Awards & Rankings 04.10.24
Pillsbury’s International Arbitration Group Again Included in GAR 100 Guide as Top International Arbitration Practice
Source: Global Arbitration Review
Martin Ruiz Garcia focuses his practice on all aspects of international arbitration and cross-border commercial litigation.
Martin has experience representing clients in both international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration. Martin has been involved in arbitrations under the rules of institutions like the ICC, ICSID, and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, with a particular focus on the oil & gas, mining, and construction industries.
Representative Experience
- Represented a leading engineering company in parallel ICC and ICSID arbitrations regarding the refurbishment of a refinery in Latin America.
- Advised a Brazilian subcontractor in an ICC arbitration related to one of Latin America’s biggest hydroelectric projects.
- Served as counsel for a Canadian oil & gas company in an arbitration under the rules of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce regarding a BOMT contract for an electrical plant to power an oil field in Colombia.
Professional Highlights
External Publications
- “Constitutional Injunctions Against International Arbitral Awards in Latin America and Spain,” Georgetown Journal of International Law, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2023, Author.
Education
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LL.M., International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, New York University School of Law, 2021
Hauser Global ScholarGraduate Degree, Civil Liability, Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2019
Professional Law Degree, Universidad de los Andes, 2017
summa cum laude; Minors in Economics and Portuguese Language and Culture
Admissions
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New York
Colombia
Languages
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Spanish
Portuguese