About

Number of years practice: 22 Main industries covered: Energy and natural resources, telecommunications Practice areas: Cross-border disputes, litigation, arbitration Bar admissions: Florida Languages spoken: English, Portuguese and Spanish

Recognised by clients as one of the preeminent disputes lawyers working in Latin America, Richard Lorenzo has advised on a number of high-profile litigations and arbitrations across the region on behalf of entities based in Venezuela, Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Brazil. In Mexico, his work has included numerous representations of state-owned petroleum giant Pemex, including defending against a petition to confirm a $300m Mexican International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitral award that had previously been nullified by the Mexican courts. Pemex general counsel Jorge Eduardo Kim describes Lorenzo as a ‘brilliant litigator with deep knowledge of arbitration, commercial law, and anti-bribery’ who has been ‘fundamental in solving transformational cases for the company’. Currently Miami office managing partner, Lorenzo has over 20 years of experience advising on complex litigation and anti-trust matters. His broad experience of dispute forums and mechanisms includes handling cases at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). A frequent commentator on a variety of legal topics, Lorenzo has appeared on both CNN En Español and Bloomberg Radio. He has also published extensively on litigation and arbitration and is an adjunct professor of international arbitration and litigation at Florida International University.