Awards & Rankings 04.10.24
Pillsbury’s International Arbitration Group Again Included in GAR 100 Guide as Top International Arbitration Practice
Source: Global Arbitration Review
Martin Ruiz Garcia focuses his practice on all aspects of international arbitration and cross-border commercial litigation.
Martin has experience representing clients in both international commercial arbitration and international investment arbitration. Martin has been involved in arbitrations under the rules of institutions like the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and Bogota Chamber of Commerce, with a particular focus on the oil and gas, mining and construction industries. Martin also has experience in arbitration-related litigation, including requests for interim relief in aid of arbitration and motions to compel arbitration.
In addition to his work on international arbitration matters, Martin has advised clients on complex cross-border matters before state and federal courts.
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Martin maintains an active pro bono practice focused on immigration-related matters.
Representative Experience
International Experience
- Represented a leading engineering company in parallel ICC and ICSID arbitrations regarding the refurbishment of a refinery in Latin America.
- Advised a Brazilian subcontractor in an ICC arbitration related to one of Latin America’s biggest hydroelectric projects.
- Served as counsel for a Canadian oil & gas company in an arbitration under the rules of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce regarding a BOMT contract for an electrical plant to power an oil field in Colombia.
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- Represented an American provider of specialty medical devices in an ICC arbitration against one of its Latin American distributors.
Cross-Border Commercial Litigation
- Defended a leading Mexican media company in a customized software development contract dispute.
- Defended a manager of private equity funds in a contract dispute with its placement agent for Latin America.
Professional Highlights
External Publications
- “Enforcement of ICSID Awards: Immunity from Execution Revisited,” The American Review of International Arbitration at Columbia Law School, Volume 34, Issue 4, 2024, Author.
- “Constitutional Injunctions Against International Arbitral Awards in Latin America and Spain,” Georgetown Journal of International Law, Volume 54, Issue 2, 2023, Author.
Education
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LL.M., International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, New York University School of Law, 2021
Hauser Global ScholarGraduate Degree, Civil Liability, Universidad Externado de Colombia, 2019
Professional Law Degree, Universidad de los Andes, 2017
summa cum laude; Minors in Economics and Portuguese Language and Culture
Admissions
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New York
Colombia
Courts
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Languages
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Spanish
Portuguese