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London

Founded in 2012, Signature Litigation has grown into one of London’s pre-eminent specialist dispute resolution practices. From the outset, we set out to do things differently: a conflict-free, disputes-only platform designed to give clients the undivided focus and strategic agility that complex, high-stakes matters demand.

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Gibraltar

Established in 2017, Signature Litigation's Gibraltar office was founded to address growing demand for specialist expertise in commercial litigation and private wealth disputes on the Rock.

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Paris

Signature Litigation AARPI houses one of France’s most enviable product liability practices, with the team also handling commercial and corporate litigation, insurance and reinsurance, toxic tort and ESG, civil fraud and asset tracing, international arbitration, administrative and public law.

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Frankfurt

Frankfurt has emerged as one of Europe's foremost financial and commercial centres and, increasingly, as a bridge between European and Asian markets. With that growth comes an increasing demand for sophisticated dispute resolution. Signature Litigation established its Frankfurt office to meet this need, bringing our conflict-free, disputes-only platform to the German market.

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Khalil Chlaifa

Associate

The quality of their service has always been exceptional. The team excels at developing and coordinating litigation strategies that are not only thorough but also realistic and perfectly aligned with clients’ expectations. 

– The Legal 500 EMEA 2026

The team is excellent, always ready to meet our needs and anticipate risks and expectations.

– The Legal 500 EMEA 2026
Very good advice, to the point and with attention to detail. 
– The Legal 500 EMEA 2026

Khalil Chlaifa is an Associate at the Paris office of Signature Litigation, which he joined in December 2025.

Khalil has experience in investment and commercial arbitration under ICC, ICSID, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules, as well as in annulment proceedings before the French courts. Prior to joining Signature, he trained at leading international law firms and in-house legal departments.

Khalil has participated in several prestigious international arbitration moot competitions, including the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot Competition. He now serves as a coach of the Dauphine University Team.

Khalil holds a Master 2 in Arbitration and International Trade Law and a University Diploma in Distressed Companies Law from the same institution. He is admitted to the Paris Bar (Avocat à la Cour).

Khalil is fluent in French, English and Arabic, and has intermediate proficiency in Italian.

  • Representing a North African company specialised in the sale of copper, in a USD multi-million ICC arbitration against a Middle-Eastern company concerning the distribution of the proceeds of sale under a partnership agreement and involving allegations of dishonest dealings.
  • Representing a Middle-Eastern State-owned entity in proceedings before the Paris Court of Appeal regarding the setting aside of a USD 140m ICC arbitration award obtained by a global energy company concerning tax payments.
  • Representing an Eastern European telecommunications company as a co-Respondent in an ICC arbitration initiated by another Eastern European company concerning payments relating to a USD 1.5bn M&A transaction.