Lucila (Luli) I. M. Hemmingsen is dual-qualified in civil law 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 domestic and foreign companies in commercial arbitrations, as well as foreign governments and investors in investment-treaty arbitrations, conducted in English, Spanish and Portuguese, under civil and common law. Luli also advises clients on treaty protection structuring and handles proceedings ancillary to arbitration before local courts worldwide.
In her almost 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 is reflected in how she transitions with ease between different types of disputes, and runs a broad gamut of industries, including infrastructure and construction, mining, oil & gas, retail, finance and investments, real estate and international trade.
Education/Alumni:
- LL.M., University of Pennsylvania Law School, with distinction
- J.D., Universidad Torcuato di Tella
Updated Sep 2023
