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HBE AVOCATS

 

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Organisation
HBE AVOCATS
I practise/work in
  • International Arbitration
  • International Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Title (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Dr)
Dr
How you'd like your name to appear in the directory
Sylvie BEBOHI EBONGO
Suffix
Dr
Gender
Female
Country
Cameroon
Country of Birth
Cameroon
Nationalities
Cameroonian
Languages
FRENCH
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
Individual Member Profession (see note below)
  • Academic
  • Arbitrator
  • Counsel
  • Mediator/Conciliator
  • Tribunal Secretary
Number of Cases as Counsel in international arbitration/ADR
6-20
Number of Cases as Sole Arbitrator in international arbitration
1-5
Number of Cases as Co-Arbitrator in international arbitration
1-5
Number of Cases as International Tribunal Chair
1-5
Number of Cases as International Arbitration Tribunal Secretary
1-5
Number of Cases as International Mediator/Conciliator
1-5
Number of cases as Arbitration/ADR Expert Witness
  • 1-5
Areas of Speciality
  • Agency
  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Corporate Law / M&A
  • Distribution / Franchising
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Finance & Banking
  • International Commercial Disputes
  • International Investment Disputes
  • Investment law
  • Sales & Purchases
  • Transport
Other Speciality (Please Specify)
OHADA law
Degrees/Qualifications, Institutions and Dates Obtained
Nov 2020: Certificate in investment arbitration, Advanced Investment Arbitration Program, Georgetown University Law/International Law Institute/International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes

2019: Certificate in ADR, International School of ADR, The Vocational Training School of the Paris Court of Appeal

July 2019: Certificate Negotiation, mediation, dispute management
The Negotiation Academy , Vienna (Australia)

Nov 2017: Professional Bar certificate, The Vocational Training School of the Paris Court of Appeal

2014: Ph. D in Private Law , University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens (France)

2006: Certificate in international Trade Law, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Trainaing Center, Turin ( Italy)

2003: Master's Degree in Private Law, University of Yaoundé II (Cameroon)
List Arbitration/ADR Panels you belong to
• Designated to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators by the Republic of Cameroon under Article 13 of the ICSID Convention, See https://icsid.worldbank.org/about/arbitrators-conciliators/database-of- icsid-panels
• African Foundation for Southern Africa, International Division (AFSA)
• Arbitration and Mediation Center of GECAM (CMAG)
• Arbitration Mediation and Conciliation Center of Ouagadougou (CAMC-O)
• Cairo Regional Center for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)
• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) OHADA
• Cour d’arbitrage de Côte d’Ivoire (CACI)
• Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC)
Professional Experience (Job Title, Organisation and Dates)
2018 - On going: Co-founder and Partner, HBE AVOCATS Law firm

2017: Trainee Advocate,
Cabinet Castellane Avocats, Paris (France), Beatrice Castellane 12 rue Herran (101 rue de Longchamp)75116 Paris

2016: Trainee Advocate,
Kuckenburg - Bureth – Boineau Avocats, Paris, Joachim Kuckenburg, 242 Bis Boulevard St Germain 75007 Paris

2014: Teaching Assistant, University of Picardie Jules Verne

2012: Trainee Lawyer
Jeantet Associés, AARPI Paris
Thierry Lauriol, Department of Energy, Mines, Infrastructures, 87 Avenue Kléber 75116 Paris

2007-2010: Legal advisor
Bekoko & Partners (Cameroon)

2005: Consultant
Benin Consulting Group

2003: Teaching Assistant, University of Yaoundé II (Cameroon)
Biography
Dr Sylvie BEBOHI EBONGO is a qualified Lawyer in Paris - France and Cameroon Bars. She is the Co-founder and Partner of HBE AVOCATS FRANCE and Founder and Managing Partner of Cab Bebohi Ebongo/HBE AVOCATS CAMEROUN, a “boutique” specialized in business law. Her thesis on enforcement of arbitral awards was awarded the best thesis in business and community law of the OHADA regional School.

She sits as an Arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. She is very active in the arbitration community where she holds various roles in international dispute resolution organizations and associations. She is an ICC Court Member and Member of the Board of Directors of the AfAA, APAA, AfricArb, ERA ASC, IBA Africa Network, CGA ASC, RAI, Arbitral Women, Mute off Thursdays.

She also acts as Counsel and advises institutional, private, and corporate clients in a variety of sectors (Construction, Projects, Infrastructure, Banking and Finance, Energy and Mining, International Contracts, Private Equity) and fields, both in Africa (OHADA in particular) and in the West part of the world.

A lecturer and Trainer at Universities and High schools in the field of arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, she also publishes articles and provides translation services in this field. She is fluent in French and English. She has been recognised in the magazine Décideurs Contentieux et Arbitrage 2025 as having a reputable practice in Arbitration https://www.leadersleague.com/fr/classements/contentieux-and-arbitrage-arbitres-france-2025/. She has also been recognised in the Lexology rankings, formerly GAR, in the Arbitration Future Leaders Partners category https://www.lexology.com/firms/1352945/sylvie_bebohi_ebongo.
Legal Background
  • Civil Law
  • Common Law
  • International Law
Qualified in (specify jurisdiction(s))
PARIS
CAMEROON
Types of agreements from which disputes in your practice most frequently arise
  • Concessions
  • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Sale of Business
  • Sale of Goods
  • Share Purchase/Joint Venture
List arbitration/ADR articles, book chapters, books and where published
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, "Le juge de l'exécution ou de l'annulation et le contrôle de l'ordre public dans l'espace OHADA, in L’ordre public et l’arbitrage international, sous dir. Achille Ngwanza et Jean François Tossens, collection Francarbi, p.319
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “L’exécution des sentences arbitrales rendues en matière d’arbitrage des investissements dans l’espace OHADA ”, Revue Lexbase Afrique - OHADA, n°75 27 June 2024
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “Le paiement provisoire de la creance arbitrée”, in Arbitrage et Récouvrement des créances en droit OHADA (ed)) A Ngwanza, LexisNexis July 2022
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, (Co-written with Achille Ngwanza) “Arbitrage et Sûretés complexes en droit OHADA”, ed)) A NGWANZA LexisNexis, June 2021, pp 97-128.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, Investment Arbitration within the OHADA Area: Where Do We Stand? Paper presented at the AfAA 2nd Annual International Arbitration Conference, 15th - 16th April 2021, https://afaa.ngo/page-18097/10468669, 11 May 2021.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “Les remèdes à l’inexécution du contrat”, Dossier la vente commerciale dans les pays de l’organisation pour l’harmonisation du droit des Affaires en Afrique”, AJ contrat 2020. 355, sp 368 19 September 2020.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “Enforcement of OHADA Investment Arbitration Awards”, wiki notes https://jusmundi.com/en/document/wiki/en-enforcement-of-ohada-investment-arbitration-awards, may 2020.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo (Co-written with Alain Feneon) “L’arbitrage OHADA dans les publications internationales”, in A. Ngwanza (ed) Vingt ans d’arbitrage OHADA, LexisNexis 2019, pp 157-176.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo (Co-written with Dramane Sanou) “L’arbitrage dans les différends individuels de travail dans les Etats membres de l’OHADA”, Lexbase Afrique – OHADA, 27/06/2019.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “Langue française et arbitrage dans les pays de l’espace OHADA”, Journal of Arab Arbitration, Vol. 28,29, 30 June, December 2017 & June 2018, p.83.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “L'interprétation et l'application de la Convention de New York de 1958 pour la reconnaissance et l'exécution des sentences arbitrales étrangères”, Lexbase édition Ohada, 2017, novembre 2017, ed n°5 16/11/2017, Arbitration
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “L’appréciation des condamnations contre les États africains dans l’arbitrage international”, Penant 898, January-March 2017.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo “La pratique de l'arbitrage OHADA selon le règlement d'arbitrage CCJA”, Revue Juridique de l’Océan Indien Numéro 24, 2017-01
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “La coopération du juge étatique à l’arbitrage : l’exemple du Cameroun”, Revue camerounaise de l’arbitrage, n° 74, July, August, September 2016, pp 3-10.
• Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo, “Les avantages comparatifs des règlements d’arbitrage CIRDI-CNUDCI-CCJA”, European journal of Law Reform, 2011, issue 3-4 pp, 514 -528.



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