Christian Camboulive is a partner within Gide's Dispute Resolution practice group. He specialises in arbitration, international contract law and international law. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings, both institutional and ad hoc. He also appears before the French courts in arbitration-related matters, such as setting aside proceedings.

He has acted in over one hundred arbitration disputes, conducted under various arbitration rules, including ICC, ICSID, Association For Arbitration (Association Française d'Arbitrage), OHADA, VIAC, CAS and UNCITRAL, relating notably to investment protection, infrastructure projects and construction, joint ventures and post-acquisition issues, distribution and licence agreements, in a wide range of sectors including energy and natural resources, defence, banking, public infrastructures, healthcare and consumer products.

Former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee and member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy, Christian is a member of several arbitration associations, such as the French Association For Arbitration, the International Arbitration Institute, the London Court of International Arbitration and the Swiss Arbitration Association. He sits on the Editorial Committee of the Cahiers de l'Arbitrage/Paris Journal of International Arbitration.

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged to advise clients on ICC cases. He has expertise in matters relating to construction, infrastructure projects and contractual disputes. Strengths: “Christian is smart and precise. He knows the case perfectly well.” "I appreciate him a lot. He is someone who is friendly, welcoming, easy to work with and provides excellent legal advice. Christian is talented."»
Chambers Europe & Global 2024 - International Arbitration

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged on disputes concerning francophone and North Africa. He handles a range of cases including those arising from construction projects and joint ventures. He also sits as arbitrator and has extensive experience relating to ICC arbitrations. He is based in Paris. Strengths: "Christian Camboulive knows how to handle very complex matters and he always stays cool under pressure." »
​Chambers Global 2023 & 2024 - Dispute Resolution & Spotlight Table - Dispute Resolution : Arbitrators

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged to advise clients on ICC cases. He has expertise in matters relating to construction, tax issues and contractual disputes. »
Chambers Europe & Global 2023 - International Arbitration

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged on disputes concerning francophone and North Africa. He handles a range of cases including those arising from construction projects and joint ventures. He also sits as arbitrator and has extensive experience relating to ICC arbitrations. He is based in Paris. "He showed very structured and clear reasoning." »
Chambers Global 2022 - Dispute Resolution

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged to advise clients on ICC cases. He has expertise in matters relating to construction, tax issues and shareholders' disputes. Clients say: "He is an excellent advocate, is pragmatic and has a sound technical knowledge." »
Chambers Europe & Global 2022 - International Arbitration

« Christian Camboulive is endorsed by market commentators as an "incredible practitioner." Based in Paris, he is regularly engaged on disputes concerning francophone and North Africa, with particularly notable activity advocating in ICC arbitrations. He handles cases concerning a range of issues, including construction projects and joint ventures. »
Chambers Global 2021

« Christian Camboulive acts on commercial arbitration proceedings spanning a range of jurisdictions in Europe, Africa and the Americas. »
Chambers Europe & Global 2021

« Christian Camboulive is regularly engaged to advise clients on ICC cases. He has expertise in matters relating to construction, tax issues and shareholders' disputes. »
Chambers Europe & Global 2021

« Christian Camboulive is commended as an “elite arbitration lawyer” with a detailed understanding of contractual law. »
Who's Who Legal 2021, France

« Clients commend Christian Camboulive for his “excellent knowledge of law and procedures and ability to solve difficult cases. ” He advises clients on commercial arbitrations and setting-aside proceedings. He is active across the defence, energy and real estate sectors. »
 Chambers Global 2020