Firm PROFILE
Lalive
Latin America 2027
Rankings
Leading firm in Latin America 2027
Ranked Department
Ranked Department
Top figures
85
Lawyers
3
Offices
1965
Established Year
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Overview
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LALIVE is an international disputes firm with offices in Geneva, Zurich and London. Its 85+ lawyers represent companies, investors, States, State entities and international organisations in complex cross-border matters. The firm combines international arbitration, public international law and litigation experience with multilingual teams qualified across 17 jurisdictions.
Industry sectors (8)
- Mining
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Energy
- Transportation
- Banking & Finance
- Technology & Telecommunications
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
- Government & Public Sector
Capabilities (15)
- International Commercial Arbitration
- Investment Treaty Arbitration
- Public International Law
- Arbitration-Related Litigation
- Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
- Award Annulment and Set-Aside Proceedings
- Mediation and Conciliation
- Pre-Arbitral Advice
- Mining and Natural Resources Disputes
- Construction and Infrastructure Disputes
- Energy Disputes
- Shareholder Disputes
- State and State Entity Representation
- International Organisation Disputes
- Spanish Language Proceedings
Clients (2)
- Lupaka Gold Corporation
- Republic of Panama
Key people
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Domitille Baizeau
Partner and Co-Head of the Arbitration Practice Group
Melissa Magliana
Partner and Co-Head of the Arbitration Practice Group
Jaime Gallego
Partner and key Latin America arbitration contact
Marc Veit
Partner
Luis Miguel Velarde Saffer
Counsel and key Latin America arbitration contact
Isabel San MartÃn
Counsel
Viviana Méndez Valle
Senior Associate
Isabella CannatÃ
Senior Associate
Riccardo Loschi
Senior Associate
Maël Deschamps
Associate
Work & experience
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LALIVE handles Latin America-related arbitrations under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC and local institutional rules. Its Spanish-speaking team acts both for States and investors in investment treaty arbitrations and for international organisations, companies and State entities in commercial arbitrations across mining, infrastructure, energy, transport, banking and shareholder disputes. Recent results include victories for Lupaka Gold against Peru and for Panama in Banesco’s ICSID claim.
Notable work
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Lupaka Gold Corporation v Republic of Peru
2025Completed $40.5M Geneva, Zurich, London
Secured 100% of the compensation sought, plus interest and full legal costs, in an ICSID mining arbitration.
Banesco Holding Latinoamérica and Banesco (Panamá) v Republic of Panama
2026Completed $13.5M Geneva, Zurich
Defeated all claims in an ICSID arbitration and recovered a significant portion of Panama's legal costs.
Mining equipment dispute
2026Ongoing $270.0M Geneva, Zurich
Acting in an ICC dispute over a contract for large-scale mining equipment supplied to a customer in Peru.
Ranked Offices at Lalive
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Ranked Departments at Lalive (1)
Top figures
85
Lawyers
3
Offices
1965
Established Year
Content provided by Lalive
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