David MéHEUT

David Méheut is a Managing Partner in the Paris office of Clyde & Co with almost 20-years’ experience in insurance and reinsurance law as well as in international arbitration and mediation.

His experience in insurance law covers in particular coverage, monitoring and defence in matters of directors and officers liability (D&O), political risks, reinsurance, professional liability (lawyers, accountants, brokers, experts, etc.), fine art and species, engineering disputes, new technologies/cyber, data security, fraud, and Warranty & Indemnity insurance. As such, he has acted for or advised on some of the major losses affecting the French market, including the Erika oil spillage, the Libyan revolution, reinsurance of 9/11, the Kerviel fraud, the LIBOR/EURIBOR/FOREX manipulations, the Madoff fraud, the conflict in Ukraine.

He has particular experience in handling cases in African countries operating under OHADA and CIMA rules, principally in relation to onshore and offshore oil and gas projects.

David has also developed an in-depth experience in international arbitration, more particularly ICC arbitration, in which he handles procedures both in French and in English. His commercial arbitration practice goes beyond his main sphere of activity and encompasses commercial litigation such as joint venture and distribution disputes. He generally advises insurers/reinsurers, professionals, financial institutions, industrial groups and energy companies.