Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Partner

Carole Malinvaud

Partner

Carole Malinvaud

Office

Paris
15 rue de Laborde
75008 Paris

Practices

Carole Malinvaud is a partner at Gide Paris, where she coordinates the firm's international arbitration activities and chairs Gide's Pro Bono endowment fund.

She practises international commercial law, with a particular focus on international arbitration. Carole has recently concentrated on construction, energy and defence arbitrations under ICC and ICSID rules. She also acts as arbitrator in a number of ICC and ICSID arbitrations.

Carole is a lecturer at the University of Paris II as part of the Master 2 in International Business Law and at Sciences Po Paris as part of the LLM in Transnational Arbitration. She has been Vice-Chair of the ICC Court of Arbitration since 2021 and an elected member of the ICCA Board since 2017. She has also been an elected member of the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) since 2015, President of the Ordinary Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) since 2016 and President of the ad hoc Division of the Paris Olympic Games (2024).

Carole is a graduate of the University of Paris II (DEA in private law - 1986) and Harvard (LL.M., Harvard Law School, Lavoisier and Fulbright scholarships - 1988). She was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1986 and to the New York Bar in 1990.

Awards

  • Chambers Global/France 2025

    International Arbitration: Arbitrators

    Band 1

    Carole Malinvaud is an extremely smart lawyer and one of the most prepared arbitrators I have dealt with.

  • Chambers Global/France 2025

    International Arbitration

    Band 2

    Carole Malinvaud expertise and sense of communication on complex subjects are excellent.

  • Chambers Global - Africa-Wide 2024

    Dispute Resolution: Arbitrators

    Spotlight

    Paris-based Carole Malinvaud is a leading lawyer and is also in high demand as an arbitrator.

  • Chambers Global - Africa-Wide 2024

    Dispute Resolution

    Band 2

    Paris-based Carole Malinvaud is a leading lawyer for international arbitration across francophone and North Africa. She has notable commercial arbitration experience, appearing as counsel on mandates relating to investments and construction projects.

  • Chambers Global - Global Market Leaders 2024

    Most In Demand Arbitrators

    Band 2

    Carole Malinvaud is a noted name in the arbitration arena who handles cases across Europe and francophone Africa. Her expertise covers construction and energy disputes.

  • Chambers Global - Global Market Leaders 2024

    International Arbitration

    Band 4

    Carole Malinvaud is noted for her expert representation of clients in commercial matters across European and African jurisdictions. She is regularly instructed by high-profile clients such as sovereign states, arbitral institutions and global corporations to lead disputes.

  • Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024

    International Arbitration: Arbitrators

    Band 1

    Carole Malinvaud has great leadership qualities and outstanding arbitration experience. Carole is a great counsel and arbitrator.

  • Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024

    International Arbitration

    Band 2

    Carole Malinvaud's practice includes acting as an arbitrator and as counsel in commercial and investment cases. She assists domestic clients and global corporations with cases involving European and African jurisdictions.

  • Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024

    Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration

    Leading Individual

    Carole Malinvaud leads a diverse and brilliant team. She has terrific judgement and cuts a very authoritative figure in the hearing room. She invariably has the ear of the Tribunal and is very good at putting together and leading the best teams for any given case.

  • Best Lawyers - France 2025

    Best Lawyers

    Carole Malinvaud is recognised in the following practices : Arbitration & Mediation, International Arbitration.