Damián Vallejo focuses his practice on international investment arbitration, public international law, international commercial arbitration, and commercial litigation. He represents companies, states and individuals in investment treaty and international commercial arbitrations conducted under the major international arbitration rules (ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, etc.) and advises clients on public international law matters, including the structuring of investments under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties.
Damián also represents clients on commercial disputes and advises on arbitration-related litigation matters and the enforcement and challenge of domestic and foreign arbitral awards. He also acts as due diligence and transactional counsel in litigation finance and investments arising out of legal and regulatory special situations.
His experience spans a wide range of industries, including maritime, transportation, insurance, energy, mining, electricity, construction, infrastructure development, cross-border transactions, and general commercial matters. He has experience in civil and common-law legal systems.
Practice Areas & Work Department
International Investment and Commercial Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Public International Law
Litigation and Arbitration Funding (Third-Party Funding)
Commercial Transaction
Languages
English
Spanish
Catalan
Memberships
New York Bar
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Spanish Bar
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
The European Chinese Arbitrators Association (ECCA)
Vice President of the New York and Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (Club Español del Arbitraje)