2024-2025 Global AI Trends Guide
Orlando F. Cabrera C.
Senior Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Who's Who Legal 2023Orlando is “an excellent lawyer with great knowledge of Mexican law” who is “always looking for ways to help his peers and clients”
Having studied law in Canada, Mexico, and the United States of America, and fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, Orlando counsels companies, governments, and corporate investors in international dispute resolution and investigations seamlessly across borders and languages.
With more than 10 years of experience, Orlando draws on his deep understanding of complex domestic and international disputes to effectively represent clients in State-to-State, ICSID, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, UNCITRAL, CANACO and Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM) arbitrations in mining, energy, telecommunications, finance, construction, transport, national security, real estate assets, and government contracting. Who’s Who Legal describes him as “an excellent lawyer with great knowledge of Mexican law” who is “always looking for ways to help his peers and clients”.’ Orlando also frequently writes, speaks, and organizes events on international arbitration.
Orlando is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and former Board Secretary of CIArb's North American Branch (NAB), a listed arbitrator by the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC), the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce, the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration, and the Panama Conciliation and Arbitration Centre, Vicepresident to the ICC Mexico Investment Arbitration Committee, an ICC Mexico Delegate to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, ICC Committee Member on the Proposal of Arbitrators. Before, he served as Young ICCA Events Coordinator. He teaches investment arbitration at Universidad Iberoamericana and previously served as a legal intern in the New York State Supreme Court.
Who's Who Legal 2023Orlando is “an excellent lawyer with great knowledge of Mexican law” who is “always looking for ways to help his peers and clients”
Representative experience
Represented a mining company in a first-of-its-kind laborarbitration between the USA and Mexico under the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRLM) of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Represented a North American gas pipeline company in two LCIA arbitrations and related court proceedings against a Latin American State entity concerning contract termination.
Acted as an arbitral secretary in an ICDR arbitration under the laws of California and the seat in San Diego. The dispute concerns a major real estate project.
Represented a Spanish investor in an ICSID arbitration against a Central American country related to the revocation of permits of a food processing company.
Represented a Jamaican investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration against a Caribbean country. The dispute concerns the expropriation of a waste management facility.
Represented a Latin American country in an ICSID arbitration related to the expropriation of real estate assets for the development of an ecotourism project.
Represented a Spanish investor in an ICSID arbitration against a Latin American country. The dispute concerns a vehicle technical review concession.
Represented a Latin American country in an ICSID arbitration related to the expropriation of a mining concession.
Represented a Latin American country in an ICSID arbitration related to the expropriation and unfair treatment of a brokerage house.
Sole arbitrator in a CANACO arbitration concerning breach of contract and related claims arising out of real estate assets.
Represented a gas company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a gas supply contract.*
Represented a Mexican company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a joint venture agreement breached by a French company. The seat of arbitration was Zurich, Switzerland.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2017
- LL.B., Universidad de las Américas Puebla, magna cum laude, 2009
- Exchange Law Student, Université de Montréal, 2008
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Mexico
Memberships
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
- Vicepresident, ICC Mexico Investment Arbitration Committee
- Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
- Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
- Member, International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Member, Rising Arbitrators Initiative
- Member, Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB)
- Member, National Association of Corporate Counsel (ANADE)
- Member, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC)
Recognition
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Awards & rankings
16 December 2024