José Domingo Rivarola Reisz
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Band 2
About
Provided by José Domingo Rivarola Reisz
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).
Personal
He lectures at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and has lectured at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.
Work Highlights
Currently, he is leading ten domestic and one international arbitrations as defense lawyer and six arbitrations as a member of the tribunal.
Languages Spoken
Spanish, English, French, German.
Publications
He is the author of several articles on procedural law, arbitration and competition law in specialized journals and other publications.
Education
University of Virginia, USA
Master of Laws (Fulbright scholarship; John M. Olin fellowship)
2003
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
Bachelor of Laws
1999