Matias Zambrano

matias.zambrano@lw.com

+33.1.40.62.28.30

Latin America Practice

Profile

Matias Zambrano is an associate in the Paris office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the International Arbitration Practice. He advises clients on the resolution of high-stakes, complex international disputes. Mr. Zambrano also advises in international arbitrations under the ICSID, the ICSID Additional Facility, and ICC Rules, with a particular focus on investment and commercial disputes involving Latin America.

Mr. Zambrano is a member of Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje and Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration).

Experience

Mr. Zambrano recently advised:

The Republic of Colombia in an ICSID arbitration brought by Galway Gold Inc. under Chapter 8 of the Canada-Colombia FTA in relation to the adoption of regulatory measures in the mining sector for the protection of high-altitude páramo, or moorland, ecosystems

The Republic of Colombia in an ICSID arbitration brought by Aris Mining Gold under Chapter 8 of the Canada-Colombia FTA in relation to the alleged breach of protections for the exploitation of gold deposits

A Latin American state in an ICSID Additional Facility arbitration brought by a mining company in relation to the performance of an environmental remediation contract

Unicredit Bank GmbH in issues of French international arbitration law in support of an application before English courts for an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings commenced by RusChemAlliance LLC in Russia in breach of an ICC arbitration agreement with seat in Paris

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

Avocat (Paris)

Education

Master's Degree in Litigation, Arbitration and ADR, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas Law School, 2020
Master's Degree in Economic Law, Sciences Po Paris, 2019
Bachelor's Degree, Sciences Po Paris, 2016

Languages Spoken

English
French
Portuguese
Spanish