Services
Attorneys for Sovereign States in International Investment Arbitration
GDI attorneys have acted in several international arbitration proceedings under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC and ad hoc arbitrations. They have also led numerous proceedings for the annulment and enforcement of awards. More than 70 international investment arbitrations taken by members of GDI’s team for the defense of States confirm that GDI is the firm with widest experience in the industry.
Preventive Assistance
GDI team is not only engaged with the defense of States in international investment arbitration, but also with the prevention of origination of disputes. To that effect, the first “Program for Professional Training of Government Attorneys in International Investment Arbitration” has been developed and is implemented jointly with different government offices.
Trade Arbitration
GDI provides advice and legal representation services in trade arbitration to individuals, legal entities and federal and provincial States in trade arbitration, in a wide range of business industries.
Public and Private International Law Disputes
GDI provides advice and legal representation services in disputes under human rights international treaties, international humanitarian law, sea international law and other international law treaties.
Advice on Laws and Contracts
GDI actively advices States in the drafting, negotiation and renegotiation of international treaties, and domestic laws on foreign investment, arbitration and prevention of international disputes. GDI also offers advice and counselling to legal entities and individuals in the drafting and negotiation of international contracts.
Our experience
As Attorney for the Argentine Government, Osvaldo Guglielmino led the defense of the Argentine Government in more than 50 international investment arbitration cases. During his office, Argentina could reduce the cases brought against the State in an aggregate amount of USD 43,000 million.
Since its creation, GDI has participated in tenths of international investment arbitrations and trade arbitrations, and in other complex international litigations and negotiations of different industries, helping its clients to achieve favorable settlements or judgements for amounts higher than USD 2,000 million, including recovery of costs.
Founding Partner
Osvaldo Guglielmino
oguglielmino@guglielmino.com.ar
Osvaldo César Guglielmino was a Federal Judge in the Argentine Republic for thirteen years with competence in contentious-administrative matters. He is one of the most renowned administrative lawyers in the country and in Latin America.
His academic prestige in the field of public law and his efficiency as a member of the judiciary led Osvaldo to be appointed as Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación of the Argentine Republic in 2004. In that position, he led State lawyers and headed the legal representation of Argentina before international institutions.
His tenure as General Attorney coincided with the outbreak of claims brought by foreign investors against Argentina. The Argentine Republic was, at that time, the respondent in 50% of all claims brought under the ICSID Convention worldwide. Under his leadership, Argentina decided to exercise its defense through the corps of State lawyers. Argentine Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación became, de facto, the most active law firm in the world in this type of arbitration.
Osvaldo led the Argentine defense in more than 50 investment arbitrations governed by different rules (ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, Ad-hoc). During his tenure, investment arbitration claims against Argentina were reduced by between USD 33 billion and 43 billion (depending on the applicable interest rate).
Osvaldo presided over the Unidad de Asistencia para la Defensa Arbitral (UN.A.D.AR), a body comprising of representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Production, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship and the Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, envisioned to prepare strategies and guidelines for arbitrations under Bilateral Investment Treaties. He advised the Argentine State on international arbitration matters discussed at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and UNASUR. At the same time, he advised and represented Argentina before the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in matters related to international arbitration. By virtue of his vast experience in the field of international investment law, he was involved in the analysis and discussion of several Bilateral Investment Treaties, many of which are currently in force for the Argentine Republic. In 2013 he was entrusted with the position of Commissioner in the Comisión para la Auditoría Integral Ciudadana de los Tratados de Protección Recíproca de Inversiones y del Sistema de Arbitraje Internacional en Materia de Inversiones (CAITISA) of the Republic of Ecuador.
Osvaldo has also acted as arbitrator in international proceedings administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
Osvaldo is an undergraduate and postgraduate professor at different national universities, in public law matters, especially administrative, regulatory and arbitration law. He was President and Professor of the Escuela de Abogados del Estado. He has published several articles and given numerous lectures on issues related to public law, public international law, investment law and the defense of States before international tribunals.
News
GDI Joins Forces with Jus Mundi to Integrate Jus AI in International Law Practice
Guglielmino Derecho International (GDI), a law firm renowned for its expertise in international law and representing States in global disputes, has partnered with Jus Mundi to enhance its legal services through the integration of Jus AI, Jus Mundi’s generative AI-powered legal assistant.
Osvaldo Guglielmino was designated as an arbitrator in the ICSID Case Yoram Moussaieff v. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/26)
Osvaldo Guglielmino was designated as an arbitrator in the ICSID Case Yoram Moussaieff v. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/26).
The university team coached by Matías Toselli obtained the Third Place in the 2022 FDI Arbitration Moot
From 3 to 6 November 2022, the global rounds of the 2022 Foreign Direct Investment Arbitration Moot were held at King’s College (London, United Kingdom).