Expert profile
Highlights
- Experienced in a wide range of industries including telecoms, energy, and mining.
- Assessed damages from breaches of contracts or violations of international treaties in over 100 arbitration and litigation cases.
- Proven track record of delivering robust evidence under cross-examination.
- Testified in over 20 arbitrations proceedings with values ranging from EUR$5m to several billions.
- Recognised by Lexology Index in various guides.
- Bilingual in English and French.
Industries
Buildings | Transportation Infrastructure | Mining & Metals | Oil & Gas | Power & Utilities | Real Estate & Tourism | Technology, Media & Telecoms
Matthias is a highly recommendable arbitration expert. He does very well during cross-examination by opposing counsel. He is incredibly smart and easy to work with.
Lexology Index - Arbitration - Global Elite Thought Leader
Expertise
Matthias Cazier-Darmois is a damages expert with 20 years of experience. He has been appointed as an expert on more than 25 occasions.
Matthias has testified on more than 20 occasions in several investor-state and commercial arbitration proceedings (under CIRDI, UNCITRAL, CCI, LCIA, SCC, CEPANI rules, or in ad-hoc arbitrations). He has acted as expert witness in many high-stake investment and commercial arbitrations, in a wide range of industries, including mining, energy, power, and telecoms.
Matthias’ expertise includes damages assessment, as may arise from breaches of contracts or international treaties. He supports clients in complex commercial disputes and international arbitrations providing expert evidence and valuations advice.
Professional recognition
Lexology Index
Arbitration – Global Elite Thought Leader
Commercial Litigation – Thought Leader
France – Arbitration – Thought Leader
Consulting – Financial Advisory and Valuation – Quantum of Damages
Matthias Cazier-Darmois is a highly skilled damages expert who draws substantive praise for handling complex commercial disputes in the mining, energy, power and telecoms sectors.
Lexology Index - Commercial Litigation - Thought Leader
Background
Matthias has worked in London and Paris in various dispute and forensic teams. His non-contentious engagements include acquisition due diligence, valuations in the context of fairness opinions or transactions, and corporate fraud investigations.
Matthias delivers lectures on damages related issues in several French Universities and regularly speaks at conferences on damages related topics. He is recognized by Lexology Index in various guides.
Qualifications
Post-graduate master’s in Finance
