Lucila Marchini
Lucila is a Senior Associate with a focus on international arbitration and public international law. She has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial and investor-state disputes across sectors such as energy, mining, and construction. Her practice spans multiple jurisdictions and includes proceedings under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, and LCIA rules.
Lucila also advises multinational companies with investments in Latin America on matters involving investment protection, public international law, local arbitration and litigation strategy, and enforcement actions. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, most recently advising an NGO on human rights issues related to health and reproductive rights in Central America.
In addition to her counsel work, Lucila regularly speaks at conferences, teaches on arbitration topics, and contributes to legal publications.
Background:
Lucila holds law degrees from the University of Buenos Aires (with honors), University College London (LL.M. in International Law, with merit), and Fordham Law School (LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution, magna cum laude).
Prior to joining the firm, Lucila practiced in the arbitration and litigation group of a leading firm in Argentina and spent time in the firm’s London office.
Lucila is admitted to practice in Argentina and is in the process of being admitted to the New York Bar. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
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PRACTICE NOTES
State immunity in international arbitration: principles, SOEs, applicable law, waivers, service, and enforcement/execution strategies
This Practice Note considers the role of state immunity in relation to arbitration proceedings in general terms.
For fuller and more detailed guidance on state immunity and arbitration in the United Kingdom under the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA 1978), consult Practice Note: State immunity in proceedings relating to arbitration (England & Wales). In addition, for additional Practice Notes covering state immunity across a range of jurisdictions around the world (including China, Russia and Singapore), refer to the ‘State immunity’ subtopic: State immunity and arbitration—overview.
In the modern global economy, commercial actors regularly deal with states and entities owned or controlled by states when pursuing overseas investment prospects or entering into cross-border agreements. As with dealings exclusively between private parties, participants in such international arrangements are increasingly selecting international arbitration to resolve prospective disputes rather than pursuing court litigation.
This trend is probably due to advantages that international arbitration has over transnational court proceedings, including:
neutrality—matters are determined by an impartial arbitral tribunal chosen by the parties or the relevant arbitral institution.
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Arbitration
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