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Juan Sebastián  Arias

Juan Sebastián Arias

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Associate

Career

Principal Associate member of the Dispute Resolution team. Authorized to practice in Colombia and the State of New York. Juan Sebastian is a referee at the Conciliation and Arbitrage Center of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (BCC). His professional practice focuses on the representation of clients in international and national arbitrages and litigation on national courts. Juan Sebastian has participated in international commercial arbitrages conducted under the rules of various arbitrage institutions such as the ICC, LCIA, CCB, the Commerce Chamber of Madrid and investment arbitrages under the rules of the CIADI and UNCITRAL. He has ample experience in national arbitrages conducted under the rules of the Conciliation and Arbitrage Center of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. He has taken part in multiple litigations in national courts, including litigating at the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia. Juan Sebastian has been involved in multiple disputes related to the oil and gas, telecommunications, and real estate industries.​

Languages

Spanish, English

Education

Juan Sebastián has a Law Degree from Universidad del Rosario (2007). He also has a Master´s Degree in International Private Law from Université Panthéon – Assa París II (2006) and another in Arbitration and International Trade from Université de Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines (2010) and an LL.M. from Columbia University (2016).

Mentions

Dispute resolution • Colombia

Arbitration

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