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Lucila (Luli) I. M. Hemmingsen is a commercially-driven international disputes lawyer that consistently aims to obtain efficient and effective client-focused results. She is dual-qualified in civil and common law and her practice focuses on international commercial and investment arbitration, and public international law matters, with a particular emphasis in Latin America. Luli advises and represents clients in high-stakes matters conducted in English, Spanish and Portuguese - from treaty protection structuring advise to handling proceedings ancillary to arbitration before local courts worldwide. Luli also accepts arbitrator appointments in international disputes.
In her two decades of practice, Luli has handled commercial and investment disputes governed by various substantive laws and conducted under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, AAA/ICDR, SCC, CCBC, NAI, ICSID and UNCITRAL. Her experience runs a broad gamut of industries, including infrastructure and construction, renewable energy, mining, LNG, oil & gas, retail, finance and investments, real estate, international trade, and tax (including implications of OECD measures). Most recently, Luli has been tapped as a go-to expert for all matters related to energy transition and new technologies, including hydrogen, carbon credits, carbon capture, batteries, electrification, etc., guiding clients from inception (identifying and mitigating potential risks), throughout the life of the project, and when disputes arise.
Her clients have praised her for her ability to boil down complex concepts of law from both civil and common law jurisdictions to create winning strategies. Clients and colleagues consistently refer to her as a “seasoned advocate who is exceptionally sharp”, with “extensive experience in large, complex international disputes”, a "brilliant lawyer", "pragmatic and conscious of clients' needs", "hard working", and have stressed her "acute legal analysis" and "deep insight regarding the legal and commercial dynamics in Latin America." Luli has been consistently selected by Who's Who Legal as a Future Leader in International Arbitration, and by Benchmark Litigation as a Rising Star, has been recognized by Legal 500 Latin America, and ranked by Latinvex amongst Latin America's Top 100 Female Lawyers for several years in a row. Most recently, Luli was named one of Crain’s New York Business 2022 Notable Women in Law.
Luli also maintains an active pro bono practice, including matters involving public international law and human rights law. She promotes those efforts as a member of the Cyrus R. Vance Center International Justice's Committee. Luli is also deeply involved in a number of diversity and women empowerment initiatives and organizations. She managed the international Mentoring Program for Women in International Law of the American Society of International Law for over 5 years and has also launched a mentoring program for women under the auspices of the Argentine Lawyers' Association of New York (where she serves as Vice President).
Publications
- Co-author, "Mexico's Supreme Court weighs-in on AMLO's reform to power sector law," Westlaw, May 4, 2022
- Co-author, “‘Deference to Arbitrators is Not Without Its Limits,’ But Those Limits Are Tightly Circumscribed,” New York Law Journal, February 11, 2019
- Co-author, “Discovery in Cross-Border Disputes: Choosing Between Domestic Litigation and International Arbitration,” New York Law Journal, March 9, 2018
- Co-author, “The Top-5 News in International Arbitration in 2017,” CIAR Global, January 3, 2018
- Co-author, “Through the Looking Glass: Transparency In Arbitration Costs and Costs Allocation,” New York Law Journal, November 27, 2017
- Co-author, “A Look At Argentina’s New Anti-Corruption Law,” Law360, November 21, 2017
- Co-author, “Expedited Arbitration: When Is Faster Better?” New York Law Journal, August 7, 2017
Recent Speaking Engagements (2017 to present)
- Panelist, International Construction Arbitration - Keeping the Project Moving Forward - Conflict Management Options, ICDR - iLaw International, (February 2023)
- Panelist, Climate Change, Energy Transition & Rule of Law in the Americas, World Jurist Association (March 2023)
- Trainer, Oral Advocacy in International Arbitration: The Good, the Bad and the In Between, ICC Institute Advanced Level Training, Buenos Aires (March 2023)
- Panelist, Cross Examination in International Arbitration, Georgetown International Arbitration Month (11th Edition) (March 2023)
- Panelist, Sustainable Decommissioning: Reality or Utopia?, IBA Annual Meeting (November 2022)
- Panelist, The Carbon Market in Paraguay: A Panoramic View, Ferrere Abogados, Paraguay (March 2022)
- Panelist, Hot topics in arbitration, CPR Annual Meeting 2022 (March 2022)
- Guest Lecturer, Commercial and Investment Arbitration Certification, Universidad Austral, Argentina (July 2021)
- Guest Lecturer, International Business and Arbitration Certification, Universidad de Mendoza, Argentina (Abril 2021)
- Panelist, NYIAC Virtual Talks: La ilegalidad y la corrupción: consideraciones prácticas para árbitros y abogados de partes en arbitrajes internacionales y delitos de cuello blanco, (November 5, 2020
- Speaker, Fourth Diploma Course on Anticorruption at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico, jointly organized with the International Chamber of Commerce México (ICC México) (January 2020)
- Speaker, Current Issues in International Arbitration, PLI International Arbitration Day 2019, New York (June 2019)
- Speaker, Third Diploma Course on Anticorruption at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico, jointly organized with the International Chamber of Commerce México (ICC México) (February 2019)
- Speaker, Best Practices in Cross-Border Investigations, in conjunction with KPMG, Buenos Aires (December 2018)
- Panelist and Co-Chair, “The Future of ISDS in the Context of the Free Trade Agreements Overhaul: Will Investment Arbitration Also be “Walled Off”,” ABA International Section of International Law, Mexico International Trade and Investment Conference, Mexico (November 2018)
- Panelist, “Overlap between contractual and treaty obligations of States,” New York Law School (November 2018)
- Panelist, “Best practices in arbitration,” Second Amcham Brazil Arbitration Conference “Critical View of Arbitration,” São Paulo, Brazil (June 2018)
- Panelist, “New International Arbitration Trends,” ICC YAF, Mexico (March 2018)
- Guest Lecturer, “Costs and Costs Allocation in International Arbitration,” Harvard Law School (March 2018)
- Panelist, “The Impact of Technology on International Arbitration” co-organized by the ICDR Young & International, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum and the University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (February 2018)
- Speaker, Second Diploma Course on Anticorruption at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico, jointly organized with the International Chamber of Commerce México (ICC México) (February 2018)
- Panelist, “Challenges 2018: Addressing Risks in Cross-Border Transactions, Compliance and Dispute Resolution,” Demarest Advogados, São Paulo (December 2017)
- Panelist, “Investment and Risk Management: Arbitration, Corruption and Other Issues,” Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Buenos Aires (November 2017)
- Guest Lecturer at International Arbitration Seminar, Mock Arbitration, University of Chicago Law School (November 2017)
- Co-speaker, “Best Practices for Drafting Arbitration Clauses,” Training on International Arbitration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru, Lima (August 2017)
- Panelist, “Perspectives in Dispute Resolution - Litigation and Arbitration,” 2017 CLS Brazil Forum at Columbia Law School (April 2017)
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