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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a dispute resolution powerhouse with a hugely impressive record in Latin America international arbitration. The firm represents a range of US-based multinationals and individuals, along with a number of Latin American entities in cross-border disputes. The firm is noted for representing investors, shareholders and other individuals with interests in companies that are involved in arbitration proceedings. David Orta is chair of the US and Latin America international arbitration practices, dividing his time between Washington DC, New York and Miami; he has earned accolades in a wide variety of contentious matters, including investor-state and commercial arbitration proceedings and the enforcement of arbitral awards. Daniel Salinas-Serrano is another key figure with a major focus on Latin America investor-state and commercial arbitrations. Dawn Yamane Hewett and Lucas Loviscek provide further senior firepower, along with Paris-based Alexander Leventhal.
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‘I’ve never worked with a team of lawyers that was more talented and dedicated to our case. David Orta is truly incredible to watch in action and unparalleled to any attorney I’ve worked with in litigation. Both in person and on paper, he has a way of taking complex arguments and distilling them into key persuasive components that pave the pathway for your side to win. It is an art, and it’s no wonder that he is Chair of the US and Latin America International Arbitration Practices. Both David and his team are easily accessible at any time of day, any day of the week. What sets them apart from many firms is they provide clear, defensible answers to concerns about strategy, and after speaking with David or his team, you’re left feeling more confident and assured about your case and how these concerns will be addressed. They do a wonderful job of preparing for any argument the other side may have. Their witness preparation is by far harder than the questions I faced in the hearing!'
‘I’ve never seen anyone more skilled in the hearing/court room as David Orta. Listening to him, both in opening statements and his examination/cross examination of witnesses, is like watching a movie unfold. I thought it was impossible for him to surpass his performance in the hearing. However, seeing his re-work of our post-hearing briefs made me truly understand how exceptional he is. There are few attorneys as skilled and persuasive in litigation/arbitration as David Orta.’
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Key clients
- The Estate of Julio Miguel Orlandini-Agreda; Compañía Minera Orlandini
- Peruvian Sporting Goods, Rodrigo Xavier Ribadeneira Parducci, Superdeporte Plus Peru
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Work highlights
- Represented Miguel Orlandini, a US/Bolivian national and 95% owner of Compañía Minera Orlandini, in an investment-treaty arbitration (under UNCITRAL Rules) against Bolivia and arising from the latter’s breaches of international law under the US-Bolivia BIT.
- Represented 37 US investors in B-Mex, a company invested in gaming casinos in Mexico, in an international investment arbitration against Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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