Marc Henry has been practicing arbitration and business litigation for more than 35 years. After having been a partner in English and American law firms, he joined a French law firm specialising in litigation and arbitration. Marc Henry is now mainly acting as an arbitrator. He is also President of the French Arbitration Association (AFA), the second oldest arbitral institution in France. He is doctor in law of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. His PhD work on "The Duty of Independence of the Arbitrator" was awarded and published. He has also published many articles on arbitration in addition to lecturing on the same in several universities.