Biography
Simon Batifort is a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. He is recognized globally as a top practitioner and thought leader in international arbitration and public international law. He joined Curtis’ New York office in 2011, became a partner in 2019, and was named Managing Partner of the firm’s Brussels office in 2021. A dual French-U.S. national, he works across the New York, Paris, and Brussels offices.
Mr. Batifort has acted as counsel in over forty commercial and investment treaty arbitrations involving multimillion- and multibillion-dollar claims under various rules, including those of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). His cases have involved a wide range of sectors, including oil & gas, mining, telecommunications, construction, joint ventures, real estate and taxation. He has also served as an arbitrator.
Who’s Who Legal – Arbitration has recognized him as a Global Leader in international arbitration and as a Global Elite Thought Leader under 45, referring to him as a “household name” and a “formidable practitioner when it comes to investment treaty arbitration.” He is recognized as a Rising Star in International Arbitration by Law360, as a Rising Star in Commercial Arbitration by Euromoney Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, and as a Next Generation Partner by Legal 500 USA.
He is a member of the Executive Council of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), a former co-chair of ASIL’s Dispute Resolution Interest Group, and served as co-chair of ASIL’s 2021 Annual Meeting Committee and co-chair of ASIL’s 2022 Midyear Meeting Practitioners’ Forum. He serves as co-chair of the Insolvency and Arbitration Working Group of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) and as a member of the Arbitration Committee of the New York City Bar Association. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School and at Université Paris Cité, where he teaches advanced courses on investment treaty arbitration.