Earvin is a United States-based dispute resolution practitioner working in international arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and private international law. His work and research focus on questions of jurisdiction, sovereignty, and the interaction of different legal systems.
Earvin holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Geography from the University of the Philippines Diliman and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from De La Salle University Manila, after which he moved to the United States. He has also studied public and private international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands and participated in the United Nations Graduate Study Programme in Geneva, Switzerland. His background in both geography and law shapes his interest in territorial jurisdiction and the relationships among communities, institutions, and states.
Earvin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb). He previously served as North American Representative and Treasurer of the CIArb Young Members Group Global Steering Committee, where he worked on regional engagement, financial planning, professional programming, and initiatives for younger practitioners. He remains involved with CIArb as a member of its North America and New York branches.
He also serves as Moderator of Young OGEMID, the young practitioners' forum of OGEMID, a discussion network on energy and dispute resolution run by Oil, Gas & Energy Law (OGEL) and Transnational Dispute Management (TDM). In this role, he supports discussions and events on international dispute resolution, energy law, and related areas. In addition, he is Newsletter Editor for the North America region of the American Society of International Law's Private International Law Interest Group, contributing to its coverage of developments across the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Alongside his international work, Earvin is developing a practice in Native American and Federal Indian law, with particular focus on jurisdictional questions that arise among tribal, federal, and international frameworks. His experience includes tribal court work, and he has a strong interest in dispute resolution within tribal governments and communities, and in their relationships with other sovereigns.
In Fall 2026, Earvin is studying Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at Harvard Law School with support from a scholarship awarded by the American Arbitration Association–International Centre for Dispute Resolution Foundation (AAA-ICDR Foundation). The program builds on his work across international, federal, and tribal jurisdictions and his commitment to resolving disputes where they meet.
