Arbitration & International Disputes in Latin America

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  • Mining Disputes in Latin America and the Caribbean: Open Forum
    4 March 2026
    Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) Americas Initiative, the IBA Arbitration Committee, and ALARB (Latin American Arbitration Association)
    ITA Conference on International Arbitration in the Mining Sector
    Toronto, Canada
    Speaking Engagements
  • Contractual Dimension of Investment Arbitration
    2 December 2025
    Latin American Arbitration Association
    23rd ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration
    Miami, Florida
    Speaking Engagements
  • Res Judicata in Arbitration – The Recent IBA Report
    22 October 2025 2025
    CAM-CCBC and São Paulo Arbitration Week
    Res Judicata in Arbitration
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • Recent Trends in International Arbitration in South America & Practical Insights for Young International Lawyers
    9 September 2025
    New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC)
    NYIAC International Lawyers’ Committee Presents Workshop 1: South America
    New York, New York
    Speaker: Sol Czerwonko
    Speaking Engagements
  • Res Judicata — From LatAm to the US and Across the Pond
    17 June 2025
    New York International Arbitration Center
    Res Judicata
    New York, NY
    Speaking Engagements
  • Expropriation by Regulation or Enforcement - The New Reality
    1-3 June 2025
    World Association of Mining Lawyers
    WAOML Annual Conference 2025
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Silence and the Arbitral Award
    13 May 2025
    Arbitration Channel
    XIX Rio International Arbitration Conference
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor
    Speaking Engagements
  • Does the SCL Delay & Disruption Protocol Describe the Correct Approach to the Assessment of these Claims?
    26 April 2025
    IBA International Construction Projects Committee
    International Construction Projects Working Weekend
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Tony Dymond
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitration In Conflict Zones
    31 January 2025
    Columbia Law School, Columbia International Arbitration Association
    Columbia Arbitration Day
    New York, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitration in Latin America During Times of Political and Social Change
    31 January 2025
    Columbia Arbitration
    Columbia Arbitration Day
    New York, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Key Arbitration Updates in Latin America
    2 December 2024
    International Court of Arbitration
    22nd ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration
    Miami, Florida
    Speaking Engagements
  • Contextual Impartiality: Impartiality in Investor State and Commercial Disputes
    21 November 2024
    Latin American Arbitration Association
    ALARB End of Year Conference
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • International Arbitration and Government Policy in Latin America
    19 September 2024
    Young ICCA
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • IBA Arbitration Committee Breakfast
    18 September 2024
    International Bar Association
    IBA Annual Conference
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Hot Topics in International Arbitration
    16 September 2024
    International Bar Association
    IBA Annual Conference 2024
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor
    Speaking Engagements
  • Shaping the Future of International Arbitration: Evidence Gathering and Protection of Foreign Investments
    15 September 2024
    International Bar Association
    IBA Arb40 Symposium
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Addressing Issues of Corruption in International Arbitration
    14 September 2024
    International Chamber of Commerce
    ICC Commission Meeting
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Trends in International Arbitration
    11 April 2024
    Columbia International Arbitration Association & Gibson Dunn
    Dialogue Between the U.S. and Chinese International Arbitration Communities
    New York, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Closing Litigation Issues: Controversies Related to the Use of Escrow, Representations and Guarantees, Price Adjustment
    14 March 2024
    International Bar Association
    IBA Latin American Regional Forum
    Miami, Florida
    Speaking Engagements
  • Protection of Foreign Investments through International Arbitration
    7 March 2024
    ICC Mexico
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Parallel Proceedings – Arbitrators Between a Rock and Hard Place
    2 February 2024
    International Bar Association
    When Arbitration Meets Crime
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • From Fake Arbitrations to Awards Based on Fraudulent Evidence
    1 February 2024
    International Bar Association
    When Arbitration Meets Crime
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • Successful Experiences Practicing International Arbitration
    13 December 2023
    Venezuelan Arbitration Association
    Virtual
    Speaking Engagements
  • Panama: How to Think about Arbitration Risk
    12 December 2023
    Bank of America
    New York, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investment Arbitration and ICSID: Perspectives Following Ecuador’s Recent Ratification
    5 December 2023
    Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute
    The Award: Enforcement Under the ICSID Convention
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Winds of Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Foreign Investors in Latin America
    21 Novemnber
    The Legal 500
    Legal 500 GC Summit Colombia 2023
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Manejo Efectivo de Controversias Entre Inversionistas y Estados: Estrategias y Tips Prácticos para Inversionistas Extranjeros en Colombia
    20 November 2023
    FTI Consulting
    Conferencia
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Times of Political Turmoil: Is Your Investment Protected?
