Biography
Margarita is civil and common law trial lawyer with extensive experience in cross-border disputes and global anticorruption. She has served as counsel in numerous high-profile matters including international arbitration under most major rules arising out of projects and transactions in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and CARICOM countries.
Her white-collar experience includes matters involving the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption laws. She has particular experience in international procurement and international development institutions’ sanctions proceedings, including the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, United Nations’ UNESCO and UNOPS.
Margarita combines her work as counsel with arbitral appointments. She is listed on the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Panel of Conciliators, and on the panel of international arbitrators of the Bogota (Colombia) El Salvador Chambers of Commerce, and the Câmara de Arbitragem e Mediação de Santa Catarina (Brazil).
She is a former Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University, and is a frequent guest speaker and author on topics related to cross border litigation and global corruption.
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