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Dechamps International Law
Dechamps International Law is an international arbitration boutique, established in London in November 2017, and with an additional office in Buenos Aires, launched in 2019. It now has two partners and 12 associates, all fluent Spanish and English speakers, and at the time of research was handling more than a dozen investment treaty cases and a similar number of commercial arbitrations. In particular, the team has represented a series of big-name multinationals in investment arbitrations against Latin American states. London based founding partner Jean Paul Dechamps began his legal career in Argentina, before working for a number of top international law firms, including Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and then launching his own firm. Buenos Aires partner Gustavo Topalian provides further senior-level expertise. Associate Pablo Jaroslavsky also impresses.
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- ‘I would rate Dechamps International Law with the highest rank a firm could receive and then I would rank it higher than that. They are experts in their field, they work very hard, and they always communicate clearly. They have earned our trust from the day we were introduced to them. It is important for clients to have faith and trust in their lawyers and Dechamps International works with absolute integrity. We always feel at ease with Dechamps International.’
- ‘The firm has top rate expertise in commercial awareness. They have a clear understanding of the diverse range of entities that involve our case. For example, we need to work with technical experts in a diverse range of fields and Dechamps International is very adept in working with parties in many different fields and organizations. Dechamps knows how to work with people and that is critical.’
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Key clients
- South32 SA Investments
- Glencore International
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Work highlights
- Represented South32 Investments in an arbitration against Colombia under ICSID Arbitration Rules and the United Kingdom-Colombia BIT, in connection with measures that affected the claimant’s investments in a mining project.
- Represented Latin American Regional Aviation Holding in an arbitration against Uruguay under ICSID Arbitration Rules and the Panama-Uruguay BIT in connection with measures that affected the claimant’s investment in a local airline.
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