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Natalia Giraldo-Carrillo

Natalia Giraldo Carrillo

Legal Consultant*

Natalia Giraldo Carrillo's practice focuses on advising sovereign States, Stated-owned entities, and private companies in investment and international commercial arbitrations. Natalia has over fifteen years of experience in arbitration proceedings conducted under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, and ICC arbitration rules. She has advised clients in a variety of different sectors, including banking and financial institutions, mining, oil and natural gas, real estate, telecommunications, energy, transportation, and intellectual property. She has also provided advice to sovereign States on issues of public international law, including in relation to maritime boundaries and entitlements. Prior to joining the firm, Natalia worked as an associate in another international law firm, and represented a sovereign State in a maritime dispute before the International Court of Justice.

Experience

  • Representing the Republic of Colombia in an investment dispute concerning the exploration and exploitation of minerals.
  • Representing the Republic of Peru in an investment dispute concerning critical infrastructure for gas transportation.
  • Representing the Republic of Panama in an investment arbitration concerning the Panama Canal.
  • Representing the Republic of Peru in an investment dispute concerning a renewable energy generation enterprise.
  • Representing the Republic of Türkiye in an investment dispute regarding natural gas and electric power services.
  • Representing the Republic of Costa Rica in an investment arbitration regarding the telecommunications sector.
  • Representing the Republic of Costa Rica in an investment dispute concerning the exploration and exploitation of minerals.
  • Represented the Republic of Colombia in two investment disputes concerning financial institutions and the banking sector.
  • Represented a Colombian railway concession in a dispute with its shareholders.
  • Represented the Republic of Costa Rica in an investment arbitration related to vehicle inspection services.
  • Represented the Republic of Panama in an investment arbitration regarding the concession of hydropower plants.
  • Represented the Republic of Costa Rica in an investment arbitration related to power purchase agreements.
  • Represented the Dominican Republic in an investment dispute related to real estate projects.
  • Represented the Dominican Republic in an investment arbitration regarding the exploration and exploitation of minerals.
  • Represented the Republic of Korea in an investment dispute concerning financial institutions and the banking sector.
  • Represented the Republic of Panama in an investment dispute concerning intellectual property rights.

Credentials

Education

  • LL.M., International Legal Studies, New York University School of Law, 2010
  • LL.M., de droit français, européen et international des affaires, Institut de Droit Comparé - Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, 2007
  • J.D., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, 2004, with honors

Admissions

  • *Admitted only in the Republic of Colombia; licensed as a Foreign Legal Consultant in New York.

Activities

  • Graduate Editor, Journal of International Law and Politics (2010)
  • Research Assistant, Prof. Franco Ferrari (2010)

Languages

  • Spanish
  • French
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