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Lic. Christian Carbajal Valenzuela, LL.M.
Work Department
Abitration, Infrastructure
Position
Resident Partner in Lima, Peru and Curitiba, Brazil.
Career
Lic. Christian Carbajal, LL.M. (Warwick) is a Peruvian multilingual attorney graduated form the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, with LLM degree in International Economic Law from the University of Warwick, England under a scholarship granted by the British Council. He has a solid experience representing foreign investors and exporters in international arbitration proceedings in for such as ICSID, ICC and GAFTA, as well as ample experience in anti-dumping procedures before the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property in Peru (INDECOPI). He has also advised foreign mining investors in Peru in relation to the execution of complex contracts for the acquisition of mining property rights as well as for the obtainment of mining concessions from the Mining Authority (MINEM). He is an active arbitrator in several arbitration centers in Peru, such as the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), AMCHAM –Peru, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) and the Peruvian Authority for the Supervision of State Procurement and Contracts (OSCE), as well as the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Christian Carbajal was lead counsel in the ICSID case Tza Yap Shum v. Peru, the first investment arbitration won by a Chinese investor. He was also lead counsel in the US$7 bn case Renée Levy de Levi v. Peru. He is a Professor of International Trade, Foreign Investment Law and International Arbitration at the Postgraduate School of the University of Lima. He has published several articles in the fields of investment and international arbitration. Christian Carbajal is the resident partner of Wöss & Partners in Lima. Christian is currently on leave for having been appointed as secretary general of the Arbitration Centre of the Lima Chamber of Commerce.
Languages
Spanish, English, Portugese
Memberships
IBA, ICC, CCL
Education
Master of Laws in International Economic Law, University of Warwick
Attorney at Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Lawyer Rankings
Mexico > Dispute resolution: arbitration
Specialist commercial and investment arbitration firm Wöss & Partners maintains offices not only in Mexico but also Washington DC and Lima, and also has a rep presence in Vienna. Perhaps best known as a go-to destination for damages claims stemming from construction, infrastructure and energy projects, the firm’s arbitral practice is co-led by renowned international arbitration practitioner Herfried Wöss, a key name in the market; and Adriana San Roman is a leading figure as counsel and damages expert in large infrastructure and energy arbitrations. Both are frequently sought out not only as counsel but also to act as president, panel member or sole arbitrator, or as damages experts or expert witnesses. The firm maintains bench depth through an of counsel network including Christian Carbajal Valenzuela (in Lima), Paolo Cammarota (in New York, where he is also a founding partner of Cabrera Cammarota PLLC), Devin Bray (in Amsterdam), and Ivan Labastida, who is part of the Mexico City based team. Moreover, since early 2022, the firm has operated a collaboration agreement with Curitiba-based firm Braz, Coelho, Campos, Veras, Lessa e Bueno Advogados so as to mutually facilitate their international arbitration capabilities; aforementioned of counsel Carbajal, who formerly divided his time between Washington DC and Mexico, now divides his time between Sao Paolo y Curitiba as part of this association.