BakerHostetler, among various commercial arbitration matters, has been notably active in representing sovereign nations in investor-state arbitration. The team, split between Houston, New York and Washington DC, consists of attorneys with Spanish and Portuguese language skills and cultural connections to Latin America. Analía González leads the team’s Latin America litigation practice from Washington DC and is the go-to counsel for the Republic of Nicaragua in a series of arbitrations. Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky is currently representing the Republic of Guatemala in all phases of confirmation proceedings of multiple arbitration awards. Sashe D. Dimitroff is the global head of the firm’s international arbitration practice, while Marco Molina oversees the international commercial arbitration team. Nahila Cortés is an important member of the team.
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‘This team features top-level arbitration professionals with extensive experience and motivation in complex international cases. The team has an international practice but can count on a bilingual Spanish-speaking team, from the partner to the paralegal.
‘Sashe Dimitroff, who leads the team, is a lawyer with extensive experience and success in arbitration and litigation, with particular expertise in the energy sector. '
Key clients
- Republic of Nicaragua
- Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Nicaragua
Work highlights
Successfully represented the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport of Nicaragua in a $43m commercial arbitration against Makro, a Mexican construction company over a road contract.
Practice head
Sashe D. Dimitroff; Analía Gonzalez; Marco Molina
Other key lawyers
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky; Nahila Cortés