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Alejandro M. GARRO |
IAI Member |
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400 West 119th Street, Apt. 15PQ
New York, NY 10027
USA
Tel: +1.212.854.2692
Fax: +1.212.854.7946
garro@law.columbia.edu
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| Languages |
Spanish (native); English, French (fluent); Portuguese, Italian (working knowledge) |
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| Nationality |
Argentina, USA |
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| Bar Admission |
Buenos Aires - 1977
New York - 1982
Madrid - 1984 |
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| Education |
Columbia University Law School (JSD - 1990); Louisiana State University Law School (LLM - 1979); National University of La Plata School of Law (JD (Abogado) - 1975) |
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Academic
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Adjunct Professor of Law - Columbia University (Comparative Law, International Business Transactions, Latin American Law) |
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Experience
as Arbitrator |
Chair, Sole arbitrator or member of the tribunal in international arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the aegis of the ICC, AAA and ICSID |
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Experience
as Counsel |
Several opinions on the law of arbitration of Latin American countries and international commercial arbitration issues (mostly sales and secured financing disputes) |
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Awards
Rendered |
• UNCITRAL Case, National Grid PLC v. The Argentine Republic, Award, 3 November 2008 (full text ITA English)
• UNCITRAL, BG Group Plc v. Republic of Argentina, Final Award, 24 Dec. 2007 (full text ITA)
• UNCITRAL Case, National Grid PLC v. The Argentine Republic, Decision on Jurisdiction, 20 June 2006 (full text ITA English) (full text ITA Spanish) |
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Publications
Relating to
Arbitration |
• "Buenos Aires," in Choice of Venue in International Arbitration (M. Ostrove, C. Salomon, B. Shifman eds., OUP, 2014) (with M. Fernandez)
• Commercial and Labor Arbitration in Central America (Transnational Juris Publications, 1991)
• Arbitraje Comercial y Laboral en America Central (Transnational Juris Publications, 1990)
• Editor, Arbitration Law and Practice in Latin America (JurisNet, 2001)
• Contributions on Latin America, The World Arbitration Reporter (H. Smit & V. Pechota eds., Oceana Publications, 1986)
• "Appointment of the Arbitral Tribunal," in Course in Dispute Settlement in International Trade, Development and Investment, United Nations Conference in Trade and Development, 2004, on-line course: http://r0.unctad.org/disputesettlement/course.htm
• "Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and Jurisdiction of Arbitral Tribunals in Latin America," 1 J. Int’l Arb. 293 (1984) |
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