MEET NEW MEMBER: DR LUCIA ACOSTA PARTNER AT URUGUAYAN LAW FIRM CASTELLON

September 30, 2024 | Author: | Category: New Members

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PhD in Law and Social Sciences, graduated from the University of the Republic. LL.M with emphasis in Conflict Resolution (Distinction), Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), 2018. Recipient of the QMUL Latin American Scholarship.

His practice focuses on pre-litigation dispute negotiations as well as complex litigation and domestic and international arbitration, with extensive experience in Corporate Law, Civil Law and Commercial Law.

She has participated in important international seminars on negotiation, mediation and arbitration, and in March 2018 she was chosen to participate in the 4th Annual Investment Conference of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris.

In corporate matters, he has extensive experience advising Uruguayan and foreign companies in their daily activities and projects, contributing to the development of international strategies. He was part of the Ferrere Firm for 7 years, working in the “Litigation and Arbitration” team, advising companies and organizations in pre-litigation negotiations and complex litigation, including analysis and selection of strategy, planning, preparation of judicial documents and execution of agreements. He participated in different arbitration processes (commercial, construction, engineering and energy). He has extensive experience in the corporate area, having also been part of the “Ferrere International” team (advising shareholders in the evaluation and start-up of companies, negotiation, design of legal structures adapted to the specific needs of clients and regulatory requirements, drafting and compliance with commercial contracts; legal audits; labor and merger and acquisition due diligence; drafting commercial agreements, advising shareholders on benefit planning and contracting).

He also has interesting experience as an international intern at Baker McKenzie and at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (London), where he was part of the team advising a major European automotive company (developing complex tasks related to data protection, consumer protection and product liability, as well as competition law and commercial matters).

He has published various articles of interest in different Newsletters and Law Journals on topics such as arbitration as a mechanism for resolving corporate conflicts, international processes and analysis of the Mercosur system, among others.

Aspiring Associate Professor in Procedural Law I and II, Faculty of Law, University of the Republic (Uruguay).

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