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Education & Credentials

  • Universidad Simón Bolívar – Doctorate Candidate in Political Science
  • Universidad Central de Venezuela – Master’s Degree in Private and Comparative International Law, with honors (2010)
  • New York University School of Law – Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Comparative Law (2002)
  • Universidad Católica Andrés Bello – Law Degree (2001)

Recent Experience

  • He currently chairs a CACC arbitral panel in an international construction arbitration.
  • He chaired a CACC arbitral panel in an international sales of goods arbitration.
  • He chaired a CACC arbitral panel in an international distribution arbitration.
  • He chaired a CACC arbitral panel in an energy-related arbitration proceeding.
  • He chaired a CACC arbitral panel in a domestic construction arbitration.
  • He served as Sole Arbitrator in a CEDCA banking arbitration.
  • He served as Arbitrator in a CEDCA real estate arbitration proceeding.
  • He successfully advised a Latin American company based in Colombia in a maritime international arbitration before the Maritime Arbitrators Association in London.
  • He successfully advised a Venezuelan estate in a complex litigation before courts in the United Kingdom.
  • He successfully represented a major global fast-food company in a high-stakes commercial arbitration before CACC.
  • He successfully represented a leading global tobacco company in institutional arbitration proceedings before CEDCA, initiated against distributor companies. Representation included obtaining and enforcing interim measures, as well as enforcing arbitral awards before national courts.
  • He advised and supported an investor in a major national infrastructure project in an ICSID-administered investment arbitration.
  • He successfully represented the petitioner in a leading international child abduction and return litigation case.

Practice Areas

  • Commercial & Civil Arbitration
  • Private International Law
  • International Commercial Law
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Civil Law

Ramón Escovar Alvarado serves as Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VENAMCHAM).

Publications

Selected Publications (Book Chapters & Legal Essays)

  • The Meaning of Politics, According to Hannah Arendt. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Dr. Luis Cova Arria, Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2020.
  • Applicable Law to the Payment of Obligations in Foreign Currency. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Dr. Eugenio Hernández Bretón, Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2019.
  • Notes on the Commercial Arbitration Agreement. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Dr. Adán Febres Cordero, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, 2014.
  • Arbitration and Extra-Contractual Civil Liability. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Dr. José Mélich Orsini, Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2013.
  • Judicial Review of Arbitral Acts. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Dr. Alfredo Morles, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, 2012.
  • Interpretation of the Arbitration Agreement. In: Commemorative Book for CEDCA’s 10th Anniversary, VENAMCHAM, Arbitration Journal 2011, Caracas, 2011.
  • Appeals Against Foreign Arbitral Awards. In: International Civil Procedural Law (In Memoriam Tatiana B. de Maekelt), Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2010.
  • Pathological Arbitration Agreements. In: VENAMCHAM Monthly Review, Caracas, 2009.
  • The Principle of Kompetenz-Kompetenz in the Venezuelan Arbitration System. In: Seminar on Commercial Arbitration, Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2005.
  • Arbitration in Public Interest Contracts of an International Commercial Nature. In: Liber Amicorum in Honor of Gert F. Kummerow Aigster, Supreme Court of Justice, Caracas, 2004.

Co-Authored Publications

  • Scope of the Commercial Arbitration Law: Non-Arbitrable, Arbitrable, and Financial Disputes. In: Arbitration in Venezuela: Study on the 15th Anniversary of the Commercial Arbitration Law, Caracas Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center & CEDCA, Caracas, 2013.
  • Venezuelan Guide to National Rules of Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement of New York Convention Awards. In: ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin – 2009 Special Supplement, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France.
  • New Models of International Enterprises and Principles of Investment Law. In: The Company and Its International Business Activities, Cuadernos Series, Academy of Political and Social Sciences, Caracas, 2011.

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