François Ameli is a founding partner at CKR Law in Paris. He holds a and was admitted to the Paris Bar in 1993. As a lawyer, François brings a breadth of experience in international commercial litigation and arbitration, with a focus on contractual disputes arising in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf. He has handled a number of multi-jurisdictional disputes involving oil and gas, port activity, maritime transportation, international fraud and represents commercial clients and states in enforcement actions in which he has acted both as counsel or arbitrator. He is also a full-time professor and Vice Dean for at the Sorbonne Law School where he teaches international contracts, international litigations and international labor law.