News 24 Jun. 2021
Curtis successfully defends foreign states' procedural privileges in the UK Supreme Court
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News 23 Jun. 2021
Ibrahim Elsadig joins Curtis as Partner in Dubai
News 09 Aug. 2021
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle enters into association with Chevalier Law in Singapore.
Event 23 Apr. 2021
Partner Borzu Sabahi to speak on Damages, Enforcement and Annulment of Arbitral Awards at Executive Training Program hosted by the Government of India and the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
News 04 Jan. 2022
Disputes attorneys headline Curtis’ New Year Promotions
News 30 Nov. 2021
Curtis Expands its International Arbitration and Public International Law Team in London with New Counsel Lise Johnson
Event 03 Dec. 2021
Sara Dangón Leads the Investment Arbitration Module for ACCOLDI’s Intensive Course on Public International Law
News 12 Nov. 2021
Hermann Ferré’s SCOTUS Argument Featured on Podcasts "We the People" and Law360's "The Term"
Event 22 Nov. 2021
Partner Antonia Birt spoke at ADGMAC and AIAC Webinar Series: Webinar 5 - Disputes in Fintech and Complex Technology in MESEA
News 11 Nov. 2021
Partner Antonia Birt gives opening remarks at launch of the Mena Sub-Committee of the Campaign For Greener Arbitrations
Event 10 Jan. 2022
Partner Charlie Howland to Co-Chair Webcast Entitled “Real Estate and Clean Energy in 2022: Capitalizing on Opportunities to Further the Clean Energy Transition"
Event 07 Jan. 2022
Partner Javier Hernandez to Speak on PLI CLE Program Entitled “ERISA Plan Investments in Financial Markets 2022: The Fundamentals”
Client Alert 24 Jun. 2021
U.S. Insight: Update on Virtual Notarization (Executive Order 202.7) During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Updated: June 24, 2021)
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Juan Perla’s practice focuses on international litigation and arbitration, including investor-state disputes in which he represents foreign states and state-owned entities, and complex commercial disputes between private parties.
Mr. Perla is experienced in litigation in U.S. courts, from the critical motions stage through the appellate litigation process including before the Supreme Court. He clerked for Judge L. Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Judge C. Darnell Jones II of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
He is also experienced in international arbitration under the rules of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Together with partners Joseph Pizzurro and Robert Garcia, Juan co-authored a chapter in the Guide to Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards (First Edition) published by Global Arbitration Review.
He has advised clients on regulatory matters and international transactions involving economic sanctions and anti-corruption laws, as well as a broad range of other issues including sovereign immunity, treaty interpretation, diplomatic and consular affairs, and U.S. foreign relations law.
Demonstrating a strong commitment to pro bono practice, Juan is a member of the Curtis team that has been working on the case United States v. Vaello-Madero, which challenges the constitutionality of excluding Puerto Rico residents from federal entitlements legislation. Following the Curtis team’s success in the district court, the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico issued a resolution recognizing their efforts to bring equal rights to the residents of Puerto Rico.
Mr. Perla has also represented asylum-seekers in administrative proceedings, and advised non-profits on general corporate matters.
Before joining the firm, Mr. Perla worked on a variety of human rights and refugee rights issues as a field intern for non-governmental organizations at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
English
Spanish
French
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, J.D., Certificates in Business Law and International Law, Berkeley Journal of International Law, Associate Editor, and Berkeley Business Law Journal, Assistant Editor
Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, Study Abroad, French, European and International Law
University of Southern California, Price School of Public Policy, M.P.A.
Andrews University, B.A., summa cum laude, J.N. Andrews Scholar
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
New York State Bar Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
International Bar Association
Hispanic National Bar Association
Prosser Prize in International Law, presented by Berkeley Law (Spring 2010)
International Arbitration
Commercial Disputes - Arbitration
Commercial Disputes - Litigation
Economic Sanctions
Environmental
Appellate Litigation
News 08 Nov. 2021
Curtis Appellate Team Files an Amicus Brief for King’s College London on Why Admitting Evidence Derived from Torture Violates International Law
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