On Wednesday 4 May, Valeria Galindez discussed “The arbitrator’s duty of disclosure and arbitration legitimacy” with hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. Valeria Galindez was tagged by Jose Daniel Amado. She, in turn, tagged Deva Villanúa Gómez.

You can view the recording here.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Valeria Galíndez, a dual national of Brazil and Argentina, has focused her practice on arbitration since 2001.  She founded Galíndez Arb in 2019, after having worked in some of the most prestigious Brazilian and international firms in Paris, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Valeria has acted as counsel in more than 50 cases and as arbitrator in over 65 proceedings.  She has been particularly active in commercial cases involving construction, energy (including eolic and solar energy), joint ventures and corporate acquisition matters.  Valeria has also been acting as arbitrator in investment cases administered by ICSID and the PCA.

Since 2009, Valeria has been consistently recognized as one of the most notable practitioners in Latin America (Chambers Global and Who’s Who Legal). In 2021, she was the sole Latin American female ranked as “Most in Demand Arbitrators” in the region by Chambers Global.

Valeria is the current Senior Vice-Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association. She is also a member of the ICC Latin American Arbitration Group; the Board of Editors of the ICC Bulletin in Dispute Resolution; and the ICC Task Force on “Addressing Issues of Corruption in International Arbitration”. Valeria is also a Delos board member.

Valeria speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.