29 May 2026
Hogan Lovells strengthens International Arbitration practice with team hire in Paris
"Hogan Lovells hires partner Sébastien Bonnard with counsel Sabrina Touchard and associates Eleni Jacovides and Florence Warsmann in Paris to bolster its International Arbitration practice."
Sébastien Bonnard will join Hogan Lovells Paris as a partner. He joins from Hughes Hubbard & Reed, where he was Managing Partner of the Paris office and Head of the firm’s Europe, Africa and the Middle East International Arbitration practice. Sébastien is an international arbitration practitioner with a strong market reputation in commercial arbitration, with a particular focus on construction, infrastructure, energy and mining disputes in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He regularly acts as both counsel and arbitrator in proceedings under major institutional rules, including ICC, ICSID, LCIA and LMAA, and is registered on the ICC France list of arbitrators.
Joining with him are Counsel Sabrina Touchard and associates Eleni Jacovides and Florence Warsmann. The team joins Hogan Lovells from Hughes Hubbard & Reed and will work within the firm’s International Arbitration practice in Paris. The appointment reflects the addition of a very experienced and well-regarded arbitration team to Hogan Lovells’ Paris office.