News & Insights
7 December 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde has been recognized as a Global Leader by Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2023
Our partner, Juan Felipe Merizalde Urdaneta, has been recognized as a Global Leader in Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2023 – Legal Marketplace Analysis, and wins widespread acclaim for his “ability to understand quantum issues” in particular. One source notes: “He is one of the best lawyers I have come across in the industry.”
7 December 2022
Stephan Adell has been recognized as a Global Leader by Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2023
Our partner, Stephan Adell, has been the only international arbitration practitioner in the Dominican Republic recognized in Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2023 – Legal Marketplace Analysis. He has been described as “an excellent practitioner” with “exceptional communication skills”. One source adds: “He provides very charismatic counsel.”
25 November 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the XVI Congreso Internacional de Arbitraje organized by the Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje (IPA)
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker in the XVI Congreso Internacional de Arbitraje organized by the Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje (IPA) held in Lima on 25 November 2022.
19 October 2022
Adell & Merizalde has been recognized as a “Firm to Watch: International Arbitration” in The Legal 500 - 2023 Latin America ranking
Adell & Merizalde has been recognized as a “Firm to Watch: International Arbitration” in The Legal 500 - 2023 Latin America ranking. The news is particularly sweet coming just 5 months after Stephan Adell and Juan Felipe Merizalde decided to launch a Latin American based and focused practice to better serve our clients.
19 October 2022
Adell & Merizalde has been ranked as a Tier 2 Firm in Colombia – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in The Legal 500 - 2023 Latin America ranking
Adell & Merizalde ranked as a Tier 2 Firm in Colombia – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, and our partner, Juan Felipe Merizalde, has been recognized as Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 - 2023 Latin America ranking.
5-7 October 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the Congreso de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional: Un centro de arbitraje para las Américas
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker at the Congreso de Arbitraje Nacional e Internacional organized by the Center of Arbitration and Conciliation of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce (CAC CCB), which took place in Santa Marta on 5-7 October 2022.
30 September 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the training “Importancia del Arbitraje de Inversión en el mundo globalizado y sus beneficios en la captación de inversiones”
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker in the training “Importancia del Arbitraje de Inversión en el mundo globalizado y sus beneficios en la captación de inversiones” organized by the Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Tegucigalpa held on 30 September 2022.
22-23 September 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the X Seminario Internacional de Arbitraje de Inversión
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker at the X Seminario Internacional de Arbitraje de Inversión organized by the Instituto Peruano de Arbitraje (IPA) in Santa Cruz (Bolivia) on 22-23 September 2022.
31 August 2022
Stephan Adell has been appointed as a Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Stephan Adell has been appointed as a Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (Delegate of ICC Bolivia), joining the Commission’s renewed membership of more than 1,000 members from over 100 countries.
26 August 2022
Our firm participated in the Brill Research Perspectives in International Investment Law and Arbitration
Adell & Merizalde participated in the Brill Research Perspectives in International Investment Law and Arbitration, which provides a systematic review of key topics in this increasingly important area of international law and practice.
17-19 August 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the X Congreso del Comité Colombiano de Arbitraje “Contribuciones del Arbitraje al Derecho Sustancial y su Práctica”
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker in the theoretical and practical workshop “Contradicción de Dictámenes” of the X Congreso del Comité Colombiano de Arbitraje “Contribuciones del Arbitraje al Derecho Sustancial y su Práctica”.
8-12 August 2022
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated in the Congreso Internacional de la Abogacía
Juan Felipe Merizalde participated as a speaker in the “Diversidad en el Arbitraje de Construcción, Energía y Minería: Ventajas y Desafíos” session co-organized by Women Way in Arbitration and the Commission on Arbitration and Mediation of the Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panamá. The event was held at the occasion of the Congreso Internacional de la Abogacía.
20 July 2022
Stephan Adell participated in the roundtable “Novedades del Reglamento de Arbitraje de la CCI frente a la práctica arbitral del CRC”
Stephan Adell participated as a speaker on the roundtable “Novedades del Reglamento de Arbitraje de la CCI frente a la práctica arbitral del CRC”, organized by the ICC, ICC Dominican Republic, Centro de Resolución Alternativa de Controversias and the Cámara de Comercio y Producción de Santo Domingo, held in Santo Domingo on 20 July 2022.
18 July 2022
Andrea Santacoloma is appointed as a Correspondent of UNIDROIT
The Governing Council at its 101st. session, held in Rome from 8 to 10 June 2022, appointed Andrea Santacoloma as a Correspondent of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), for the period of 2022-2025.
1 July 2022
ICSID approved amendments to its Rules and Regulations
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) approved amendments to its Rules and Regulations, for the modernization of investment dispute resolution. These amendments entered into force on 1 July 2022.
Adell & Merizalde explains the changes and implications of the most important developments.
9 June 2022
Stephan Adell participated in the 10mas. Jornadas Internacionales de Arbitraje
Stephan Adell participated as a speaker in the 10mas. Jornadas Internacionales de Arbitraje organized by the Sociedad Boliviana de Arbitraje (SBA), which took place in La Paz on 9-10 June 2022. He addressed the topic “Arbitration and Natural Resources”.
5 May 2022
New LatAm boutique launches in three countries
Stephan Adell has left the partnership at Squire Patton Boggs to team up with former Dechert special legal consultant Juan Felipe Merizalde and launch a Latin American disputes boutique with offices in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Panama.
25 March 2022
Publication on Kluwer Blog
Our lawyers Juan Felipe Merizalde and Juan Pablo Gómez-Moreno analyzed the recent award issued in International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) case AFC v. Colombia and its importance for preliminary objections based on Rule 41(5) and the expiration of time limits to submit claims to arbitration.
