GBS Disputes

Elena is part of the team advising and/or representing:

• The Republic of Colombia, Respondent in an UNCITRAL arbitration in London initiated by Sea Search-Armada LLC under the Colombia-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement. The dispute concerns the Claimant’s alleged rights over a shipwreck off the coast of Cartagena.
• The Republic of Peru, Respondent in an ICSID arbitration initiated by Bank of Nova Scotia (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/30), concerning a nearly 15-year long tax dispute relating to a tax claim by Peru’s tax authority. The claims are brought under the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement.

Education

• Columbia Law School, LL.M.
• Columbia Law School / Sciences Po Law School / Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master 2: Global Business Law and Governance (with high honours)
• Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne / University of Cologne, LL.B. (Maîtrise in German-French Law (with honours))

Admissions & Courts

New York (admission pending)

Languages

• Spanish
• English
• French
• German
• Italian

Nationality

Spanish