    7 November 2023
    CGS Colombia 2023
    Regulatory & Social Environment
    Medellin, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Art of Impactful Opening and Closing Statements
    6 November 2023
    ICC YAAF, IBA, Columbia International Arbitration Association
    New York City, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Examination and Cross-Examination of Experts
    2 November 2023
    Young ITA & American Society of International Law
    #YoungITATalks South America
    Webcast
    Speaker: Sol Czerwonko
    Speaking Engagements
  • Investor-State Arbitrations in LatAm
    20 October 2023
    Universidad de Los Andes and Local Firms
    Second M&A Congress
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • The ICSID Report - Recent developments at ICSID and updates on Investment Arbitration
    19 October 2023
    International Centre for Dispute Resolution
    The 6th ICDR & CCB International Arbitration & Mediation Conference
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Green Transition and the Future of Energy Arbitration
    17 October 2023
    CAM-CCBC
    X CAM-CCBC Arbitration Congress
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Current Landscape of International Arbitration in Latin America
    11 October 2023
    International Bar Association IBA Arb40 / Latin American Association of Arbitration
    Panorama Actual Del Arbitraje En America Latina
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Impact of Local Communities in Investor State Arbitration
    19 September 2023
    Colombia Arbitration Week
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitrator Hercules?
    13-15 September 2023
    Brazilian Arbitration Committee - CBAr
    22nd International Arbitration Conference
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • Tendencias en el Arbitraje de Inversión en Latinoamérica: Actualidad y Desafios
    30 August 2023
    CAM Santiago, ALARB and ICSID
    Santiago, Chile
    Speaking Engagements
  • London as a Hub for International Arbitration in Latin America
    15 May 2023
    London International Disputes Week
    International Arbitration Day
    London, UK
    Speaking Engagements
  • Producing Evidence
    9 May 2023
    João Bosco, Lauro Gama and Maurício Almeida Prado
    17th Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • International Investment Arbitration
    16 March 2023
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
    Peru
    Speaking Engagements
  • Debate Sobre Sanciones Económicas: Un Fenómeno De Alto Impacto
    13 March 2023
    Latin America Group
    2023 Argentine Arbitration Day
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Speaking Engagements
  • Tiempos de Confusión: Está Preparado Para Posibles Disputas?
    8 November 2022
    Colombia Gold Symposium
    CGS Medellín Mining Conference 2022
    Medellín, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Debate on Dual Nationals as Claimants in Investor-State Arbitration
    30 October 2022
    Miami International Arbitration Society
    First Annual MIAS Latin American Investor-State Arbitration Conference
    Miami, Florida
    Speaking Engagements
  • Nociones Esenciales de Arbitraje Comercial Nacional e Internacional
    17 October 2022
    Costa Rica’s Office of the Attorney General
    Procedimiento Arbitral
    Webcast
    Speaker: Juan Fandino
    Speaking Engagements
  • Legal Abuse in Investment Arbitration
    2-3 June 2022
    Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
    XIII Conferencia Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • Third Party Funding in the New ICSID Arbitration Rules
    1 June 2022
    Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Economía y Política, Universidad de Montevideo and ICC YAF
    The Future of Arbitration and Current Issues
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Speaker: Juan Fandino
    Speaking Engagements
  • Consolidation of Parallel Proceedings
    19 April 2022
    Law School of University of São Paulo
    Fundação Arcadas
    São Paulo / Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • ¿Qué derechos internacionales de protección extranjera existen en México y quienes los gozan?
    18 February 2022
    American Chamber of Mexico
    Protección Internacional de la Inversión Extranjera en México
    Webcast
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • El Nuevo Panorama de Resolución de Conflictos y Arbitraje Internacional en Perú
    16 February 2022
    AMCHAM
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Disputes World is Changing: Is Arbitration Still a Match?
    4 November 2021
    Lex Anglo-Brasil and PUC/SP
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Re-engineering Construction Arbitration - Designing a Process Which is Fit for Purpose
    19 October 2021
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Pinheiro Neto
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitration and the Rule of Law
    17 September 2021
    Brazilian Arbitration Committee – CBAr
    XX International Arbitration Conference
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Between The Rule and the Exception Under a Comparative Perspective: What Cases Allow the Judiciary to Circumvent the Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle?
