Dyalá Jiménez

Practice Areas

Dyalá Jiménez specializes in international arbitration. Dyalá is frequently appointed as arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, both in commercial and investor-State matters. She is a member of the panel of arbitrators for Costa Rica before ICSID, and a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and of the ICCA Governing Board.

She has arbitration experience in the following sectors: construction, telecomunications, energy, sale and purchase disputes, distribution disputes, and corporate law disputes.

Career

In 2012, Dyalá Jiménez founded DJ Arbitraje, a boutique firm focused on commercial and investment dispute resolution. She served as Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica from 2018 to 2020.

Professional Memberships

Member of ICSID’s roster of arbitrators

Member of ICCA Governing Board

Costa Rican Bar Association

ICC International Court of Arbitration for Costa Rica

Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB)

Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA)

International Arbitration Institute

ICC Latin American Arbitration Group

Vice President of the ICC ADR and Arbitration Commission (2017-2018)

Publications

Dyalá is the author of numerous publications; for a full list of publications please visit https://djarbitraje.com/en/publications-dyala-jimenez.html#

Personal

Dyalá Jiménez is a Costa Rican national. She speaks Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.