Hogan Lovells US LLP has a massive presence in international arbitration, in relation to both the investment and commercial spheres. With Latin America-focused arbitration practitioners in its Miami, New York, Mexico City, Madrid and Paris offices, the firm has a long history of representing both Latin American states and investors launching claims against sovereign entities; it has also achieved considerable growth in commercial arbitration. The multi-lingual and multi-cultural team has a number of practitioners that are dual-licensed in the US and a Latin American jurisdiction, providing in depth knowledge of common and civil law systems; many department members are also experienced advocates. Richard Lorenzo and Daniel González are hugely experienced in big-ticket Latin America arbitrations. Maria Ramirez is another increasingly prominent figure, while counsel Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, a Colombian native, is an up-and-comer of note. New York’s Oliver Armas, global head of international arbitration at the firm, is a fluent Spanish and Portuguese speaker and has a background in major Latin America cases, including in Brazil. Paris based Melissa Ordonez is French/Colombian, and has a strong focus on Latin America, including ICC arbitration cases. All named individuals are based in Miami unless stated otherwise.
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‘Fantastic expertise in terms of both engineering, cross border issues, international arbitration. Their expertise in subject matter and arbitration meant that they foresaw issues and handled them well from a strategic and practical perspective. Partners are readily accessible and engaged and they are supported by a team of fantastic associates. It really is a team approach and that makes a huge difference in the level of service. Junior and female associates are given opportunities to shine.’
‘Daniel Gonzalez, Richard Lorenzo and Sam Zimmerman were the partners involved in the day to day running of a large international arbitration. All three are standouts in their profession and also a pleasure to deal with. Support from Catherine Bratic, Alina Fernandez-Portela, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido who were all exceptional. Bilingual skills were an absolute must have and, beyond that, they handled cross borders very well.'
Key clients
- Espiritu Santo Holdings
- Government of Colombia
Work highlights
- Represented Espiritu Santo Holdings in a high-value ICSID claim against the United Mexican States (Mexico) for violation of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after the Mexican Government indirectly expropriated the client’s concession to implement a taxi-hailing app and digital taximeter in the City of Mexico.
- Represented the Government of Colombia in an investment arbitration initiated by Neustar and CO Internet relating to the commercial expansion and administration of the country’s top-level domain for Colombia, ‘.CO’.
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Oliver Armas