Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is renowned for its comprehensive sovereign practice, often representing states and state-owned companies in high-profile investment treaty disputes. The team employs a unique policy of only representing sovereign clients in investor-state disputes, which has positioned it to gain a strong market share in this area. The client list includes Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. Beyond this type of work, the practice is capable of handling significant commercial arbitrations relating to energy, construction and infrastructure issues. New York-based George Kahale III, head of the international arbitration practice, regularly acts as lead counsel to Venezuela, including in the high-profile ExxonMobil vs Venezuela arbitration. Claudia Frutos-Peterson, managing partner in Washington DC, focuses her practice on advising Latin American sovereigns and is regularly supported by Fernando Tupa, who splits his time between New York and Buenos Aires. Elisa Botero, fluent in Spanish and English, is based in Bogotá, while Ricardo Mier y Teran contributes from Mexico City.