Recent Events

• Mining Arbitrations: Navigating the Latest Trends in Investor-State Cases
  7-11 April 2025
  Berkeley Research Group
  Paris Arbitration Week
  Paris, France
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Debate – Legal and Evidentiary Foundations of the “Social License to Operate” a Mining Project
  5 March 2025
  Institute for Transnational Arbitration
  3rd ITA Conference on International Arbitration in the Mining Sector
  Toronto, Canada
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Key Arbitration Updates in Latin America
  2 December 2024
  International Court of Arbitration
  22nd ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration
  Miami, Florida
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• 2023 Year in Review: The Top 10 (Or Close To 10) Developments in International Energy Arbitration
  20-21 January 2024
  Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), The Institute for Energy Law (IEL) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  10th ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Panama: How to Think about Arbitration Risk
  12 December 2023
  Bank of America
  New York, New York
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra, Juan Fandino
  Speaking Engagements
• Investments Protection in the Energy Sector: Mining
  16 November 2023
  Ecuadorian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  Ecuador
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Times of Political Turmoil: Is Your Investment Protected?
  7 November 2023
  CGS Colombia 2023
  Regulatory & Social Environment
  Medellin, Colombia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Inversionistas Extranjeros en Ecuador: Estrategias y Consejos Prácticos Para Proteger Su Inversión
  25 October 2023
  Pérez Bustamante & Ponce
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Investor-State Arbitrations in LatAm
  20 October 2023
  Universidad de Los Andes and Local Firms
  Second M&A Congress
  Bogota, Colombia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• The Impact of Local Communities in Investor State Arbitration
  19 September 2023
  Colombia Arbitration Week
  Bogota, Colombia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Hot Topics And Recent Trends In International Arbitration
  6 September 2023
  Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA)
  ITA Global Forum
  Virtual
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Times of Political Turmoil: Are You Prepared for Potential Disputes?
  12 - 13 June 2023
  Ecuador Gold Symposium
  Quito, Ecuador
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Commercial Arbitration vs. Investor-State Arbitration: Is Commercial Arbitration a Suitable Option for Investors in LatAm?
  7-8 June 2023
  AMCHAM Ecuador, Ecuadorian Arbitration Institute
  XIV International Arbitration Conference
  Quito, Ecuador
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• International Investment Arbitration
  16 March 2023
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and Payet, Rey, Cauvi, Pérez Abogados
  Peru
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra, Sol Czerwonko
  Speaking Engagements
• Debate Sobre Sanciones Económicas: Un Fenómeno De Alto Impacto
  13 March 2023
  Latin America Group
  2023 Argentine Arbitration Day
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Future of Dispute Settlement: Comparison Between International Trade & Investment Regimes
  2-3 March 2023
  Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association
  9th Harvard International Arbitration Conference International Arbitration: Fostering & Adapting to Change
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Vientos de Cambio: Protección a la Inversión Extranjera en Colombia
  10 November 2022
  Debevoise & Plimpton LLP co-hosted with Brigard Urrutia
  Vientos de Cambio: Protección a la Inversión Extranjera en Colombia
  Hybrid (in-person & live streaming)
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra, Juan Fandino
  Speaking Engagements
• Tiempos de Confusión: Está Preparado Para Posibles Disputas?
  8 November 2022
  Colombia Gold Symposium
  CGS Medellín Mining Conference 2022
  Medellín, Colombia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Investor State Arbitration: Where Is It Headed?
  15 July 2021
  Latin American Arbitration Association
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• ICC and the Future: Hot Topics for Young Professionals
  31 March 2021
  Global ICC YAF
  ICC YAF: What are the Hot Topics Today and Tomorrow for Young Professionals?
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Air Series for International Women’s Day
  8 March 2021
  LatAm Women Way in Arbitration
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• THE CLASH: Contract Terms v. Applicable Law
  17 November 2020
  New York International Arbitration Center and CIArb
  New York Arbitration Week
  Webcast
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• The Use of Evidence in International Arbitration
  9-10 October 2019
  Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association
  Harvard International Arbitration Workshop
  Cambridge, Massachusetts
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Change of Circumstances – A Historical Perspective
  19-21 June 2019
  Young ITA Roundtable
  31st Annual ITA Workshop
  Dallas, Texas
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Arbitrating with a Sovereign: Legal and Practical Implications
  5 November 2018
  NYU Law School
  NYU IAA Conference
  New York, New York
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Human Rights and Environmental Disputes in International Arbitration
  20-22 June 2018
  The Center for American and International Law
  30th Annual ITA Workshop
  Dallas, Texas
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• HIALSA Panel
  21 February 2018
  Harvard Law School
  Harvard's Women in Arbitration and Gender Issues
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Investment Dispute Settlement in the Americas – Hot Topics and Recent Developments
  24 October 2017
  American Bar Association
  2017 Fall Meeting of the ABA Section of International Law
  Miami, Flordia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  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
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• The Future of International Arbitration: Rising to the Challenges of Today and Tomorrow
  31 March 2017
  Harvard International Arbitration Law Student Association
  Harvard Law School International Arbitration Conference
  Boston, Massachusetts
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements
• Mock Scenario: Challenges Facing Corruption
  8 March 2017
  ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
  ICC Conference in Bogotá: Construction Dispute Resolution
  Bogotá, Colombia
  Speaker: Laura Sinisterra
  Speaking Engagements