Arbitration Conversation No. 79: Fernando Sanquírico Pittevil, Partner at Lega Abogados

In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Fernando Sanquírico Pittevil, a partner at Lega Abogados in Venezuela. Fernando is a professor of civil law in Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and Universidad Monteávila. In his academic career, he has been invited to teach the International Arbitration subject in the Procedural Law LLM at Universidad Central de Venezuela. He is currently the director of the Research and Studies Centre for Dispute Resolution of the Universidad Monteávila. He is also the Academic Coordinator of the Advanced Studies Programme on Arbitration in the Universidad Monteavila.

Fernando is also a member of the list of arbitrators in both the Arbitration Centre of the Caracas Chamber and the Business Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration. Fernando is a member of the Board of Directors of the Venezuelan Arbitration Association for the period 2019-2021.

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Fernando Sanquírico Pittevil

Fernando Sanquirico Pittevilfocuses his practice in alternative dispute resolution, corporate, and administrative matters. Fernando has represented private parties in investments, and domestic and international arbitrations, before national and international arbitration centres, and conducted successful negotiations for the settlement of international arbitration matters and disputes between companies and sates. Fernando has…

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Amy Schmitz

Professor Amy Schmitz is the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. From 2016-2021 Professor Schmitz was the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law and the Center for Dispute Resolution.…

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