Daniel Schimmel

Education:
  • Columbia Law School – J.D., LL.M., Law (1993–1997)
  • University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) – Maîtrise in International Business Law and Arbitration (1991–1993)
  • ESSEC Business School, France (1988–1991)
Areas of Expertise:
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • Investment Treaty Arbitration
  • US-French Cross-Border Litigation
  • Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
  • International Business Law
jurisdictions:
France
Languages:
English
English
French
Hebrew
Biography:

Daniel Schimmel is a partner at Foley Hoag LLP in New York and a dual-qualified international arbitration lawyer in the United States and France. He has served as arbitrator and counsel in over 100 domestic and international arbitrations, including as chair, co-arbitrator, emergency arbitrator, and expedited arbitrator, in disputes involving amounts exceeding $350 million. Daniel represents global clients – including the Republic of France and major French corporates – in cross-border litigation and enforcement proceedings before US courts. He is also a member of a working group established by the French Minister of Justice to reform arbitration law in France.

Experience:
  • Partner, Foley Hoag LLP (2015–present)
  • Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (2008–2015)
  • Counsel, Shearman & Sterling LLP (1996–2008)
  • First Law Clerk, Hon. Jed S. Rakoff, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • Law Clerk (Assistant de Justice), Tribunal de Grande Instance de Bobigny, France
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