Agustín G. Sanz will speak on a panel titled “From Washington to Buenos Aires: Did ISDS Deliver on Its Founding Promise?” during ASIL Abroad – Buenos Aires, organized by the American Society of International Law. This session will revisit the founding assumptions of ICSID and the investor-state dispute settlement system, tracing the arc from its origins to the present day across six decades of investment protection in Latin America and beyond.
Agustín will speak alongside Mélida Hodgson (Arnold & Porter), Mariana Lozza (ML Arbitration), Fernando Tupa (Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP), and Gonzalo Flores (Independent Arbitrator, Former Deputy Secretary-General of ICSID). The session will be moderated by Juan Pablo Gómez Moreno (Independent Consultant).
The panel will take place on Monday, July 6, 2026, from 12:00–1:15 PM ART, in Room SV301 of the Saenz Valiente Building at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires. To learn more or register, visit: https://asil.org/asil-abroad/
ABOUT AGUSTIN G. SANZ
Agustin is a partner in the Madrid office. He has been trained in the civil law and common law traditions and has extensive experience of both international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. He has experience under all of the major arbitral institutions, and ad hoc, across several jurisdictions, with a particular focus on Latin America, covering a broad range of sectors including infrastructure, energy, oil & gas, public contracts, and regulated industries. Agustin also has extensive experience advising international clients in connection with local administrative and court proceedings, settlement negotiations and contract renegotiations in the context of major disputes in Latin America. Agustin also sits as arbitrator.
He has been ranked as a “Future Leader” for arbitration by Lexology Index. Agustin previously worked at the Ministry of Economy and the Federal Communications Commission in Argentina, in addition to his academic roles at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Chicago. Agustin teaches in Argentina, Ecuador, and Colombia, and speaks regularly on arbitration-related issues. He is admitted in Buenos Aires and in the District of Columbia (Special Legal Consultant), and speaks English and Spanish.