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About
Provided by Alejandro Escobar
Practice Areas
International law; international arbitration; dispute resolution
Career
Mr. Escobar has extensive experience representing clients in investment treaty and related disputes, in other areas of public international law and in international commercial disputes. He has handled numerous claims of expropriation and abusive regulation in various industries, including power, oil & gas, telecommunications, and public concessions and procurement. His matters typically involve concurrent jurisdictions and treaty obligations.
Mr. Escobar serves as arbitrator, including in ICSID, ICC, SCC and UNCITRAL Rules proceedings. He is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and a member of the World Bank Sanctions Board.
Mr. Escobar works bilingually in English and Spanish.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of England and Wales; Bar Association of Chile
Publications
“Multilateral and Bilateral Investment Treaties and the United Kingdom,” in Arbitration in England (Kluwer, 2013)
“The Relative Merits of Oral Argument and Post-Hearing Briefs,” in Arbitration Advocacy in Changing Times (ICCA Congress Series No. 15, 2011)
“Procedural Issues Raised by Treaty Interpretation in ICSID Proceedings,” in International Institutional Reform: Proceedings of Hague Joint Conference on Contemporary Issues of International Law (TMC Asser Press, 2007)
Personal
PhD, University of Cambridge, 1997; Bachelor’s degree in law, University of Chile, 1990
Chambers Review
UK
Alejandro Escobar is a well-known practitioner who is recognised for his expertise in handling disputes concerning Latin American countries. He undertakes significant work in the oil and gas sector, and displays strength in handling complex issues related to sovereign immunity and sanctions.
Alejandro Escobar is an esteemed arbitration practitioner with strong credentials in commercial and investment treaty disputes. He acts for clients in the energy, telecoms and engineering sectors as both counsel and arbitrator across various jurisdictions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alejandro is a first-rate professional. He is very analytical, with extensive experience."
"Alejandro Escobar has a great critical and strategic thinking. He understands complex issues and can explain them in easy terms."
"Alejandro is very cerebral and attentive to detail, he is very creative in terms of problem-solving."
"Alejandro is experienced and has great expertise."
"Alejandro is a first-rate professional. He is very analytical, with extensive experience."
"Alejandro Escobar has a great critical and strategic thinking. He understands complex issues and can explain them in easy terms."
"Alejandro is very cerebral and attentive to detail, he is very creative in terms of problem-solving."
"Alejandro is experienced and has great expertise."