Also advise and represent clients in domestic and international arbitration, as well as in other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
International arbitration:
The firm has acted as counsel to multi-national companies in arbitration tribunals under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Its senior partner has served as expert witness on Colombian Law in arbitrations under ICC and American Arbitration Association (AAA) rules.
Palacios Lleras was the first firm in Colombia to obtain an “exequatur” of a foreign
arbitral award related to infrastructure.
Domestic arbitration
We have represented foreign investors in domestic arbitrations concerning privatizations and acted as counsel to private or public entities in mining, insurance, and infrastructure issues (roads, railways, telecommunications) in more than 20 domestic arbitration proceedings. Likewise, we have represented shareholders in arbitrations related to company control, partner and manager liability, abuse of rights by majority or minority shareholders, and abuse of parity.
