Juan Jorge

International Associate

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Juan Jorge is a member of the International Arbitration Group in Washington, D.C. His practice focuses on investment and international commercial arbitration.

Mr. Jorge regularly advises and represents sovereign states, State entities, and private companies in high-stakes international disputes. He has participated in proceedings 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 experience spans a broad range of sectors and subject matters, from construction, transportation, and energy to disputes involving assets of historical and cultural heritage. In 2024, Mr. Jorge was recognized as a “stand-out” arbitration practitioner by The Legal 500 Latin America 2025.

Before joining Curtis in 2020, Mr. Jorge worked at a leading law firm in Argentina, focusing on complex litigation and arbitration proceedings across Latin America.

 

Mr. Jorge holds a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires Law School, where he graduated cum laude, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from Harvard Law School. At Harvard, he served as Vice President of the Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association (HIALSA), Editor-in-Chief of the HIALSA Arbitration Review, and Outreach Chair of the Harvard International Law Journal. He also completed postgraduate programs in international arbitration offered by the Université de Genève and American University.

 

Since 2018, Mr. Jorge has taught Private International Law and International Arbitration at the University of Buenos Aires Law School, where he also served as a guest lecturer in the teaching certificate program and coached moot court teams in international arbitration competitions. In 2022, he coordinated the course “Investment Arbitration: Historical Debates and Current Trends” at the University of Mendoza Law School.

 

Between 2020 and 2022, Mr. Jorge was a founding member of the Executive Committee of Argentina Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (AVYAP), an association created to promote arbitration initiatives and support students and young professionals in Argentina.

Education

Harvard Law School, Maestría en Derecho (LL.M.)

University of Buenos Aires, Abogado (J.D. equivalent)

Admitted to Practice

Only admitted in Argentina, not admitted in the District of Columbia

Languages

Spanish

English

Membership

Member of the Youth Group, Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI)

Member of the Young Practitioners Committee, Centro Empresarial de Mediación y Arbitraje (CEMA)

Member of the Young Practitioners Committee, Rules Review Subcommittee, Centro de Mediación y Arbitraje Comercial (CEMARC), Cámara Argentina de Comercio y Servicios

Member of the Editorial Board, Very Young Arbitration Blog (VYAB)

Member, Asociación Americana de Derecho Internacional Privado (ASADIP)

Associate Member, Asociación Argentina de Derecho Internacional (AADI)

Founder and member of the Executive Committee, Argentina Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (AVYAP) (2020-2022)

Member of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Member of the ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (YAAF), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Young ICSID

Young ICCA

Publications