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David Meza

Senior Associate

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David Meza

David Meza

Senior Associate

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David Meza

David Meza

Senior Associate

David Meza is a Senior Associate in the Santiago office with extensive experience advising owners, sponsors, EPC contractors, and state-owned companies on international construction claims and disputes, in the mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. David has also acted in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations, related to infrastructure, energy, and post M&A disputes under ICSID and ICC rules.

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David Meza is a Senior Associate in the Santiago office with extensive experience advising owners, sponsors, EPC contractors, and state-owned companies on international construction claims and disputes, in the mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. David has also acted in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations, related to infrastructure, energy, and post M&A disputes under ICSID and ICC rules.

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David is a Senior Associate in the Projects & Construction group in our Santiago office since February 2023.
David has extensive experience advising owners, sponsors, EPC contractors, and state-owned companies on international construction claims and disputes, in the mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors. David has also acted in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations, related to infrastructure, energy, and post M&A disputes under ICSID and ICC rules.

David has an LL.M from the New York University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in Colombia. 
 

  • Representing a foreign investor in an investment arbitration under ICSID rules against a Latin American State, related to the indirect expropriation of an infrastructure project, valued over US$1.3 billion.
  • Representing a Latin American EPC contractor in an international commercial arbitration under ICC rules, related to the revamping of an oil refinery valued over US$4 billion.
  • Advising a Latin American commodities company in an international commercial arbitration under ICC rules, related to a post-M&A dispute arising from a sale of shares valued over US$200 million.
  • Representing a foreign investor in an investment arbitration under UNCITRAL rules against a Latin American State related to the indirect expropriation of a cement project, valued over US$300 million.
  • Representing a U.S. investor in an investment arbitration under ICSID rules against a Latin American State, related to the indirect expropriation of a parking concession, valued over US$50 million.
  • Advising the lenders in the assessment of claims brought by the EPC contractor against the owner of a renewable energy project in Latin America. 
     

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  • Aviation & Aerospace

  • Infrastructure

  • Insurance

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  • Commercial Disputes

  • International Arbitration

  • Projects & Construction

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