Jacob Grierson is an English barrister and a French lawyer.
Having started his career in the Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC at One Essex Court in London, Jacob has been based in Paris for the past 20
years and has become a French avocat while remaining an English barrister. Jacob has acted both as counsel and as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, president and coarbitrator) in a very large number of arbitrations subject to many different laws and seated in many different places, although predominantly in London and Paris, the two cities between which he divides his time.
He has a particular focus on disputes related to Africa (both Anglophone and Francophone) and on certain sectors, including construction,
energy, mining, pharma/biotechnology and transport. Jacob is bilingual in English and French, and has conducted arbitrations in both of those
languages. He also has a working knowledge of German.
He has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as one of the ten best regarded arbitration practitioners in France and by Jeune Afrique as
one of the most influential lawyers active in Francophone Africa.
Jacob is the author (together with Annet van Hooft) of “Arbitrating under the 2012 ICC Rules: an Introductory Users’ Guide”, which has been
recognised as one of the leading guides to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, on which Jacob is a leading authority.
Jacob is a Council Member of the ICC Institute, a Member of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission, President of the User’s’ Council of the
Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) and a Member of the Steering Committee of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC).