Professional Qualifications

  • Attorney-at-law admitted with the Supreme Court of New York
  • Avocat admitted to the Paris Bar

Prior Experience

Before he joined DLA Piper, Michael Ostrove worked in an international firm in New York and in Paris. He started his career as a law clerk with the Honorable Eugene H. Nickerson of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Recognitions

  • Best Lawyers – International Arbitration – 2020-22
  • Chambers Europe – Band 2 – International Arbitration – 2022
  • ‘Michael Ostrove is adept at handling investor-state arbitrations, where he often acts for European and African sovereign states. "He has a wealth of experience, he is extremely calm and considered in his approach, he thinks very carefully and very thoroughly," says one impressed client, going on to add: "He is a mine of information on international arbitration. He is also a very diplomatic and modest person."’ Chambers Europe, 2021
  • Chambers Global – Band 2 – Foreign Expert – International Arbitration – 2021
  • Legal 500 – Tier 3 – Dispute Resolution: International arbitration – 2021
  • ‘Michael Ostrove is excellent; he is a very talented lawyer and advocate, but also an unfailingly courteous and considerate opponent.’ ‘Michael Ostrove is an utmost professional.’ Legal 500, 2021
  • ‘The outstanding Michael Ostrove provides extremely thorough analysis and his writings are to the point and clear.’ Legal 500, 2020
  • Acritas Star™ Lawyer – Litigation & Regulatory – 2021
  • Who's Who Legal – Thought Leader – International arbitration – 2020, 2021. "These individuals are worthy of special mention owing not only to their vast expertise and experience advising on some of the world's most significant and cutting-edge disputes, but also their ability to innovate and inspire."
    • ‘Michael "is deemed a 'great advocate'" and that "he is praised for his 'measured and strikingly accurate' advice to clients."’, Who's Who Legal France 2021
  • Jeune Afrique’s Top 100 Lawyers in Francophone Africa – Ranked for the 5th time – 2021
  • Noted as a leading commercial arbitration practitioner in Legal Media Group's Expert Guides.

Education

  • University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas), auditeur libre in public international law, 1995
  • University of California at Berkeley, J.D. Order of the Coif, 1993
  • Yale University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1989

Memberships

  • International Arbitration Commission of ICC France
  • Executive Committee of FIAA (Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy)
  • Comité Français de l'Arbitrage
  • Swiss Arbitration Association
  • International Arbitration Institute
  • American Society of International Law
  • American Bar Association’s Section on International Law
  • International Bar Association's Mediation Committee (on which he was past co-Chair of the Investor-State Mediation Sub-Committee)
  • International Bar Association's Arbitration Committee (in which he was a member of the Task Force reviewing the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration)
  • Droit et Procédure
  • Advisory Committee to the Wayne State University Law School Program for International Legal Studies

Additional Information

  • Michael is Lecturer in international arbitration at the Université de Paris II
  • Michael regularly advises international organizations and other clients on a pro bono basis