Speaker 08.04.26
08.04
ICC YAAF: Duty of Disclosure
8:10AM - 9:05AM PET
Rodrigo, Av. Pardo y Aliaga 652, San Isidro, Peru
Carolina Plaza focuses her practice on international arbitration and complex litigation. Recognized as a Top Female Arbitration Lawyer by Jus Connect, she is dedicated to representing clients in commercial litigation and sophisticated cross-border disputes. With experience spanning investment treaty arbitrations, commercial arbitrations under institutional rules and ad hoc proceedings, Carolina is a reliable advisor for navigating high-stakes legal matters across diverse global jurisdictions.
Carolina represents clients in complex litigation and cross-border disputes, including investors and sovereign states in high-value investment arbitration proceedings. She is a certified anti-money laundering specialist and is fluent in English and Spanish. Carolina is licensed to practice law in both the United States and Colombia. She has published in the field of international arbitration with works featured in Global Arbitration Review (GAR) and Lexology.
Representative Experience
- Representing the Government of Mexico in several investor-state arbitrations arising from investment treaties.
- Representing a Chinese tourism company in a $50 million arbitration in an ad hoc/HKIAC Rules arbitration against an investment management group.
- Representing Foster Wheeler in annulment proceedings in an ICSID arbitration against Colombia (ICSID Case No. ARB/19/34) for violations of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, arising from a construction project in Colombia.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized as one of the 2025 Top Female Arbitration Lawyers by Jus Connect
- Served as member of the Executive Board of Miami Law International Arbitration Society (MLIAS), 2022
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- External Publications
- “Investment Treaty Arbitration: Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis,” Lexology In-Depth 11th Edition, 2026. Coauthor.
- “An Integrated Approach to International Energy Investment Protection,” Pillsbury – Global Trade & Sanctions Law, 2026.
- “Albemarle Limitada v Emaresa Ingenieros y Representaciones S.A. & Or: A Chilean Challenge to “International” Commercial Arbitration,” The State Bar of Texas, Global Law Review, 2025.
- “Investment Treaty Arbitration: Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis,” Lexology,2025.
- “Investment Treaty Arbitration: USA,” Global Arbitration Review, 2024. Coauthor.
- “Chinese Participation in the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System,”The Institute for Transnational Arbitration, 2024. Coauthor.
- “Investment Treaty Arbitration: Jurisdiction Ratione Temporis,”Lexology In-Depth 9th Edition, 2024. Coauthor.
Education
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J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 2022
with honors; cum laudeLL.M., International Arbitration, University of Miami School of Law, 2022
Abogada, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia, 2018
with honors; cum laudeB.A., Economics and International Business Negotiation, Universidad ICESI, Cali, Colombia, 2018
with honors; cum laude
Admissions
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Texas
Florida
Colombia
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Languages
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Spanish