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DLA Piper Mexico Offices
PASEO DE LOS TAMARINDOS NO. 400 A
PISO 31, BOSQUES DE LAS LOMAS
MÉXICO, DF, CP, 05120
Mexico
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Gabriela Álvarez-Ávila
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration, and Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
Gabriela Alvarez Avila focuses her practice on international arbitration as well as international and investment law. She is experienced in complex and high-stake transactions related to infrastructure projects, banking, electricity, telecommunications, and oil and gas.
Gabriela has represented investors, states, governmental entities and state-owned companies in international arbitrations under the arbitration rules of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). She has also acted as president of tribunals and co-arbitrator in arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules, the ICC Rules and the Arbitration Center of Mexico Rules (CAM).
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Mexican Bar Association
• Dispute Resolution Committee and Former Co-Chair, US-Mexico Bar Association (USMBA)
• International Bar Association, London
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration
• ICC International Court of Arbitration for Mexico
• Arbitration Commission, Mexican Section
• President, Investment Arbitration Committee – Mexico
• Working Group on Investor-State Arbitration
• ICC Task Force on Maximizing Probative Value of Witness Evidence
• International Law Association, Mexican Branch
• Editorial Board, Revista de Derecho Económico Internacional
• Advisory Board, Institute for Transnational Arbitration
• Latino American Arbitration Association (ALARB)
• Mediation and Arbitration Center of the National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (CANACO)
• General Council, Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM)
• Mexican Institute of Arbitration
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators, Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliación de Panamá (CeCap)
• Panel of Arbitrators, BAC/BIAC Panel of Arbitrators for International Investment Arbitration
Education
- University of Geneva Graduate Institute of International Law, Ph.D. Studies
- University of Geneva, LL.M.
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, J.D
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > International arbitration
DLA Piper LLP (US)
has rapidly expanded its Latin America-facing international arbitration practice in recent years; co-global chairs Michael Ostrove and Kate Brown de Vejar sit in Paris and in Mexico City, respectively – with the latter particularly known for her work in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The firm has achieved ever greater prominence in the Mexico market, particularly in the energy sector (notably power and renewables). It has also seen further growth in tech, life sciences and pharmaceutical disputes. The team has a strong mix of investment and commercial arbitration engagements, and represents a number of big-name multinationals. Mexico City co-practice head Gabriela Álvarez Ávila , whose past experience incudes seven years as senior counsel at ICSID, is another key practitioner. Bogota’s director of international arbitration, Ricardo Alarcón, is also noted. Former Mexico-office senior partner Gerardo Lozano Alarcón left the firm in November 2022 to become a sole arbitrator and counsel; former Buenos Aires-based senior associate Sabrina Ramos also departed – in her case to undertake an LLM in Stanford.
