Managing Partner

Fernando Alvarez-Perez, FCIArb

fernando.ap@gatewaylit.com

Fernando has a record of helping clients solve their most complex cross-border legal disputes.  He has regularly represented clients in cases exceeding $100 million in controversy, and he has taken on the largest companies and law firms in the Americas and won. With particular experience in arbitration and litigation involving Latin America, he has represented clients in ICC, ICDR, and ICSID arbitration as well as litigation in federal and state courts throughout the US.

Fernando has recently been inducted as a Fellow in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Degrees

University of Chicago Law School, JD, 2014
University of Miami, BA, 2011

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
North Carolina
Florida

Languages

English
Spanish

Of Counsel

Ms. Kim's practice centers on the representation of sovereign States in complex and high-stakes international arbitration and public international law matters in an array of disputes ranging from US$ 5 million to US$ 7 billion. As a former Legal Officer at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea, she is experienced in disputes between investors and States under investment treaties as well as the negotiation of investment treaties, having been part of the Korean delegation to UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS reform and the fourth amendment of ICSID Rules and Regulations.

Degrees

The George Washington University Law School, JD, 2017
Sweet Briar College, BA, 2013

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
Maryland

Languages

English
Korean
Spanish

SPECIAL LEGAL CONSULTANT

Luis E. Sotelo

luis.s@gatewaylit.com

Luis is an international attorney with proven academic and work experience in Latin America, Europe, and Spain. He represents businesses, investors, and States in international arbitration cases carried out in English, Spanish, and Portuguese under the laws of numerous jurisdictions and under the rules of the major arbitration institutions (ICC, ICSID, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL). Luis' core international dispute-resolution practice focuses on energy, mining, infrastructure, and investor-state relationships, among others. 

Degrees

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Licenciatura en Derecho, 2005
Instituto de Empresa (IE), LLM, 2007
University of Miami, LLM, 2013

Bar Admissions

Lima, Peru
Madrid, Spain
Florida (admitted as Foreign Legal Consultant)
District of Columbia (admitted as Special Legal Consultant)

Languages

English
Spanish
Portugese

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