Biography
Eldy Roché is a senior associate in King & Spalding’s International Arbitration team. She is a dual-qualified attorney with law degrees from civil and common law jurisdictions (Honduras and the U.S.) and an LLM in Comparative Law. She also attended The Hague Academy of International Law Summer Program on Private International Law. Eldy represents clients in investor-state and commercial arbitrations, focusing on energy, mining and infrastructure disputes, civil law issues, and international law. She has experience in disputes involving the governing laws of Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, The Netherlands, India, and Thailand.
Eldy leverages her civil law background and language capabilities to represent her clients. She has acted in English and Spanish language arbitrations before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as well as in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. She has worked closely with industry experts on issues related to reservoir engineering, decommissioning of oil and gas installations, environmental issues, and civil law. Before joining King & Spalding, she was a member of the global disputes practice at a large international law firm in Washington, D.C. She also served as a Law Extern in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington (2009) and worked as an escribiente at the Court of Appeals in San Pedro Sula, Honduras (2002-2005).