Rodrigo Castillo de la Cerda
Special Counsel
Lawyer specializing in commercial and investment arbitration, having participated in more than 30 domestic and international arbitrations. His experience in sectors such as technology, construction, energy, pharmaceuticals and insurance enables him to advise his clients in complex disputes throughout the region.
✉ rcastillo@novislegal.com
COMMERCIAL AND INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
TECHNOLOGY
CONSTRUCTION
ENERGY
PHARMA
INSURANCE
COMMERCIAL LAW
Experience
Rodrigo Castillo de la Cerda has represented a SaaS company against a Greek fintech company in an arbitration before the American Arbitration Association, and a construction company against a Salvadoran ministry in an ICC arbitration. In the pharmaceutical sector, he has represented the U.S., French, Canadian and Guatemalan subsidiaries of a pharmaceutical company against a group of Central American distributors, as well as its Guatemalan subsidiary against a Guatemalan vaccine distributor, both in ad hoc arbitrations.
He has also represented an insurance company in an ad hoc arbitration brought by a policyholder, and a company in the energy sector in two ICC arbitrations brought against a Guatemalan service station operator. In corporate matters, he has represented a beverage company and a group of majority shareholders against a group of minority shareholders in a CRECIG arbitration.
Training / Education
LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement
University of Geneva and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), 2018
Bachelor of Legal Sciences
Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala, 2016
Associations
Co-founder of Guatemala Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (GTVYAP)
Founder of Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners, Guatemala Chapter (ENERAP)
Member of the Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB)
Member of the Spanish Arbitration Club
He taught arbitration as part of the undergraduate program at Rafael Landívar University in Guatemala
