Bufete Asali

Identified as ‘a great choice in the market’ with a ’highly sophisticated and detail-oriented team’, Bufete Asali operates a highly capable arbitration practice that advises and represents clients across a diverse range of sectors and enjoys a notably strong presence in telecoms, energy and real estate, among other sectors. The team, composed of a seasoned bench of arbitral practitioners, bringsdeep understanding of both domestic and international arbitration frameworks to an arbitration caseload involving infrastructure projects, contractual breaches and regulatory matters. Jorge Asali is sought after as a counsel for commercial arbitrations and has experience acting as both an expert witness and as sole arbitrator in complex disputes. Promoted to partner in July 2025, Santiago Escobar is already a skilled arbitrator with recent success in securing a $140m award in a bet-the-company arbitration for Terminales Portuarias del Pacifico. Escobar co-led this matter with Luis Asali (an ‘icon of an advisor’), whose lengthy and multifaceted experience makes him a key leader in the practice and wider market. Omar Colomé is very active in arbitral tribunals under ICC, LCIA and CANACO rules and is currently representing a telecoms infrastructure company in damages-claim arbitration against three leading companies in the sector. Robust support is provided by Rodrigo Macin, a senior associate with ample experience, having participated in over 50 high-level international arbitrations across various sectors and jurisdictions.