Latin America
Practice Areas
Dispute Resolution (Litigation and Arbitration)
Career
Partner at PPU expert in Dispute Resolution. He has extensive experience in dispute resolution, civil and commercial litigation before the High Courts, national and International arbitral tribunals. His experience has contributed to the success of this area in PPU. His advice includes litigation in commercial and contractual matters, oil and gas, infrastructure, construction and EPC, competition, intellectual property, labor and administrative, public services, taxes, media and entertainment law.
Professional Memberships
Member of the ANDI Labor Committee.
Member of the Amcham Labor Committee.
Member of the School of Labor Lawyers.
Arbitrator of the Arbitration Center of the Colombian Chamber of Commerce.
Referee of the Fenalco Arbitration Center.
Member of the Spanish College of Arbitration.
Personal
He has a Law Degree from Universidad del Rosario (1988).
Languages Spoken
Spanish and English
Work Highlights
Counsel to Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura S.A. in an arbitration dispute initiated by OPP Graneles S.A., related to the performance of a lease and port operation agreement under which SPRBUN leased a pier at the port terminal for OPP Graneles to develop its commercial activity of operating solid bulks.
Counsel to Grupo Aeroportuario del Caribe S.A.S. in a domestic arbitration before the Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, initiated against the Colombian Infrastructure National Agency – ANI, related to the concession agreement of the Barranquilla International Airport.
Counsel to GECELCA 3 S.A.S. E.S.P, a Colombian state-owned company controlled by the Colombian Ministry of Finance, in a setting aside proceeding against an international arbitration award initiated by the Chinese Consortium CUC-DTC. This decision is part of the so-called “Gecelca saga” to which the Colombian arbitration community has paid close attention and that has been discussed in different academic fora.
Publications
“Generalidades del arbitraje internacional en Colombia”, Comentarios al Estatuto de arbitraje nacional e internacional. Ley 1563 de 2012, Tirant Lo Blanche