8, January 2020
Could the UN and EU sanctions on Iran snap back?
Arbitration in Saudi Arabia
On arbitration in Saudi Arabia, SCCA News interview of Georges Affaki
Prime Finance Conference
3-4 February 2020, The Hague.
Georges Affaki will address the topic of arbitration of climate change-related disputes.
The EU Countermeasures to Foreign Sanctions
Listen to Georges Affaki’s interview on France Info
Insight 7, May 2018
Preliminary comments on the U.A.E. Federal Arbitration Law No. 6 of 2018 on Arbitration.