Pía is an associate in our Madrid office. She has experience representing clients in international commercial and investment arbitrations conducted under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICDR, and CAM Santiago Rules, among others. Her practice has involved disputes across a range of sectors, including energy, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, public concessions, technology, and M&A.
Before joining Three Crowns, Pía practised international arbitration in Madrid and Santiago, Chile, and was a visiting lawyer in the litigation department of a leading law firm in New York, where she worked on international commercial arbitrations and US litigation matters. She previously served as Assistant Legal Counsel at the Permanent Court of Arbitration and interned at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Pía holds an LL.M. from Harvard Law School, where she was a Research Assistant in Comparative Law. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in International Arbitration and a law degree from the University of Montevideo. During her studies, she participated in the Willem C. Vis and Foreign Direct Investment arbitration moots and later acted as a coach for both competitions.
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Represented investors in two ICSID arbitrations against Honduras under the Spain-Honduras BIT and CAFTA-DR arising from investments in the solar energy sector
Represented a Spanish investor in an ICSID arbitration against Panama under the Spain-Panama BIT arising from infrastructure construction projects
Represented a public-private entity in a Madrid-seated ICC arbitration concerning disputes related to a port infrastructure project
Represented a Japanese company in a New York-seated ICC arbitration against a Chinese company concerning breaches of a purchase agreement in the solar industry
Represented a Spanish consortium in a Santiago-seated UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitration against a Latin American State concerning the implementation of software in the public sector
Represented a Brazilian company in a Santiago-seated CAM Santiago arbitration concerning a post-M&A dispute arising from a share purchase agreement
Assisted in the administration of UNCITRAL investment and commercial arbitrations conducted under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration involving disputes in the financial services, infrastructure, and energy sectors in Latin America
- LL.M., Harvard Law School
- Postgraduate Diploma in International Arbitration, University of Montevideo
- Law Degree, University of Montevideo