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Christophe Lapp

Domaines d’expertises :

Dispute Prevention & Resolution International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Secteur d’activité : Construction / Infrastructures

Langues parlées : French, English

Paris La Défense
+33(0) 6 73 47 33 22

Summary

Specializes in resolving complex disputes for major French and foreign corporations, particularly in the construction and telecommunications sectors.
A recognized expert in financial and technical matters and an international authority on dispute resolution, he appears before all types of courts (excluding criminal courts).
 

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Degrees and Bar Admissions
  • University of Reims and Institute of Judicial Studies
  • Paris Bar 

     
Awards & Recognition
  • Chambers France 2026 – Construction – Band 1
  • Best Lawyers – Recognized since 2010 (Arbitration & Mediation | Construction | Litigation | Public Law | Real Estate Law | Corporate Governance & Compliance Practices)
  • Best Lawyers – Lawyer of the Year (2013), (2017), (2021), (2025)
  • Best Lawyers – Law Firm of the Year France: Construction Law (2018), (2019), (2021), (2023), (2025)
  • Legal EMEA 500 2025 – Construction – Hall of Fame 
  • Chambers Europe 2024 – Litigation – Band 5
  • Forbes/LJA: Ranked among the top 40 lawyers of the CAC 40
  • Who’s Who Legal 2022 – National Leader in France – Administrative Litigation
  • ODA Construction 2026 -  ★★★★

     
Professional and Academic Commitments
  • Lecturer at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University
  • Keynote speaker at national and international conferences
  • Co-founder of the Leading Construction Lawyers International Alliance (LCLIA), Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers (IACL) and Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), the Legal
  • Committee of the National Federation of Public Works (FNTP), the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) France, and the International Construction Arbitrators Association (ICAA).