Jessica Madesclair
About Jessica Madesclair
Jessica Madesclair is a Senior Associate in Arbitration at Linklaters, with extensive experience in international arbitration and litigation. She holds multiple Master's degrees in law and has worked on significant arbitration cases involving various international parties.
Current Role at Linklaters
Jessica Madesclair currently serves as Avocate - Collaboratrice Senior en Arbitrage at Linklaters, a position she has held since 2018 in Paris 08, Île-de-France, France. In this role, she focuses on arbitration cases, leveraging her extensive background in international and commercial law. Her responsibilities include representing clients in complex arbitration disputes and providing legal counsel on arbitration-related matters.
Previous Experience at Linklaters
Prior to her current role, Jessica Madesclair worked at Linklaters as an Associate in Arbitration from 2013 to 2017 in the Région de Paris, France, and later as an Associate in International Arbitration from 2017 to 2018 in London, Royaume-Uni. During her tenure, she gained significant experience in handling various arbitration cases and contributed to the firm's reputation in the field of international arbitration.
Education and Expertise
Jessica Madesclair holds multiple degrees in law. She obtained a Double licence in Droit français - Droit européen from Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) from 2006 to 2009. She then completed a Master's degree in International and European Law at UPEC in 2010, followed by a Master's degree in Arbitration and International Commercial Law from Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in 2011. Additionally, she studied at the Ecole de Formation professionnelle des Barreaux de la Cour d'Appel de Paris from 2013 to 2014.
Arbitration Experience
Jessica Madesclair has substantial experience in arbitration-related litigation. She has served as secretary to arbitral tribunals in both domestic and international arbitration cases. Her notable cases include defending a former subsidiary of a leading oil and gas company in an ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL rules and representing a French pharmaceutical group in an ICC arbitration concerning intellectual property rights.
Notable Cases and Representation
Throughout her career, Jessica Madesclair has represented various clients in significant arbitration cases. She defended a major French retail distribution operator in a dispute with a Brazilian partner, with arbitration seated in Sao Paulo and conducted under Brazilian law. Additionally, she has been involved in disputes over the constitution of arbitral tribunals, post-award enforcement, and nullification actions.