Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP has an established background in investor-state disputes under ICSID, UNCITRAL and Permanent Court of Arbitration rules, and demonstrates solid experience acting for and against states in cases brought under bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other frameworks such as the Energy Charter Treaty. The Latin America-focused team also has a strong presence in commercial arbitration. Diego Durán De La Vega chairs the Latin America disputes practice and James Boykin is chair of the investment treaty arbitration group; as these positions would suggest, both are deeply experienced practitioners. Rémy Gerbay, who became head of the firm's Investor-State arbitration practice in March 2023, is another key figure for contentious matters in Latin America; former co-chair of the Latin America disputes team Luis O’Naghten joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP the same month. Since publication, and in a significant coup for the practice, the firm hired Gaela Gehring Flores -formerly of A&O Shearman- as global co-head of its international arbitration practice