Christian Albanesi

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Christian heads Linklaters' Latin American Arbitration Practice and he is based in Washington, D.C. Christian has acted as counsel and arbitrator in some of the most complex international arbitrations in Latin America (ICC, ICSID, LCIA, PCA, AAA, UNCITRAL, Lima Chamber of Commerce, AMCHAM Peru, Bogota Chamber of Commerce, DAB proceedings). He also advises clients regularly in compliance investigations or other major crisis.

Christian draws on his prior experience at the ICC International Court of Arbitration where, in his position as Managing Counsel, he supervised the nine case management teams of the ICC Secretariat to ensure uniformity of practices and decisions of the Court. He previously held the position of Counsel in charge of the Latin America, Spain and Portugal case management team where he oversaw hundreds of cases pending under the ICC Rules from filing through scrutiny and notification of awards.

Christian has been recognized by Chambers & Partners in the category of International Counsel in International Arbitration for a number of years. He is also ranked in the Latin American Guide and has been recognized as a “Recommended Global Leader” by Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2022 and 2023, and one of the “most highly regarded individuals” in international arbitration under 45, in the Who’s Who Legal Arbitration – Future Leaders 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.