Felipe Aragón tem dupla nacionalidade, espanhola e colombiana, é advogado formado em Espanha e especializado em direito comercial, direito de investimento internacional e arbitragem internacional.
Experiência profissional
Felipe Aragón é Of Counsel na Armesto Dispute Resolution, uma boutique líder na Península Ibérica, fundada em 2001 por Juan Fernández-Armesto, especializada em arbitragem comercial e de investimento. Felipe atua como secretário de tribunais arbitrais em procedimentos de arbitragem internacional e doméstica, tanto ad hoc quanto administrados, envolvendo disputas comerciais e de investimento. Os casos são administrados pelo ICSID, ICC, PCA, bem como por instituições arbitrais espanholas e latino-americanas. Quanto às arbitragens ad hoc, a maioria delas está sujeita às Regras UNCITRAL.
Felipe administra procedimentos sob diferentes leis aplicáveis, relacionados ao setor de energia, minerais e outros recursos naturais, contratos comerciais, M&A, concessões públicas e contratos EPC.
Ele é co-fundador da IASC, uma organização sem fins lucrativos de jovens praticantes que oferece cursos de treinamento em arbitragem internacional e promove sua compreensão como um mecanismo eficaz de resolução de disputas.
Associações profissionais
• Ordem dos Advogados de Madrid
• Clube Espanhol de Arbitragem
• Fórum de Jovens Árbitros da ICC
• Jovem ICSID
• Grupo de Arbitragem Internacional Jovem da LCIA
Formação académica
Felipe possui um Duplo Diploma em Direito e Economia pela Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Durante seus estudos, ele passou um semestre na Universidade Jan Amos Komensky de Praga.
Felipe também possui um Mestrado em Prática Jurídica pela UDIMA e um Certificado Avançado em Arbitragem pela Universidad CEU San Pablo e pelo Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Línguas
• Espanhol
• Inglês
PSIK and Investment Group – Seminar on Arbitration in Private Equity – Warsaw (2019)
Young ICCA – Cross-Examination Workshop – Athens (2018)
CEA-40 and Young ICCA – Efficiency and Costs in International Arbitration – Madrid (2017)
IASC Training for Izmir Bar on Investment Arbitration – Izmir (2016)
CRYA- Confidentiality and Transparency: amicus curiae in Investment Arbitration – San José (2016)
CEA-40 – How to break into international arbitration – Madrid (2016)
– Associação da Ordem dos Advogados de Madrid
– Club Español del Arbitraje
– Fórum de Jovens Árbitros da ICC
– Young ICSID
– Grupo de Jovens de Arbitragem Internacional da LCIA
As Secretary or Assistant to the Arbitral Tribunal
Amir Masood Taheri v. United Arab Emirates, ICSID Case No. ARB/21/19. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Klaus Reichert, Raúl Vinuesa. Counsel for Claimant: Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB. Counsel for Respondent: UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/23. Third Annulment Proceeding. Ad hoc Committee: Deva Villanúa, Lawrence Boo, Dough Jones. Counsel for Applicant: GST LLP. Counsel for Claimant: White & Case (London).
IBT Group, LLC and IBT, LLC v. Republic of Panamá, ICSID Case No. ARB/20/31. Arbitration Tribunal: Deva Villanúa, Guido S. Tawil, Mónica Pinto. Counsel for Claimants: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP (Miami, FL and Washington D.C.). Counsel for Respondents: Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (Mexico, D.F. and Washington D.C.).
Cyprus Popular Bank Public Co. Ltd. v. Hellenic Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/14/16. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Philippe Sands, Giorgio Sacerdoti. Counsel for Claimant: Joseph Hage Aaronson, London, U.K. and Markides, Markides & Co, Cyprus. Counsel for Repondent: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (London and Paris).
French Oil Company v. Southeast Asian State, regarding decommissioning obligations under two concession agreements for exploration & exploitation of an oil field. PCA Arbitration. Applicable law: municipal law. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Michael Pryles, Zachary Douglas.
Russian and Ecuadorian companies v. Ecuadorian State Entity, regarding the manufacturing and supply of electro-mechanic and hydro-mechanic equipment for a power plant. CAM Santiago Arbitration. Applicable law: Ecuadorian law. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Guido S. Tawil, Alexis Mourre. Counsel for Claimants: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Paris). Counsel for Respondent: Backer Botts LLP (London).
Mexican company v. Mexican State Entity, regarding compliance of a Power Purchase Agreement. ICC Rules. Applicable law: Mexican law. Arbitration Tribunal: Deva Villanúa, José Ramón Cossío, José María Pérez. Counsel for Claimant: Galicia Abogados, S.C. Counsel for Respondent: In-house.
Polish company v. German and Turkish companies, regarding the supply of materials for a gas turbine generator. ICC Arbitration. Applicable law: Swiss law. Arbitration Tribunal: Deva Villanúa, Dominique Brown-Berset, Diana Akikol. Counsel for Claimant: Gessel Attorneys at Law. Counsel for Respondent: CMS Von Erlach Poncet Ltd.
Cyprus Investor v. Eastern European State, PCA Case No. 2016-12, UNCITRAL Rules. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Stanimir Alexandrov, Mark Clodfelter. Counsel for Claimants: Three Crowns LLP, Ms. Barbora Šnáblová and Mr. Marcos Dracos of One Essex Court. Counsel for Respondent: Dechert (Paris) LLP.
Highbury International AVV, Compañía Minera de Bajo Caroní AVV, and Ramstein Trading Inc. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/14/10. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Brigitte Stern. Counsel for Claimants: Mezgravis & Asociados, González de Cossío Abogados, S.C., and Homer Bonner Jacobs P.A. Counsel for Respondent: Foley Hoag LLP.
Rusoro Mining Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/5. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Bruno Simma. Counsel for Claimant: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, Figueiras Abogados and Mezgravis & Asociados. Counsel for Respondent: Foley Hoag LLP.
Flughafen Zürich A.G. and Gestión e Ingenería IDC S.A. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/19. Arbitration Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, Henry Álvarez, Q.C., Raúl Vinuesa. Counsel for Claimants: Bofill Mir & Álvarez Jana Abogados. Counsel for Respondent: Guglielmino & Asociados.
Colombian and Peruvian companies v. Peruvian State Entity, regarding an EPC contract for a gas pipeline. ICC Arbitration. Applicable law: Peruvian law.
Ecuadorian water concession company v. Ecuadorian State Entity, regarding a tariff review under a water concession contract. ICC Arbitration. Applicable law: Ecuadorian law.
Spanish company v. Spanish Bank, regarding financial derivatives. CAM Arbitration. Applicable law: Spanish law.
Israeli National Energy Company and Egyptian Distribution Company v. two Egyptian National Oil & Gas Companies, regarding a long-term GSPA. ICC Arbitration. Applicable law: English law. Arbitral Tribunal.
Caratube International Oil Company LLP v. The Republic of Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/12, Annulment Proceeding.
Spanish company v. Spanish Bank, regarding financial derivatives. CAM Arbitration. Applicable law: Spanish law.
Spanish company v. Spanish company, regarding a partnership agreement. CAM Arbitration. Applicable law: Spanish law.