Juan Jorge

Mr. Jorge represents sovereign states, state entities and private enterprises in a wide spectrum of arbitration proceedings conducted under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). His practice spans across diverse economic sectors, including construction, transportation, and energy. Mr. Jorge also has experience in the enforcement of arbitration awards.

In the academic field, Mr. Jorge serves as a lecturer at the University of Buenos Aires Law School, where he teaches Private International Law, Commercial Arbitration, and Investment Arbitration. Additionally, he is a guest lecturer in Special Didactics at the same institution. Since 2019, Mr. Jorge also coaches and coordinates teams from the University of Buenos Aires Law School in moot competitions related to investment and international commercial arbitration.

Moreover, Mr. Jorge has been coordinator of the course entitled “Investment Arbitration: Historical Discussions and Current Trends” at the University of Mendoza Law School, as well as co-organizer, coordinator, and featured speaker in academic events dedicated to Private International Law, Commercial Arbitration, and Investment Arbitration. Mr. Jorge has also authored numerous publications on these topics.

Between 2020 and 2022, Mr. Jorge was a founding member of the executive committee of Argentina Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (AVYAP). This association was established to foster initiatives pertaining to arbitration, with a particular emphasis on nurturing the development of students and emerging professionals in the Argentine legal community.

Prior to joining Curtis, Mr. Jorge garnered valuable experience at a prominent law firm in Argentina.

“Interuniversity competitions and internationalization: a look inside the University of Buenos Aires Law School”, in Academia. Law Teaching Journal, year 21, number 41 (University of Buenos Aires Law School, December 2023)

The cautio judicatum solvi is unconstitutional and has been eliminated in Argentina, Jurisprudencia Argentina (November 3, 2023) (co-author)

“Past, Present and Future of the Argentine International Commercial Arbitration Law, Five Years After Its Enactment”, in Revista Anales de Legislación Argentina (La Ley, October 2023)

What We Talk About When We Talk About “Internationality”? Article 3 of the Argentine International Commercial Arbitration Law (and More), Regarding the Case “Corrosión Industrial v. Duro Felguera”, Revista Argentina de Arbitraje (No. 11) (June 30, 2023) (co-author)

“Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration: an Approach from the Methodological Pluralism of Private International Law”, in Social Responsibility, Transparency and International Private Relations (Aranzadi, June 2023) (co-author)

Take-Aways from the 1st ICC Argentine Arbitration Day 2023 (Part II), Kluwer Arbitration Blog (March 30, 2023) (co-author)

Take-Aways from the 1st ICC Argentine Arbitration Day 2023 (Part I), Kluwer Arbitration Blog (March 30, 2023) (co-author)

The Sound of Silence: Some Notes on What Article 3 of the Argentine International Commercial Arbitration Law does Not Say, elDial (May 24, 2022)

“Argentina”, in Pathological Arbitration Clauses in Latin America (Fundación de Cultura Universitaria, February 2022) (co-author)

Scope of Application of the Argentinean International Commercial Arbitration Law, La Ley (November 11, 2021)

Literature in Law: About the Pey Casado Saga, La Ley - Suplemento Innovación & Derecho (June 15, 2021) (co-author)

Country Report on Local Requirements for the Extension of an Arbitration Clause to, and Enforcement of an Arbitral Award Against, a Non-Signatory, International Bar Association (June 1, 2021) (co-author)

Artificial Intelligence in Decision-Making: Towards Arbitral Determinism?, La Ley (February 14, 2020) (co-author)

Could an Arbitral Award Rendered by AI Systems be Recognized or Enforced? Analysis from the Perspective of Public Policy, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (February 6, 2020) (co-author)

New Technologies at the Benefit of International Arbitration Professionals?, Cartas Blogatorias (December 10, 2019) (co-author)

Adhesion Contracts and Arbitration in Argentina: A New Case Ruling, Kluwer Arbitration Blog (September 24, 2019) (co-author)

“Prague Rules: A Novel Soft Law Endorsement of the Power of Arbitrators in International Arbitration?”, in Revista Derecho Comercial y de las Obligaciones (La Ley, February 2019) (co-author)

Launch of the Prague Rules: New Soft Law to Govern Arbitration Proceedings, Cartas Blogatorias (January 7, 2019)