Americas Initiative
ITA established its Americas Initiative in 2003, focusing originally on Latin America, but later expanding its focus to include Canada and the Caribbean.
The mission of the Americas Initiative is to enrich knowledge, debate, and personal relationships within the international arbitration community in the Americas.
Americas Initiative members serve the international arbitration community by exploring opportunities, developing activities, increasing awareness, and promoting excellence in the practice of international arbitration. The geographical coverage of the Americas Initiative provides a unique setting for practitioners from Latin America, the Caribbean, US, and Canada to interact within the framework of its specific programs and working groups.
The Americas Initiative is a standing practice committee of the ITA Advisory Board, open to all Advisory Board and Correspondent members as well as to all interested in establishing and fostering professional dialog with arbitration practitioners in the Americas.
Chair, Americas Initiative
Marval O'Farrell & Mairal
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vice Chair, Americas Initiative
Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX, USA
Officer, Americas Initiative
FERRERE Abogados
Montevideo, Uruguay
Officer, Americas Initiative
FBFK Law
Houston, TX USA
Santiago Peña
Country Delegate for Argentina
Bomchil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ignacio Minorini
Country Delegate for Argentina
Bruchou & Funes de Rioja, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lívia Ikeda
Country Delegate for Brazil
Bermudes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira
Country Delegate for Brazil
Tauil & Chequer Advogados Associado a Mayer Brown, São Paulo, Brazil
Mónica Pérez
Country Delegate for Chile
Carey, Santiago, Chile
Alberto Acevedo
Country Delegate for Colombia
Garrigues, Bogotá, Colombia
Estefanía Ponce Duran
Country Delegate for Colombia
Posse Herrera Ruiz S.A., Bogotá, Colombia
Hugo García Larriva
Country Delegate for Ecuador
CorralRosales, Quito, Ecuador
Sofía Gómez Ruano
Country Delegate for Mexico
SGR Arbitration, Mexico City, Mexico
Julio Rivera Ríos
Country Delegate for Mexico
Rivera García, Mexico City, Mexico
José Moreno Bendin
Country Delegate for Paraguay
Altra Legal, Asuncion, Paraguay
Martín Chocano
Country Delegate for Peru
Rodrigo Elías y Medrano Abogados, Lima, Peru
Sofia Klot
Country Delegate for Uruguay
Klot Arbitration, Montevideo, Uruguay