Elie Kleiman is a partner at Jones Day in Paris with over 30 years of experience in international dispute resolution. His practice spans international arbitration, cross-border litigation, and high-stakes crisis management. Elie regularly represents major French and global companies in high-profile disputes involving long-term contracts, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, M&A, and licensing arrangements – particularly in the energy, infrastructure, chemicals, life sciences, TMT, and natural resources sectors. He also sits as arbitrator and mediator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.
Elie has extensive experience managing complex cross-border disputes involving multiple jurisdictions, enforcement actions, and claims against sovereigns. He frequently designs and implements multijurisdictional strategies for evidence and asset preservation. Beyond practice, he is active in the French legal community, regularly publishing and teaching on arbitration and litigation topics, and contributing to the promotion of Paris as a hub for international dispute resolution.
