Rodrigo Carè
AssociateRodrigo is an Associate in the Arbitration Department at Horizons & Co., with over 10 years of experience.
He has extensive experience in commercial litigation, as well as international arbitration, and is an expert in matters of energy and infrastructure, real estate and construction, and banking and finance. Rodrigo frequently represents his clients in proceedings in the DIFC Courts and before all major arbitral tribunals.
Rodrigo undertakes his own advocacy before the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts and arbitral tribunals under the rules of major arbitral institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID),the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA).
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
Education & Qualifications
- Bachelor of Laws, Universita Delgi Studi Roma, Italy
- Master of Laws, Georgetown University Law Center, USA
Professional Memberships
- Executive Committee (International) of the New York State Bar Association’s International Section (NYSBA)
- Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN)
Experience highlights
- On a suite of disputes against a leading Middle Eastern general contractor for an aggregate value in excess of AED 400 million, following the suspension of a large development project (exceeding AED 2.1 billion in Abu Dhabi).
- A CIS government entity in a dispute, relating to the termination of a construction project by an insolvent contractor (ICC Rules, Paris seat, law of a CIS country).
- A European consortium of contractors, in a dispute regarding the termination of a project by the employer in a Latin American country (ICC Rules, seated in a Latin American country, New York law).
- On a European contractor’s alleged defects in a project in Latin America (ICC Rules, Miami seat, law of a Latin American country).
- A European company in a shareholder dispute, concerning a joint venture in the telecommunications sector (ICC Rules, DIFC seat, DIFC law).
- A top financial institution in relation to parallel DIFC and onshore proceedings, concerning a facility agreement granted in relation to multiple construction projects in the UAE.
- A general contractor in a dispute with a government entity, relating to a large infrastructure project valued at over AED 1 billion.
- A leading international arbitrator on a case relating to the quantum aspects of a multi-claimant arbitration concerning the renewables sector pursuant to the Energy Charter Treaty (UNCITRAL Rules, Hague seat).
- A leading Middle Eastern general contractor, regarding a suite of disputes for an aggregate value in excess of AED 400 million, following the suspension of a large development project (exceeding AED 2.1 billion in Abu Dhabi).
- An African SOE on an issue in relation to the termination of a contract for the supply of military vehicles (ICC Rules, Zurich seat, Swiss law).
- A CIS government entity on a matter relating to two parallel claims concerning an infrastructural project under an investment contract (ICC Rules, Geneva seat, law of a CIS country) and a BIT (ICSID Rules).
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