Anne-Sophie Goapper is a dual-qualified lawyer based in Paris (French avocat/ English solicitor) with over 15 years of practice in construction law and litigation. She joined Aliénor Avocats in 2012, after gaining initial experience in litigation before the French Courts of appeal, and became partner in 2017. Anne-Sophie and her team assist French and foreign construction companies, SMEs and large groups in the management of their often complex private or public contracts, in France and abroad. Her expertise covers contract management, negotiation, dispute resolution through conciliation, mediation, litigation before national courts and arbitration. She is ranked since 2023 by Legal 500 EMEA amongst the Leading Individuals in the Construction field in France and since 2026 by Chambers and Partners as Up-and-coming partner.

 Following her participation in 2013 in the Gray’s Inn – Pegasus exchange between the Paris bar and the London Inns of Court, Anne-Sophie spent several months in London in 2016 in a Chambers of Barristers specialising in construction law. She has maintained active relations with the London Bar for over 12 years.

 Anne-Sophie also provides clients and law students with legal trainings on contract management and dispute resolution in construction projects.

 She is one of the founding members of the Society of Construction Law France and served as Co-President until the end of 2025.

 EDUCATION:

• Master 2 Arbitration and International Trade (MACI) – University of Versailles
• LL.M International Business Law – Exeter University, UK
• French-British Master’s Degree in Business Law (Magistère JAFB) – University of Rennes

 LANGUAGES: French, English

 PUBLICATIONS

• Crossing the Channel in Good Faith: An Anglo-French Comparison for Construction Disputes, with Mathias Cheung, [2025] International Construction Law Review 207-35, Vol. 42, Part 3, July 2025
• A New Venue for International Dispute Resolution: The Paris International Commercial Chambers and Bespoke Procedural Rules, [2018] International Construction Law Review 361-467, Vol. 35, Part 4, October 2018