Covington & Burling LLP

Covington & Burling LLP continues to represent clients in significant investor treaty and commercial arbitrations arising out of a range of key economic sectors in Latin America, including manufacturing, healthcare, biotechnology and oil and gas. A NAFTA arbitration in which the firm represents Vulcan Materials Company in disputes with Mexico has been a notable recent case, where Miguel López Forastier has led a team predominantly operating out of Washington DC. New York-based Nicole Duclos, chair of the firm's Latin America initiative, is trained in both Chile and US and speaks fluent Spanish, enabling her to give detailed and tailored counsel to Latin American clients. Clovis Treviño is an important member of the team, having been promoted to partner in October 2023, and contributing to significant investor arbitration cases. José Arvelo supports the partners in the team from a counsel level, while associate Ricardo Chirinos has successfully represented clients in arbitral proceedings conducted in both English and Spanish. Roy Goldsman and Amanda Tuninetti are other key lawyers. All practitioners are based in Washington DC or New York.