    17 September 2021
    Brazilian Arbitration Committee – CBAr
    XX International Arbitration Conference
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Winds of Change: The Impact of Regulatory Changes in Latin America on International Arbitration
    8-9 September 2021
    Institute for Transnational Arbitration and The Latin American Association of Arbitration
    2021 ITA-ALARB Americas Workshop
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Convergencia o Divergencia entre el Common Law y Civil Law, en Arbitraje Comercial Internacional
    7 July 2021
    Mexico International Chamber of Commerce
    Comité Jóvenes Árbitros Bajío
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Recent Changes to the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence
    4 April 2021
    Colombia International Arbitration Association
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Air Series for International Women’s Day
    8 March 2021
    LatAm Women Way in Arbitration
    Webcast
    Speaking Engagements
  • Technical Issues and the Law in Infrastructure Disputes
    24 November 2020
    XVI Rio de Janeiro International Arbitration Conference
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • Trends in Commercial Arbitration and Litigation in Mexico
    5 November 2020
    LexMex Group
    8th Edition - Lex Mex 2020
    Webinar
    Speaking Engagements
  • Recent Measures and the Rights and Remedies that are Available under International Treaties to Investors in the Argentine Energy Sector
    26 August 2020
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    Argentina: Energy Regulations and Dispute Resolution
    Online
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Role of Courts and Arbitration Panels in the Design of M&A Agreements – Confidentiality in Arbitration of M&A Deals: The Good and the Bad
    9 March 2020
    New York University, FGV Direito SP, Universidade de São Paulo
    M&A Conference of the Americas – MACA 2020
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • Latin American Investment in Times of Change -- A Spotlight on Chile and Peru
    5 March 2020
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    New York, New York
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Clauses on Price Readjustment (Cláusulas de Rajuste de Precio)
    16 May 2019
    International Chamber of Commerce
    2nd ICC Colombia Arbitration Day
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Impact of the New Ethics of Human Rights on International Energy and Mineral Projects
    10 April 2019
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation Institute – Human Rights
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • Compliance and In-house Counsel in the Firing Line
    4 April 2019
    Global Investigations Review
    5th Annual GIR Live London 2019
    London, UK
    Speaker: Karolos Seeger
    Speaking Engagements
  • Consistency, Coherence, Predictability and Correctness of Arbitral Decisions by ISDS Tribunals
    13-14 February 2019
    The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
    The 2nd Inter-Sessional Regional Meeting on Investor-State Dispute Statement Reform
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Future of USD’s in the Context of the Free Trade Agreements Overhaul: Will Investment Arbitration Also Be “Walled Off”
    6-9 November 2018
    American Bar Association
    ABA International Conference
    Mexico City, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitrator and Counsel Ethics, Sanctioning of Counsel, Corruption and Third-Party Funding
    19 October 2018
    FGV DIREITO SP
    Twilight issues in International Arbitration
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • A Practical Discussion on Latin American Arbitration Between Practitioners Based and Practitioners not Based in the Region
    4 October 2018
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    ICDR Y&I - LatAm Arbitration Seminar
    Debevoise & Plimpton, London
    Speaking Engagements
  • El rol de los árbitros en los procesos de anulación
    28-30 August 2018
    ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Ecuador
    ICC Ecuador ADR Week
    Quito, Ecuador
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • Sailing Close to the Wind: M&A and Arbitration in Latin America in a New Geopolitical Era
    7 June 2018
    Debevoise & Iberian Legal Group
    Sailing Close to the Wind: M&A and Arbitration in Latin America in a New Geopolitical Era
    Debevoise & Plimpton, New York
    Speaking Engagements
  • Relevant Issues in Investor State Arbitration
    3-4 May 2018
    The Center for American and International Law
    1st ITA-ALARB Joint Conference on International Arbitration
    Santiago, Chile
    Speaking Engagements
  • Cross-Examination of a Damages Expert
    3-4 May 2018
    The Center for American and International Law
    1st ITA-ALARB Joint Conference on International Arbitration
    Santiago, Chile
    Speaking Engagements
  • Manejo eficiente de desafios en proyectos de infraestrutura
    28 February 2018
    Ferrere Abogados
    Manejo eficiente de desafios en proyectos de infraestrutura
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    Speaking Engagements
  • Roundtable on International Arbitration
    27 February 2018
    ICDR Y&I / ICC YAF / University of Buenos Aires
    XXI IBA International Arbitration Day
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Speaker: Ina C. Popova
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitration
    26 February 2018
    International Bar Association
    21st Annual IBA Arbitration Day
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Speaker: Patrick Taylor
    Speaking Engagements
  • Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, Regional and International Options
    17 November 2017
    Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel
    5th Annual Caribbean & Latin American Corporate Counsel Summit 2017
    Miami, Florida
    Speaking Engagements
  • Conflict of Interest and Other Ethical Issues in International Arbitration
    21 September 2017
    ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
    ICC YAF Mexico
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Speaking Engagements
  • International Arbitral Awards: A Fundamental Perspective
    28 August 2017
    ICC International Court of Arbitration
    Boosting the Use of Arbitration in the Caribbean
    Kingston, Jamaica
