Santiago Bejarano

Santiago’s experience includes representing:

• A North American project developer in connection with a dispute governed by Spanish law, related to the construction and development of a major photovoltaic project portfolio in northern Spain
• A major private equity firm in an SIAC arbitration, seated in Singapore and governed by New York law, in connection with a services agreement termination in the healthcare sector
• Cálidda, a Peruvian gas utility company that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Grupo de Energia de Bogotá, in an ICSID arbitration arising out of the concession for the gas infrastructure network in the city of Lima
• Novenergia II in enforcing an arbitral award against the Kingdom of Spain under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), currently pending before D.C. courts
• Latin American subsidiaries of a major US pharmaceutical company in successive ICC arbitrations, seated in Paris and governed by Colombian law, in disputes related to an M&A transaction in Latin America
• A North American investment fund in an ICC arbitration, seated in New York and governed by New York law, in a dispute related to the purchase of a major renewable energy project portfolio in Northern Mexico
• A leading Japanese hardware manufacturer in a JAMS arbitration, seated in San Diego and governed by California law, in a dispute over a license agreement
• A leading Latin American pharmaceutical business in an ICC arbitration, seated in London and governed by English and Colombian law, in a dispute related to a distribution agreement for highly specialized medications
• A South American airline in a post-M&A ICC arbitration, seated in New York and governed by New York law, relating to the sale of an airline business in South America
• The Dominican Republic in an ICSID Additional Facility arbitration, seated in Washington, D.C., related to a contract for gold tailings processing and environmental remediation
• A leading American biomedical company in an AAA arbitration, seated in Chicago and governed by Delaware law, in a dispute relating to a research collaboration agreement in the oncology field
• A major American technology company in a JAMS arbitration, seated in New York and governed by Delaware law, in a dispute arising from the termination of a services agreement
• An American cloud and data platform in a JAMS arbitration, seated in New York and governed by New York law, in a dispute relating to an agreement to develop gaming arenas in the UK
• A Swedish oncology drug developer in an ICC arbitration, seated in London and governed by New York law, in a dispute relating to the termination of a global collaboration agreement
• A major Asian petroleum company in an ICC arbitration, seated in London and governed by New York law, in a dispute related to a joint operating agreement to develop an offshore oil field in Brazil
• A US pharmaceutical company in an ICC emergency arbitration, seated in Zurich and governed by Swiss law, in a dispute related to an escrow agreement
• A US biotechnology company in an ICDR arbitration, seated in New York and governed by New York law, in a dispute arising out of a licensing agreement
• A US midstream oil and gas company in an LCIA arbitration, seated in Houston and governed by New York and Texas law, in a dispute arising out of a gas distribution agreement with a Latin American state-owned utility company
• Telefónica, one of the largest providers of telecommunications services in Latin America, on the US$1.245 billion sale of its Argentina operations
• Several European subsidiaries of a US public company in the plastics sector in parallel ICDR arbitrations, governed by New York law, against subsidiaries of a US company, in connection with the operation of several industrial sites in Europe*
• A petrochemical company against a Caribbean state-owned gas company in an ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) arising out of a long-term gas distribution contract*
• Merck, Sharpe & Dohme in an ad hoc investment arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) against the Republic of Ecuador under the US-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty arising out of an investment in Ecuador*
• A leading Swiss luxury goods manufacturer in an ICDR arbitration, governed by New York law, against a Middle Eastern distributor*
• Helmerich & Payne in an expropriation claim against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its state-owned petroleum company in US federal court*
• One of the world’s largest commodities trading companies in a criminal investigation by US and foreign authorities in relation to the company’s operations in Latin America, Africa, and Europe*
• A leading US media company in a criminal investigation by US authorities in relation to the soccer industry in Latin America*
• Several individuals in a criminal investigation by US authorities against a US-based ophthalmic company in connection with its medical device business in Asia*
• A leading US media company in an internal review of its soccer broadcasting rights in Latin America*
• One of the world’s leading audit firms in an internal investigation related to independence issues arising out of a member firm’s work in Latin America*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham