Cuatrecasas, International Arbitration | Chambers Latin America Profile

About

Provided by Cuatrecasas

Our International Arbitration group comprises over 40 lawyers fluent in several languages with specialized training and extensive experience in international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration.

Our team comprises lawyers from different nationalities fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, English and French. They have represented clients from Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia in arbitration proceedings subject to different national laws in venues such as Beijing, Bogotá, Geneva, Lima, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Paris, São Paulo, Santiago, Shanghai, Stockholm and Washington.

In addition to our extensive experience in Europe, our practice is particularly strong and acknowledged in Latin America. Our offices in Bogotá, Mexico City and Santiago are strategic hubs for developing our practice in the region, as well as in other Latin American countries, where we have handled several arbitrations, such as in Argentina, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panamá, and Venezuela.

Our Arbitration Practice is acknowledged as a leader in the main legal directories and rankings. Global Arbitration Review (GAR) includes our firm year after year in the ranking of 100 best law firms in the world and, in 2012, it listed us in its GAR30 ranking.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

International Arbitration - International Counsel

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Cuatrecasas is recognised for its extensive international arbitration practice. The legal division represents notable companies across a range of dispute resolution matters, including both commercial and investment arbitrations. The law firm can boast a strategic presence in various Latin American countries, allowing its local counsels to assist with the resolution of disputes across other jurisdictions in the region.

View ranking table

Work Highlights

Provided by Cuatrecasas

Cuatrecasas represented the international consortium awarded the concession agreement for the Metro de Lima Línea 2 project in its claims against the Republic of Peru for delay in construction work.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I am very impressed by the level of understanding shown by Cuatrecasas' lawyers. They are very good at grasping the problem at hand, including atypical, difficult and technical issues.

International Arbitration respondent
Latin America

I am very impressed by the level of understanding shown by Cuatrecasas' lawyers. They are very good at grasping the problem at hand, including atypical, difficult and technical issues.

International Arbitration respondent
Latin America

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Cristián Conejero Roos

Band 1

Cristián Conejero Roos has long-standing experience acting as both counsel and arbitrator on various Latin American disputes. He is knowledgeable of commercial arbitration matters, benefiting from his time as counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.

Cristián Conejero Roos is outstanding, technically speaking. He is able to grasp and build solid legal strategies, and he is wonderful at predicting what will happen as he is very experienced.

View Profile

Juan Manuel Rey J. de Aréchaga

Up and Coming

Up-and-coming practitioner Juan Manuel Rey de Aréchaga boasts a dynamic practice acting as counsel to multinational companies on their arbitration mandates across Latin American jurisdictions. He has strong involvement in construction disputes.

Juan Manuel Rey de Aréchaga is able to build excellent and solid legal strategies with great foundations. He has strong technical skills.

View Profile

Filter by