Diego Alexandre-García Fernández

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Deputy Counsel at the International Chamber of Commerce | LL.M. at Harvard Law School and QMUL | MCIArb

  • Education

    • Institute of legal study and research / panama office of the attorney general

      2015 - 2017
      Master of laws - llm criminal law and criminal procedural law
    • Hbx | harvard business school

      2017 - 2017
      Core credential of readiness business

      CORe Credential of Readiness: 150 hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business. Comprised of three courses: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers and Financial Accounting.

    • Universidad de salamanca

      2016 - 2016
      Posgraduate specialization diploma in contract and tort law
    • Universidad nebrija

      -
      Postgraduate degree

      Data Protection Officer Certificate (180 hours)

    • Universidad de costa rica

      2006 - 2012
      J.d. equivalent with stock markets law concentration law

      • Honors: Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude). Graduation Thesis approved with maximum honors by the reviewing panel. Highest grade point average (9.89) of all undergraduate and graduate law students at the University of Costa Rica in 2010. Merit-based full scholarship in 2010.• GPA: 9.71/10

    • Harvard law school

      2017 - 2018
      Master of laws - ll.m. international law, international trade law, corporate law, arbitration

      Activities and Societies: Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association (HIALSA) • Fulbright Scholar• Courses: Corporations, Negotiation, International Trade Law, White Collar Crimes, Copyright & Trademark Litigation, Law & Performing Arts, Constitutional Law: First Amendment, Drug Product Liability Litigation, Legal Writing• Workshops: HIALSA International Arbitration Workshop 2017-18

    • Queen mary university of london

      2016 - 2017
      Master of laws - llm comparative and international dispute resolution merit

      Activities and Societies: Semi-finalist in QMUL-Herbert Smith Freehills negotiation competition. Participated in disputes mentoring program (mentor Julian D.M. Lew QC-20 Essex Street). • First Roy Goode full-tuition scholar (the most prestigious scholarship granted by the QMUL Postgraduate Centre).• Modules: International Arbitration Law and Practice I: Theory and Context, International Arbitration Law and Practice II: Selected Issues, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Investment Arbitration: Substantive Protection, International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Energy, Critical Thinking and Writing in Law: Literacy Development… Show more • First Roy Goode full-tuition scholar (the most prestigious scholarship granted by the QMUL Postgraduate Centre).• Modules: International Arbitration Law and Practice I: Theory and Context, International Arbitration Law and Practice II: Selected Issues, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Investment Arbitration: Substantive Protection, International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Energy, Critical Thinking and Writing in Law: Literacy Development, Critical Thinking and Writing in Law: LLM Dissertation Writing. • Workshops: Expert Negotiation Skills for Lawyers• Audited: Negotiation Theory and Practice (participated in assessment), Alternative Dispute Resolution: Selected Issues, Strategic Decision Making for Lawyers. • Dissertation: Corruption in international arbitration: What should be the approach of the arbitral tribunal? Show less

    • Universidad de guanajuato

      2015 - 2015
      Postgraduate diploma in criminal procedural law
    • Universidad de la salle (cr)

      2012 - 2013
      Post-graduate specialization in notarial and registration law

      • Honors: Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude) • GPA: 96.50/100

    • Universidad de costa rica

      2006 - 2012
      Bachelor of laws (ll.b. equivalent) law

      • Honors: Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude). Merit-based full scholarship (2007, 2008).• GPA: 9.67/10• Organizer and Rapporteur of the Juridical Affairs Committee of the 1st Model Organization of American States for University Students (Costa Rican National University, 2006).

    • Universidad para la cooperación internacional

      2010 - 2011
      Specialization in telecommunication regulations
    • Universidad de valencia

      2014 - 2014
      Postgraduate diploma in domestic and international arbitration
  • Experience

    • Blp (legal)

      Aug 2008 - Aug 2016

      • Advising national and multinational companies on day-to-day matters in corporate and contract law, as well as with complex strategies involved in mergers, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring• Representing clients before courts and arbitral tribunals in several cases across the areas of civil, commercial, agricultural and criminal law. Areas of expertise include corporate compliance, foreign investment matters, commercial transactions, international distribution agreements, out-of-court settlements of large contract, tort liability claims. real estate, construction, consumer rights, competition, and agriculture – environmental related matters).• Representing the Costa Rican subsidiary of a Spanish group in an arbitration in relation to a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of a highway (ICC, Madrid, Costa Rican law, Spanish)• Representing a Costa Rican company in an arbitration against a U.S. company in relation to a dispute arising from a distribution contract (ICDR, Miami, law of the State of New York, English)• Representing a multinational company in the technology sector in an arbitration in relation to a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of the powerhouse of a hydroelectric project in a Costa Rica (CCA, Costa Rica, Costa Rican law, Spanish)• Representing a subsidiary of a Spanish group, leader at international level in the energy sector, in an arbitration in relation to a dispute arising from a contract for the construction of a telecommunications infrastructure in Costa Rica (CICA, Costa Rica, Costa Rican law, Spanish)• Representing a multinational company, leader in the production and distribution of fruits, in an arbitration related to a surveillance contract (CICA, Costa Rica, Costa Rican law, Spanish) Show less

      • Associate Attorney - Member of the litigation and arbitration practice group

        Jul 2012 - Aug 2016
      • Law Clerk

        Aug 2008 - Jun 2012
    • Poder judicial costa rica

      Aug 2008 - Jul 2009
      Law clerk at public defense

      Assistant at the Public Defense of Costa Rica, a department of the Supreme Court that provides legal defense services to people with limited means. Prepared reports for cases involving youth.

    • Ulasalle costa rica

      May 2013 - Aug 2013
      Professor of civil obligations
    • Universidad hispanoamericana

      Sept 2014 - Aug 2016
      Professor of general theory of procedural law
    • Arias slp

      Nov 2018 - May 2019
      Senior associate in international arbitration

      • Administrative Secretary to the Arbitral Tribunal in an arbitration involving an Asian company and an American company in an IP dispute involving a license and co-commercialization agreement (ICC, Paris, law of the State of New York, English)

    • Herbert smith freehills

      May 2019 - Oct 2020
      Associate in international arbitration

      • Representing a Colombian infrastructure concession company in an arbitration against a Spanish construction company in relation to a dispute arising from an EPC contract for the construction of motorways (ICC, Madrid, Colombian law, Spanish)• Representing a Chilean construction company in an arbitration against a Peruvian institution in relation to a dispute arising from the construction of a number of roads (ICC, Panama, Peruvian law, Spanish)• Advising a Spanish natural gas trading company in setting aside proceedings against an award rendered in a CRCICA arbitration against a North African state-owned holding company of gas projects (Spanish Courts) Show less

    • International chamber of commerce

      Oct 2020 - now
      Deputy counsel
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Italian language. b2 (mezzo 3)

      Società dante alighieri
      Jul 2008
    • Mciarb

      Chartered institute of arbitrators
      Apr 2019
    • Cescom® compliance certification

      Ascom- asociación española de compliance
      Jul 2020
    • Internationally certified compliance professional

      Ifca- international federation of compliance associations
      Jul 2020
    • License to practice law

      Colegio de abogados y abogadas de costa rica
      Jul 2012