Nicolás Rosero Espinosa

Biography

Lawyer knowledgeable in commercial, investment and sports arbitration. He has experience providing advice and representing clients in disputes on construction, energy, telecommunications, services, international investment law, civil law, commercial and foreign trade. He has also supported arbitral tribunals in the resolution of complex disputes.

Nicolás has participated in arbitrations under ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CIAC, CCL, DR-CAFTA, and AmCham rules, among others.

Representative Legal Matters

Representation of a telecommunications company in arbitration for the renewal of its concessions.
Representation to foreign investor of the energy sector in dispute under international investment agreement.
Representation to a company in the electricity sector in disputes under PPA and O&M contracts, in a hydroelectric power plant project.
Representation of a company in the energy sector in dispute against a generating company, in a thermoelectric plant project.
Representation of a company in the energy sector in dispute against a contractor under an EPC contract, in a gas pipeline construction project.
Representation of a company in the agricultural sector in dispute against a concessionaire, in a land irrigation project.

Professional Associations and Memberships

President of Arbitraje Alumni
Member of the List of Arbitrers of Asociación Zambrano
Member of the Board of Directors of Colombian Very Young Arbitration Practitioners - COLVYAP
Sub-Editor of Very Young Arbitration Blog – VYAB
Young ITA
Young ICCA

Admissions

Lima (2015)

Education

Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá (Specialized program: Secretaries of arbitral tribunals) (2020)
National University of Colombia (Law) (2015)

Languages

English
Spanish

Author, "The Olympic Truce and sports in wartime: regarding the decisions of the TAS and the BAT", IUSPORT, 2022
Author, “The Role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the Olympic Games”, IUS360, 2021
Author, "A discreet step towards monism: national arbitration under international rules", Ámbito Jurídico, 2021
Author, "The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and sports arbitration in Latin America", Revista Española de Derecho Deportivo, 2020
Author, "Sports Arbitration before the CAS and Human Rights", Arbitrio Magazine (CCB), 2019
Author, "Arbitrator Intelligence: campaign for transparency in arbitration”, Ámbito Jurídico, 2018

Author, Regulation of Staggered Clauses in Colombia: Contradiction of principles between Procedural Law and Arbitration?", Colombian Institute of Procedural Law, 2017
Author, "Sports arbitration: the experience of the Arbitral Tribunal du Sport”, Themis, 2017
Author, “Investment arbitration in the region" in: "Tendencias en arbitraje - Latin America", Bullard Falla Ezcurra, 2017
Author, "Investment arbitration in Latin America: where are we going?”, Young Arbitration Review (YAR), 2017
Author, "Fork in the road clauses in international investment agreements: inputs for the construction of a unified market”, Universidad Nacional Autónoma Mexico, 2016
Author, “Lat Am lawyers criticize ICC expedited procedure", Global Arbitration Review, 2016
Author, "Default Arbitration: A small push towards Arbitration", COLVYAP Blog, 2016
Author, "Between two lands: The 'arbitration agreement' on investment disputes within the framework of an IIA", Bulletin of Commercial and Investment Arbitration in Latin America, 2016
Author, "Bilateral Arbitration Treaties and Consent: The end of the consensual paradigm in arbitration?”, Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, 2015

Presentations

Speaker, "From the fields to the Court: The FIFA World Cup in the TAS awards", LVYAP/COLVYAP, 2022
Speaker, "No arbitrator is an island: The independence and impartiality of arbitrator", ICC YAF, 2022
Speaker, "International Vision of Peruvian Arbitration from young arbitrators", La Libertad Bar Association, 2022
Speaker, "I Specialization Course in Arbitration", Observatory of Law, Economics and Management, 2021
Speaker, "Protection against arbitration awards", Arbitration Studies Group, Lima,2020
Speaker, "Monism versus Dualism", by Very Young Arbitration Practitioners, Santiago, 2019
Speaker, "Workshop: Arbitration Practice from the Perspective of the Arbitrator and of the Lawyer", Conciliation and Arbitration Center of Panama, Panama, 2019
Speaker, "Modern Software - The technological tools at reach", Congress of the Latin American Network of Young People in Arbitration Associations, Lima, 2019
Speaker, "Arbitration and Electronic media", National Chamber of Trade, Services and Tourism (CANACO), Mexico City,2019
Speaker, "Procedural order negotiation simulation", Latin American Arbitration Association Conference, Asunción, 2019
Speaker, "Should there be constitutional control of the arbitral award?", Grupo de Estudios de Arbitraje, Lima, 2019
Speaker, "Effects of the constitutionalization of arbitration in Latin America”, Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, 2019
Speaker, "Age as a defect: Is there a bias in arbitrations against young lawyers and arbitrators?", Young People and the Future of Arbitration Conference, Peruvian Arbitration Institute, 2019
Speaker, "Challenges of the unilateral selection of co-arbitrators", Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, 2018
Speaker, "Benefits of the bifurcation of the procedure to resolve jurisdictional matters”, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2018
Speaker, “When being an investor is not enough: prerequisites for investment arbitration”, Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce of Cusco and Arbitration with the State Circle, Cusco, 2018
Speaker, "Should arbitrators be appointed by the President?” International Arbitration Seminar: Ring Arbitral, IUS ET VERITAS, PUCP and BFE, Lima, 2017
Speaker, "Determination of the International Character of Arbitration: Arbitrability and International Arbitration Agreement”, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 2017
Speaker, "The legal nature of the "arbitral agreement" in investment arbitration", Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, 2017