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Bogotá, Bogota, Co

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Represented the international project manager Detente in an ICC International arbitration case against the Government of Indonesia and its Ministry of Defense for a breach of contract involving the SatKomHan project.• Conducted legal research and legal drafting on political risk insurance and project finance matters

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Participated in the legal structuring and tender processes of +4 private participation infrastructure projects in Latin America, in the roads, water and sanitation, TMT, energy and waterways sectors. In such projects I:• Assessed local regulation on more than 10 topics including PPPs, transportation, public finance, environmental, social, land, utilities, insurance, and tax matters; apprised proposals to ensure sound implementation of PPP regulation and efficient risk allocation.• Drafted legal documents such as due diligence reports, feasibility reports, PPP, supervision and operation contracts, prequalification, and bidding process documents and term sheets.• Participated in the design of optimal public-private project finance transaction schemes for the projects.• Guided government officials and multilateral entities like Bid Invest or IFC in the implementation of the project´s approval and tender processes.• Engaged with public and private stakeholders in road shows, conferences and one-on-one meetings.• Submitted successful EOIs and proposals for more than 6 regionally relevant projects (i.e., Colombia, Ecuador and Panama), outperforming international legal advisors from the U.S.A. and Europe in competitive selection processes

Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

• Elaborated subpoena, participated in hearings, and analyzed claims and counterclaims on a contract breach and fine imposition process developed by a public entity against one of its private contractors• Acted on behalf of an international tech and defense systems company on a national arbitration process, derived from an alleged software development contract breach, which resulted on a favorable ruling, dismissing 49% of the economic claims

Bogotá D.C., Colombia

Assisted arbitrator Sara Ordonez in national arbitration processes No. 125194 Cerro Matoso S.A. vs. Agencia Nacional de Mineria and No. 3712 Proactiva Dona Juana vs. UAESP• Reviewed claims and counterclaims (1.6 MUSD in both cases), the processes evidence and testimonies; prepared hearings • Drafted excerpts of the arbitration award and investigated case law and legal norms related to the cases, which resulted on the successful delivery of both arbitration awards the 22nd of February of 2017 and the 9th of December of 2021 respectively

Master Of Laws In International Business & Economic Law, Law

Bachelor Of Laws - Llb, Law, Gpa: 4.32 Over 5.0 Class Rank: 7Th Of 55

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