Eric has been listed nearly every year since 1999 as a leading international arbitration lawyer in the Chambers Global guide to leading business lawyers. In the 2015 edition of the guide he was described as “truly one of the outstanding arbitration lawyers of a generation.”

Eric has also been recognized annually as a leading international arbitration lawyer in the Chambers Europe guide, which in its 2017 edition included him among the 9 most highly-ranked arbitration lawyers in Europe and also in its list of “most in demand” arbitrators Europe-wide.

In 2009, 2013 and 2014, Eric appeared in the list of the world’s 25 “most highly regarded individuals” in the field of commercial arbitration that is published annually by Who’s Who Legal – Commercial Arbitration. In addition to being recognized as a leading international arbitration lawyer in Who’s Who Legal – Commercial Arbitration, Eric has been identified as a leading construction lawyer, for the last several years, in Who’s Who Legal – Construction, which in its 2020 edition describes him as having “an outstanding reputation for his extensive expertise in construction arbitration.”

Eric has also repeatedly been recognized as a “leading individual” in The Legal 500 guide for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and in every edition of France’s Best Lawyers from 2010-2016.

Eric was a runner-up for the Global Arbitration Review’s “Best Prepared Arbitrator” award in 2012.

In 2009, Eric won the Leaders’ League award for “Arbitrator of the Year” in France.