News
Freshfields Receives Top Ranking for International Arbitration in 2024 Legal 500 Latin America Guide
Freshfields has been ranked Tier 1 for International Arbitration in the latest 2024 Legal 500 Latin America Guide. It is the 15th consecutive year that we are ranked Tier 1 for International Arbitration. Legal500 noted in its review that “Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP’s global standing in international arbitration is very much in evidence in Latin America, where it has an unrivalled record in investor-state arbitrations over recent years.”
Several of our international arbitration lawyers also received individual rankings:
- Nigel Blackaby KC – Hall of Fame
- Noiana Marigo – Leading Individual
- Caroline Richard – Leading Individual
- Natalia Zibibbo – Rising Star
Client feedback about our team within the report included:
- ‘The team is very professional. High level of commitment in the development of legal argumentation, depth in the analysis and understanding of the issues exposed. They are fully involved in the case, studying, comparing and testing the different legal approaches required to properly represent the company’s position. They have a wealth of experience and their support teams are highly competent. They have the technological capacity to handle thousands of documents, extract the most valuable elements, cite them, link them and access them to support each of the assertions of the briefs presented.’
- ‘The legal team has extraordinary experience to analyse very complex issues that consider national and international legal argumentation, arbitration rules and link it to elements of the case. It is directed in an exceptional way by the lawyer Noiana Marigo who directs the practice in Latin America and has a great analytical and strategic capacity essential to design the approach to each topic dealt with. The lawyer Santiago Gatica stands out in an outstanding way with a remarkable intelligence, legal knowledge and great capacity for work. They stand out for their commitment to the case, 24-hour availability, knowledge and experience.’
- ‘Big name, multilingual, very responsive.’
- ‘The international arbitration team is the best in class. The team is equipped with outstanding lawyers, is comprised of partners specialising in different areas, senior and junior associates. Clients are presented with a team of diverse practitioners, ethnic and gender diversity and out of the box thinking and cognitive skills. Impressively the teams are maintained throughout these lengthy arbitrations and the team is a handful of lawyers that know the case very well and function very efficiently.’
- ‘Caroline Richard is an outstanding international arbitration expert who works relentless hours and is always available and open to a discussion. She is excellent in tactics and strategy, Spanish and French speaker, runs cases very efficiently as head/lead practitioner of the team. Caroline has deep experience of international law.
- ‘Nigel Blackaby KC is a brilliant senior practitioner with years of international arbitration experience, has deep country knowledge, fluent in Spanish and knows Latin America intimately.’
- ‘Lee Rovenescu is best in class for his years of experience and has tremendous gravitas. He engenders a great deal of trust, is highly skilled and works tirelessly. Lee is excellent in mining/energy and natural resources. He has a great deal of technical knowledge in these areas and is a damages expert.’
- ‘In the area of international arbitration, I believe it is one of the best law firms in the world, since they guarantee the success of their work. In our case they obtained an excellent result on our behalf in the arbitration involving our companies. The leaders of the team that attended us are: Noiana Marigo and Nigel Blackaby and the rest of the team; Natalia Zibibbo, Ezequiel Vetulli, Sofia Klot, Santiago Gatica. It’s a team of excellent professionals.’
About our Latin America International Arbitration team:
Our Latin America international arbitration team is composed of multilingual and multicultural attorneys, which gives our team unique insights into the legal, cultural, and economic environments in which many of our clients operate. Over the years, our team of specialists has consistently secured the largest, most high-profile victories in disputes in Latin America. Learn more here about our International Arbitration Practice and here about our Latin America Practice.
About Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a global law firm with a long-standing track record of successfully supporting the world's leading national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments on groundbreaking and business-critical mandates. Our 2,800-plus lawyers deliver results worldwide through our own offices and alongside leading local firms. Our commitment, local and multinational expertise, and business know-how means our clients rely on us when it matters most.
Freshfields is ranked by Chambers Global in Band 1 across the six areas of antitrust, corporate/M&A, litigation, international arbitration, tax, and public international law. For more information visit Freshfields.us.