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitration and the Judicial System: Challenges and Opportunities
    1-2 June 2017
    Centro de Estudios de Derecho, Economia y Politica (CEDEP)
    IX Latin American Arbitration Conference in La Paz
    La Paz, Bolivia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Brazil: A Case Study
    1 June 2017
    British Virgin Islands 2nd Annual International Arbitration Conference
    Building an Arbitration Culture in the Caribbean and Latin America
    Tortola, British Virgin Islands
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Enforcement of Arbitral Awards
    31 May 2017
    British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Week
    Arbitral Women Panel
    Tortola, British Virgin Islands
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Request for Arbitration and its Answer
    24 May 2017
    International Chamber of Commerce (ICC )
    3rd International Forum on ICC Arbitration in Santo Domingo
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Speaking Engagements
  • A Conversation with the ICCA President
    18 May 2017
    International Council for Commercial Arbitration
    A Conversation with the ICCA President
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • BITs in the Background
    26 April 2017
    Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, in cooperation with the International Bar Association
    14th International Mining and Oil & Gas Law, Development, and Investment Special Institute
    Quito, Ecuador
    Speaking Engagements
  • Examination of Witnesses in International Arbitration
    15-17 March 2017
    Debevoise & Plimpton
    Mergers and Acquisitions in Latin America: New Opportunities in a Changing Scenario
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Speaking Engagements
  • Arbitrator Training
    10 March 2017
    International Chamber of Commerce
    ICC Latin American Advanced Academy on International Arbitration
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Bogota Launch of Arbitration Pledge (Gender Diversity)
    10 March 2017
    Arbitration Pledge Steering Committee
    Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge Breakfast
    Bogota, Columbia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Buscando la rentabilidad de los arbitrajes de construcción desde la perspectiva del árbitro, abogado y cliente
    9 March 2017
    ICC
    Conferencia de la ICC en Bogotá: “Resolución de Disputas de Construcción en Latinoamérica.”
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Construction Dispute Resolution in Latin America
    9 March 2017
    International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
    ICC Conference in Bogota
    Bogota, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Mock Scenario: Challenges Facing Corruption
    8 March 2017
    ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
    ICC Conference in Bogotá: Construction Dispute Resolution
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Witnesses and Experts in International Arbitration
    18 October 2016
    ICDR, AAA, CAC, CCB
    The 5th ICDR & CCB International Arbitration & Mediation Conference: The Future of International Commercial Arbitration
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Cyber Crime, Crypto-Security and its Real World Effects
    13 May 2016
    International Bar Association
    19th Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
    Panama City, Panama
    Speaking Engagements
  • Settlement Opportunities In Arbitration
    6 May 2016
    CPR: International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
    CPR Brazil Business Mediation Congress
    Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • Conducción de la Fase Probatoria: Confidencialidad y ‘Privilege’
    25 April 2016
    ICC
    2do Foro ICC de Santo Domingo
    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Speaking Engagements
  • El Contrainterrogatorio en Arbitraje Internacional
    14 April 2016
    Mexican Bar Association and ICC Mexico
    Mexican Bar Association and ICC Mexico
    Mexico DF, Mexico
    Speaking Engagements
  • What are the Challenges and Particularities of Arbitrations Involving States and State-Owned Entities?
    17 March 2016
    Global Arbitration Review
    4th Annual GAR Live Brazil
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • International Construction and Infrastructure Projects: The Latest Conflict-Management Options
    18 November 2015
    CDR, AAA, CAM-CCBC, AMCHAM
    The 9th International Arbitration and Mediation Conference: Resolving Disputes for the Olympic Games and Related Industries, Projects and Agreements
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Speaker: Tony Dymond
    Speaking Engagements
  • Negotiation Skills: Mediation, Arbitration, Litigation; Energy: Dispute Resolution
    17 November 2015
    Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel
    Association of Caribbean Corporate Counsel 3rd Annual Conference
    Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Introduction Address
    13 November 2015
    International Bar Association
    “800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta and Rule of Law” Conference
    Sao Paolo, Brazil
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Courts, the Arbitration Process, and a Successful Practice
    13 November 2015
    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Centenary Celebrations Bahamas Branch Conference
    Nassau, Bahamas
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • The Courts and Arbitration and Regional Developments Regarding ADR
    12 November 2015
    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
    Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Centenary Celebrations Bahamas Branch Conference
    Nassau, Bahamas
    Speaker: Natalie L. Reid
    Speaking Engagements
  • Comprender el Rol y las Potestades del Arbitro Internacional
    10 October 2015
    International Centre for Dispute Resolution and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce
    4ta Conferencia Internacional de ICDR y CCB sobre Arbitraje Internacional y Mediación
    El Futuro del Arbitraje Comercial Internacional, Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements
  • Normas Aplicables en el Arbitraje de Inversiόn
    2 June 2015
    Asociaciόn Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
    Conferencia Annual de la Asociaciόn Latinoamericana de Arbitraje
    Bogotá, Colombia
    Speaking Engagements