Baker Botts L.L.P.

Baker Botts L.L.P. continues to increase its market presence in the Latin American international arbitration space, following a spree of hires from Sidley Austin LLP in 2023. The team acts for clients involved in both commercial and investor-state disputes. With expertise in construction, mining and infrastructure, the team is notably conducting a significant volume of work for the Republic of Peru, across both investor-state and state-state disputes related to mining and construction agreements. Alejandro Escobar, a partner in the firm’s London office, specialises in international arbitrations and public international law. Qualified in both the UK and Chile and a native speaker, Escobar is capable of leading on high-end international arbitration matters. Highly rated international arbitration practitioner Jennifer Haworth McCandless, based in Washington DC, regularly represents sovereign clients in proceedings before ICSID and in WTO disputes. Special counsel María Carolina Durán and senior associate Ernesto Féliz De Jesús regularly contribute to the team’s Latin American work.