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SANTIAGO SUÁREZ
E-mail: ssuarez@rinconcastro.com
Santiago Suárez Chaves is an attorney with a law degree from Pontifical Javeriana University in Colombia. With over four years of experience, he has advised and represented both Colombian and international companies across various legal forums, including international and domestic arbitrations, court proceedings, and alternative dispute resolution methods such as negotiations and disputes boards. Santiago’s expertise covers complex sectors like construction, infrastructure, concession agreements, energy, and oil & gas, operating on both national and international levels.
Santiago has successfully represented clients in numerous high-stakes arbitration cases under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and the Arbitration and Conciliation Center of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce (CCB). Throughout his career, he has held significant positions at renowned law firms in Bogotá D.C., Colombia, where he has made contributions to dispute resolution strategies and client representation. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and licensed to practice law in Colombia.
PRACTICE AREAS
International and National Arbitration, Litigation, Construction Law, and Public Law
EDUCATION
· Lawyer, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, 2021.
ADMISSIONS
LANGUAGES
· Spanish
· English
PUBLICATIONS
The Digital Marketing of Influencers in Light of Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection Regulations in Colombia: Published in the Digital Library of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2021). Thesis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Represents a highway concessionaire in an international arbitration under the International Centre for Dispute Resolution rules against the National Infrastructure Agency.
- Represents a Spanish construction group in an international arbitration under the Colombian Arbitration Statute against a district company in Bogotá.
- Represents a Colombian construction group in a lawsuit before the ordinary jurisdiction against Aerocivil for executing maintenance work at an airport in Colombia.
- Represents a Colombian concessionaire in an amicable composition under the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce rules against the Agencia Nacional de infraestructura.
- Represents a Spanish construction group in a nullity action before the Council of State in which the legality of a regulation issued in Colombia for executing one of the leading social infrastructure works being executed in Bogotá is disputed.
- Advised a Canadian group on executing a design contract for a significant infrastructure project in Bogota.
- Represents a Spanish construction group in a famous action before the ordinary jurisdiction for the execution of one of the leading social infrastructure works in Bogotá.
- Represents a company in the energy sector in an action for annulment and reestablishment of rights before the ordinary jurisdiction against the main state entities that regulate Colombia’s mining and energy sector.
- Advises a Spanish construction group on executing one of Bogota’s leading social infrastructure works.
- Represents a Colombian concessionaire in an international arbitration against a Spanish construction company under the International Chamber of Commerce rules.
- Successfully represented a Spanish construction group in an amicable composition under the Bogota Chamber of Commerce rules against a district company in Bogota.
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