LAWYER PROFILE
José Domingo Rivarola

José Domingo Rivarola

Latin America 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

• Appeals in Cassation and Other Special Appeals

• Business and Human Rights

• Large-scale Litigation and Class Action

• Construction & Real Estate Litigation

• Corporate and M&A Disputes

• Antitrust Private Enforcement

• Litigation

• International Arbitration

Career

Domingo Rivarola acts as an arbitrator in commercial arbitration proceedings administered by the Lima Chamber of Commerce and in ad hoc contractual arbitration proceedings. He has participated as the defense lawyer in many national arbitration proceedings regarding state, commercial and concession contracts. He has also participated as a defense lawyer in international arbitration proceedings before the ICSID and the ICC.

Professional Memberships

He is a member of the Lima Bar Association, and of the list of arbitrators at several arbitration institutions (American Chamber of Commerce, Lima Chamber of Commerce, and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú).

Publications

He is the author of several articles on procedural law, arbitration and competition law in specialized journals and other publications.

Personal

He lectures at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and has lectured at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.

Work Highlights

Currently, he is leading 17 domestic and 2 international arbitrations as defense lawyer and 8 arbitrations as a member of the tribunal.

Education

University of Virginia

Master of Laws (Fulbright scholarship; John M. Olin fellowship)

2003

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Bachelor of Laws

1999

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Chambers Latin America

Dispute Resolution: Arbitration - Peru

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Highly regarded partner José Domingo Rivarola regularly furnishes advice to local and international clients on high-profile arbitration proceedings.

Strengths

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  • José Domingo Rivarola is a great arbitration lawyer. He has a good pulse for market trends and is very efficient and thorough in his approach.

    Dispute Resolution: ArbitrationChambers Latin America

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