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Lucas Loviscek

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Lucas Loviscek
lucasloviscek@quinnemanuel.com
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Lucas Loviscek is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Washington D.C. office with more than fifteen years of experience successfully representing clients in investment and commercial arbitration and complex litigation. Lucas represents clients in high-stakes disputes and arbitrations administered under major rules and institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and UNCITRAL.

His experience spans pre-dispute negotiation, conduction of proceedings, discovery proceedings and recognition and enforcement of judicial decisions and awards. Lucas is qualified in the U.S. and in Argentina,and has extensive experience litigating under both civil and common law systems, and international law.

Lucas has represented clients in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, mining, energy, maritime commerce, infrastructure, automobile, financial services, security and telecommunications. Legal 500 has named him as a recommended lawyer for International Arbitration and Litigation (2023) and Lawdragon 500 has recognized him as a leading lawyer in global energy disputes and litigation (2023-2024).

Prior to joining the firm, Lucas worked as a litigation and arbitration senior counsel in one of the leading law firms in Argentina.

Practice Areas

Notable Representations

  • Counsel for U.S. investors in an investment treaty arbitration and related judicial proceedings in South America and the U.S. against a South American state arising from the illegal expropriation of mining concessions.
  • Counsel for a South American group of construction companies in multiple treaty arbitrations against the Republic of Peru for the expropriation and illegal treatment of the clients’ projects in Peru.
  • Counsel for a European holding company in an investment treaty dispute against the Republic of Peru arising from the unfair treatment of the client’s investment in a major hydroelectric project.
  • Counsel for a Colombian sugar and energy producer and its affiliates in two ICC arbitrations related to their investments in and operation of two major sugar and energy projects in Central America.
  • Counsel for a global satellite company with operations in Argentina, Uruguay and other countries in Latin America in a multimillion-dollar dispute concerning unfair competition and breach of contract for the provision of satellite services in the region.
  • Counsel for Dutch investors in an investment dispute against the Republic of Venezuela arising from the illegal treatment of the clients’ business in the finance industry in that country.
  • Counsel for a Mexican bank against a multinational bank in an ICC international commercial arbitration and related litigation in Mexico and the U.S. arising from a failed M&A transaction.
  • Counsel for a Japanese company in a commercial dispute against its joint venture partner in a wind farm project in South America.
  • Counsel for an American automotive company in an ICC arbitration and related judicial proceedings in a multimillion dollar dispute arising from an agency relationship in Argentina.
  • Counsel for three international shipping companies in an international commercial arbitration against their agents concerning their operations in Chile, Brazil and Uruguay.
  • Counsel for an Argentine oil-producing and operating company against a Canadian oil company in an international arbitration under the LCIA Arbitration Rules arising from the breach and termination of an operating agreement.
  • Counsel for an Argentine oil producing company in an international arbitration before the Arbitral Tribunal of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange against its Canadian partner in a joint venture to exploit two oil concessions in Patagonia, Argentina.
  • Counsel for a US security services company and its subsidiaries in multiple arbitrations against its agents in Argentina arising from the termination of distribution and agency contracts.
  • Counsel for an international bank in the liquidation of Argentine public debt bonds in the context of the bankruptcy of Banco Español del Río de la Plata.
  • Counsel for an international bank in multiple arbitrations against other international financial institutions concerning the breach of forward contracts.
  • Counsel for Telefonica group in more than 100 civil and commercial lawsuits before the Argentine civil and commercial courts.
  • Counsel for an American fishing and seafood company in litigation in Argentine and U.S. courts concerning breach of contract claims brought by one of its main distributors.
  • Counsel for EDF International in the recognition and enforcement of an ICC arbitration award and related annulment proceedings in Europe and Latin America.
  • Part of the team of lawyers who represented SAUR International in its local and international claims against the Argentine Republic.
  • Counsel for a Chinese private infrastructure and energy enterprise group in multiple disputes against a Chinese conglomerate, a global investment firm and the government of Central American country arising from actions taken by private parties and the government of a Central American country that deprived our client’s investment in, and concession rights to develop and operate a container port in that country.

Representative Clients

  • Mitsui
  • Landbridge Group
  • Encompass
  • Odebrecht
  • Chrysler LLC
  • Pan American Energy
  • Mayagüez
  • Telefónica
  • EDF International S.A.
  • CSAV (Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores)

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center
    (LL.M., International Business & Economic Law, 2015)
    • Dean’s Distinction   
  • Universidad de Buenos Aires
    (J.D., 2005)

Admissions

  • The District of Columbia Bar
  • The State Bar of New York
  • The Buenos Aires Bar

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Awards

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers, Global Energy Disputes & Litigation, 2023 -2024
  • Legal 500 USA Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, International Litigation “Recommended Lawyer”, 2023-2024

Publications and Lectures

  • Lucas Loviscek, “Guide to the Arbitral Secretary – War Stories and Lessons About Arbitrating Disputes” (published in August 2020), Surviving in the Field of International Arbitration –War Stories and Lessons Learned (English & Spanish-Bilingual Book), Wolters Kluwer.
  • Co-author, “Allegations of Corruption in Investment Treaty Arbitration: The Need for Reform” (published in September 2019), Expert Guides – Commercial Arbitration.
  • Co-author, “The Arbitration Review of the Americas 2017: Investment Treaty Arbitration in the Americas.” (published in August 2016), Global Arbitration Review.
  • Co-author, “La Revisión Judicial en Argentina de decisiones de trámite dictadas en el procedimiento arbitral.  Comentario al Fallo EN-Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación- c. Tribunal Arbitral, Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Contencioso Administrativo Federal,” Revista de Derecho y Tribunales, Amalfio M. Fernandez Editors, Uruguay (20th ed. 2012).
  • Co-Chair, I Georgetown Latin American Conference, “Latin America at Crossroads 2015,” Washington, D.C., Nov. 2015.
  • Speaker, Georgetown International Arbitration Society Seminar, “How to Build a Career in International Arbitration,” Nov. 2021.
  • Speaker, ICC Ecuador ADR Week, “Due Process Paranoia,”  Quito, Ecuador, Sept. 2017.
  • Moderator, ICDR Event, “El Futuro del Arbitraje de Inversión,” July 2020.
  • Moderator, Georgetown International Arbitration Society - Arbitration Month 2018, “Current Issues in Energy Disputes,” Washington, D.C., Feb. 2018.
  • Speaker, ICC YAF Conference, “Problemas prácticos resueltos desde la perspectiva del Reglamento de la ICC,” held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, June 2018.
  • Moderator, 8vas Jornadas Internacionales de Arbitraje, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, June 2018.
  • Arbitration panel, V International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition, Washington, D.C., Apr. 2016.
  • Arbitration panel,  X International Arbitration Moot Competition, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 2017.
  • Speaker, XIII Conferencia de Arbitraje Internacional Costa Rica, “Consentimiento Estatal basado en tratados, contratos y letes de inversión – Dinámica de ejecución de laudos,” Apr. 2022.
  • Speaker, Bolivia Arbitration Review Conference, “Partes No Signatarias en el Arbitraje,” Oct. 2022

Professional Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Hispanic Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • Buenos Aires Bar Association
  • Founding member of Argentine Young Arbitration Practitioners (AYAP)