Global
Practice Areas
José Manuel García Represa is a founding partner at Wordstone Dispute Resolution, specializing in international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration in proceedings under the major institutional rules including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC, among others.
José-Manuel’s practice focuses on disputes relating to Latin America, Europe and Africa. He regularly represents clients in arbitrations involving concession contracts, hydrocarbons, engineering and construction, the generation and distribution of electric power (both renewable and conventional), mining, and industrial facilities. He also regularly acts as an arbitrator.
José-Manuel teaches Damages at Sciences Po Law School (LL.M. in Transnational Arbitration and Dispute Settlement), the specialization course on disputes in the energy and mining sectors (Energy & Mining Disputes II) at the LL.M. A.W.Ar.D.S (Assas World Arbitration and Disputes Settlement) of the University Paris II – Panthéon Assas, and Witness & Expert Cross-Examination at the Swiss Arbitration Academy.
Career
Columbia University – LL.M., 2003, Fulbright Scholar
University of Paris I – Sorbonne, Master in International Business Law, 2001, La Caixa Scholar
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Bachelor in Law, 2000
University of Paris I – Sorbonne, Bachelor of Law, 2000
Professional Memberships
He is admitted to the Paris, Madrid and NY Bars.
In 2018, José-Manuel was appointed as a member of the ICC Working Group on Climate Change Arbitrations.
He sat as Chair of the French Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (now the Club espanol e iberomaericano del arbitraje (CEIA)) between 2020 and 2024.
Publications
Recent publications:
Book chapter “Convencer y dejarse convencer. ¿Por qué un argumento funciona ante un tribunal arbitral internacional?”, Libro homenaje a Miguel Ángel Fernández-Ballesteros (2024)
Coordinator of the “Panorama de jurisprudencia francesa”, Revista del Club Español e Iberoamericano de Arbitraje/Iurgium (2021-2024)
Book chapter “Effectiveness of compliance in environment and human rights: appropriate reparations: corrective actions, affectation of proceeds and rehabilitation over time”, Navigating the New Contents of International Public Policy – Compliance in Environment and Human Rights – ICC Institute Dossier XXI (2023)
Book chapter “What does it mean to be ”Pro-arbitration”? a due process analysis in “pro-arbitration”? A Due process analysis”, A tribute to Professor George Bermann from his students over the years, JURIS Arbitration Law (2023)
Book chapter “Telecoms arbitrations in Latin America” co-author, The Guide to Telecoms Arbitrations, Global Arbitration Review (2022)
Book chapter “mining arbitration in latin america: social and environmental issues in investment arbitration cases” co-author, The Guide to Construction Arbitration, Global Arbitration Review (2019)
Book chapter “Construction arbitration and concession contracts” co-author, The Guide to Construction Arbitration, Global Arbitration Review (2016, 2018 and 2019)
Industry Sector Expertise
Sector expertise
Energy, oil and gas, mining, construction, engineering, real state, financial services, transport, pharmaceutical/life sciences and telecommunications.
Languages Spoken
Spanish, English and French
