Carlos Diez

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Construction Law, Projects

Career

Carlos is a Senior Associate with 10 years of experience, specializing in construction disputes emerging from significant infrastructure projects.

He strategically handles complex construction disputes, especially those involving by multi-causal constructive disruptions. Carlos efficiently navigates the terrains of contract terminations and term extensions, leveraging his understanding of the overlapping issues that tend to complicate the performance of a contract.

Carlos’ arbitration skills extend across a broad range of infrastructure endeavours: road and transportation networks, healthcare and educational facilities, mining and energy infrastructure, irrigation systems, as well as various other civil engineering endeavours, showcasing his adaptability and deep grasp of sector-specific challenges. This breadth of experience enables Carlos to tailor his legal strategies to the unique attributes and requirements of each project.

Carlos displays a deep understanding of litigation, particularly in proceedings that seek the annulment of arbitration awards and those that require preliminary measures.

Personal

His expertise in the field has been consistently recognized by Chambers and Partners, ranking him as an “Associate to Watch” in “Dispute Resolution: Arbitration” [2022 – 2024].

Industry Sector Expertise

Construction

Oil

Commercial

Education

Mining

Transportation

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Clients

Constructora San José S.A.C. (Peru)

Sacyr construcción S.A. - Sucursal del Perú (Spain)

Mota Engil Perú S.A.C. (Portugal)

Geoconsult S.A. Consultores Generales (Peru)

Imesapi S.A. - Sucursal del Perú (Spain)

Copisa Constructora Pirenaica S.A.- Sucursal Perú (Spain)

Aldesa Construcciones S.A. Sucursal del Perú (Spain)

Professional Memberships

Carlos obtained his law degree from Universidad de Lima in 2014 and later earned an LL.M. from Georgetown Law in 2023, with a Certificate in International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution.