Mr Agustin R Spotorno MCIArb ¦ LLM International Dispute Resolution

Agustin is an international disputes attorney trained and experienced in civil law and common law. He focuses his practice on international arbitration, cross-border litigation and public international law, advising on complex, high-stakes commercial, investor-State and State-to-State disputes around the world (notably throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East) including under various governing laws and procedural rules.

Agustin advises clients across a number of industries, including energy and natural resources, pharmaceuticals, maritime, telecommunications, and financial services. He handles a diverse array of complex, high-stakes and sensitive public international law, international investment and commercial arbitration and litigation matters around the world.

Before joining Winston & Strawn, Agustin was an associate with the International Dispute Resolution Group at a leading New York law firm, prior to which he served as Tribunal Secretary and Arbitral Assistant to a well-known international arbitrator in London and Hong Kong, where he gained significant exposure to the largest commercial and investor-State arbitrations in the Middle East, Asia, and LATAM.

Agustin has been involved in international conflicts involving states, state-owned companies, foreign investors and multinational companies in disputes involving breaches of international law as well as commercial disputes in the energy, oil & gas, financial services and pharmaceutical industries arising out of, amongst others, joint venture, shareholder, power purchase and concession agreements governed by English law and New York law, among other leading governing laws.

In Latin America, Agustin worked as an Associate at two leading Argentine law firms focusing on complex commercial litigation, public international law, and Corporate and M&A in the telecommunications, electricity and automobile sectors. He also gained experience as legal counsel in corporate and commercial affairs at Spanish and French multinationals operating in Argentina’s gaming and hospitality sectors.