Alejandro Garcia joins the International Arbitration department, bringing additional depth to Stewarts’ practice in London.
Alejandro has over 18 years of dispute resolution experience, with a focus on commercial and investor treaty arbitration. He has acted in dozens of arbitrations including under the UNCITRAL rules and under the rules of the major arbitral institutions including ICSID, ICC, LCIA and SCC. Alejandro also sits as an arbitrator.
Alejandro has experience of arbitration in the sectors of renewable energy, oil and gas, infrastructure, defence, mining and foreign direct investment. He also has experience in arbitrating intellectual property disputes, and sits as a WIPO panellist.
Alejandro is recognised as a Next Generation partner in the Legal 500, and has been mentioned in Who’s Who Legal.
Alejandro joins existing partners Philippa Charles, Ian Gatt QC and Daniel Wilmot in the team.
Philippa Charles, Head of International Arbitration commented:
“We are delighted that Alejandro is bringing his practice to Stewarts as we continue to grow the specialist International Arbitration team. His skill and experience in both investor-state claims and in the conduct of proceedings in Spanish bring additional depth to our offering in London, and we look forward to working with him to develop his practice still further in a disputes-only environment.”
Alejandro commented:
“Stewarts is a first-class dispute-resolution firm that offers a unique combination of technical excellence, top client service and skilful management, all within a conflict-free platform. Stewarts’ ambitious growth plans for its specialist International Arbitration team suit my practice in terms of both breadth and regional reach. Accordingly, joining Stewarts was too good an opportunity to pass on. I am thrilled to be joining the firm and look forward to working with Philippa, Ian, Daniel and the rest of the International Arbitration team to continue furthering Stewarts’ success story.”
Also joining the team is Associate Marco Piccolo who was previously at Volterra Fietta.
You can find further information regarding our expertise, experience and team on our International Arbitration page.
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