Julio César González

Dispute Resolution

Partner at PPU, expert in Dispute Resolution. His professional practice focuses on Civil Procedural Law and Domestic and International Arbitration. He has represented Colombian and foreign companies in litigation matters before Arbitration Tribunals and the Colombian Courts. Julio is a member of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA) and the International Court of Arbitration in London, United Kingdom. He is a member of the lists of arbitrators of the Courts of Arbitration of the Chambers of Commerce of Medellín, Cali and Pereira.

Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club (CEA).

Member of the Colombian Arbitration Committee.

Member of the Colombian Institute of Procedural Law (ICDP).

Arbitrator at the Arbitration, Conciliation, and Amicable Composition Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Medellín.

Arbitrator at the Arbitration, Conciliation, and Amicable Composition Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Cali.

Arbitrator at the Arbitration and Conciliation Center, Chamber of Commerce of Pereira.

“Class Arbitration: Here to stay? The Potential Objections Against Recognition and Enforcement of Class Arbitral Awards Under the New York Convention” - Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club Español del Arbitraje (2017).

“El nuevo Reglamento de Arbitraje de la CCI: hacia un arbitraje más eficiente y menos costoso” - Spain Arbitration Review – Revista del Club Español del Arbitraje (2012).

“El concepto de ‘Orden Público Internacional’ en Colombia: algunos desafíos y retos” - Arbipedia

Julio has a Law Degree from Universidad Libre (1999). He also has an LL.M. in International Commercial and Business Law from University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K. (2004).

Counsel to Constructora LHS S.A.S. in a crucial arbitration dispute concerning the resurfacing of the southern runway at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá, the most vital air transportation hub in the country.

Counsel to Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena S.A. in a 4-year-long preliminary investigation carried out by the Colombian Competition Agency relating to the Client’s operation as manager and operator of the Port of Cartagena.

Counsel to Oxígenos de Colombia Ltda. in a dispute derived from a contract to provide transportation to support our client’s logistical operation in distributing its goods in several cities in Colombia. Our client terminated the agreement upon the contractor’s serious breach of its obligations. The contractor filed a lawsuit claiming that the agreement was wrongfully terminated and requesting compensation of damages.