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Hernando Otero

Of Counsel

Hernando Otero is an alternative dispute resolution attorney with experience as counsel, arbitrator, and mediator in domestic and cross-border disputes in the United States and Latin America. He is also a lecturer and fellow on international arbitration, mediation, and negotiation with the Washington College of Law’s Center on International Commercial Arbitration and a course advisor and lecturer with the International Law Institute in Washington D.C.

He has experience as counsel and arbitrator in proceedings under the rules of the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Bogota Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Conciliation Center, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He is also a neutral with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in New York, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, and the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SHIAC).

Education

LL.M., New York University School of Law, New York City, New York
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia

Recognitions

  • CEDR-ICSID-International Mediation Institute-International Energy Charter Secretariat, certified Investor-State Mediator since 2017.
  • International Chamber of Commerce, Commission of Arbitration and ADR working group member: Guide of Effective Conflict Management and Report of Facilitating Settlement in International Arbitration.

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese

State Bar Licenses

New York, District of Columbia, Colombia

Counsel

  • Webuild S.p.A. v. the Dominican Republic, Permanent Court of Arbitration UNCITRAL Case No. 2020-50
  • China Road and Bridge Corporation v. Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Movilidad y Obras Públicas (Republic of Ecuador). Bogota Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL Case No. UNC-114061.
  • Merrill & Ring Forestry L.P v. Canada, ICSID Admin., UNCITRAL Arb. Rules (2006).
  • EDF (Services) Limited v. Romania – ICSID ARB/05/13.
  • Continental Casualty Company v. Argentine Republic – ICSID ARB/03/09.
  • M.C.I. Power Group, L.C. et. al. v. Republic of Ecuador – ICSID ARB/03/06.
  • Noble Ventures, Inc. v. Romania – ICSID ARB/01/11/
  • UPS of America, Inc. v. Canada – ICSID Admin, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2000).

Arbitrator

  • Tza Yap Shum v. Peru, ICSID ARB /07/6.
  • [US power equipment manufacturer v. agent], ICC Case 19361/AGF
  • [investor v. oil E&P operator], Bogota Chamber of Commerce Case 4319.
  • [investor v. oil E&P operator], Bogota Chamber of Commerce Case 5388.
  • Grupo Cobra v. Petroperu, ICC Case 25578/JPA
  • [renewable energy project developer v. power distributor], Bogota Chamber of Commerce Case 124562.
  • [power generation EPC contractor v. utility], Bogota Chamber of Commerce Case 147516.

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