Robert Volterra
| Address | 99 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom, Postcode: EC2M 3XF |
| Phone | (+44) 207 710 10 90 |
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| Robert.volterra@lw.com | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | – Curso de Derecho Int4, OAS Fellowship, August 1995, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – LL.M. Chambridge Commonwealth Scholarship, 1991-92, University of Cambridge – LL.B. Dean’s List, 1986-89, Toronto, Canada; B.A. International relations, 1983-87; London, Canada |
| Bar Admission | – Barrister and Solicitor (Ontario, Canada) – Solicitor and Solicitor Advocate (Rights of Higher Audience) of the Supreme Court of England and Wales |
| Work Experience | He advises and represents private clients, governments and international organizations on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious public international law and international dispute resolution issues. He has acted as counsel and advocate before the International Court of Justice and ad hoc arbitration tribunals, including under the Permanent Court of Arbitration, ICSID, ICC, SCC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, WTO and UNCLOS rules. He sits as an arbitrator in investor-State arbitrations, including on ICSID and UNCITRAL tribunals. Robert is on the Expert Panel for States of UNCTAD’s Programme on Dispute Settlement in International Trade, Investment and Intellectual Property. He is the Joint Secretary of the British Branch of the ILA, as well as a member of the ILA committees on International Commercial Arbitration and the International Law of Foreign Investment. He is on the Management Board of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law’s Forum on International Investment Law. |
| Present Position | Latham & Walkins (2005 onward) London, UK, Global Co-Chair for the International Dispute Resolution Practice, Head of the Public International Law Group. |
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| Languages | Fluent in English, French, Spanish, and Italian |