Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Laura Sinisterra is a partner in the firm's International Dispute Resolution Group in New York.

Ms. Sinisterra's practice focuses on international arbitration and international litigation, concentrating in the mining and energy sectors, in which she regularly handles complex disputes arising out of Latin America.

Ms. Sinisterra is admitted to the Bars of New York and Colombia. Prior to joining Debevoise, she worked in the arbitration group of a large international law firm based in Paris as well as the international disputes practice of a well-known Colombian law firm.

She is a native Spanish speaker and fluent in English, with a conversational knowledge of French.

Ms. Sinisterra is on the board of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB), is Vice Chair of the International Arbitration Committee of the ABA’s International Law Section, is Vice Chair of the ITA’s Communication Committee and was the inaugural Chair of the ITA’s Young Mentorship Program. A sought-after speaker, Ms. Sinisterra has been invited to share her perspective on critical arbitration issues at conferences in the United States as well as Latin America, including at the IBA Annual Conference, the Annual ITA Workshop, the ABA International Law Section’s Fall Meeting, New York Arbitration Week, the IX Latin American Arbitration Conference, the IX ICC Arbitration Forum, Harvard’s International Arbitration Workshop and NYU’s IAA Conference.

Ms. Sinisterra joined Debevoise in 2014. She received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where she was a recipient of a Dean’s Scholar Prize and a member of the Harvard International Law Journal. Ms. Sinisterra received her law degree from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, graduating first in her class. During law school, she participated in an exchange program with Notre Dame University and received a specialized degree, magna cum laude, in Advanced Social, Economic and Political Studies.