Matilde Flores

Prior to joining Chaffetz Lindsey in August 2019, Matilde was an associate at an international law firm, based in Paris, where her practice focused on complex commercial and investment arbitrations.

• Representing developer and manufacturer of wind energy turbines in ICC arbitration seated in Mexico over alleged product defects and other alleged contractual breaches.
• Representing a multinational energy company in an ICSID arbitration against a Latin American sovereign alleging breaches of a bilateral investment treaty and investment law, including unlawful intervention in the electricity and gas markets.
• Represented a renewable energy company in connection with an ICDR arbitration seated in New York relating to a dispute over the construction and operation of a windfarm.
• Represented developer and manufacturer of wind energy turbines in ICDR-administered arbitration with wind farm owner regarding alleged product defects, delay, and missed milestones arising under an EPC contract.
• Advised an African state on the procedure for accession and ratification of the New York Convention and the Convention for the International Sale of Goods.
• Represented a European state in an ICSID arbitration relating to renewable energy regulations.
• Represented the national oil company of an East Asian state against a consortium of foreign investors concerning a production sharing agreement for the exploration and production of oil.
• Represented a Latin American state in an ICSID arbitration relating to the nationalization of three oil projects.
• Represented the national oil company of a Latin American state in an ICC arbitration initiated by Dutch and North American investors after the nationalization of an offshore oil project.
• Represented a national oil company in an ICC arbitration concerning nationalization of two oil projects and implementation of a windfall tax.
• Represented Latin American state in an ICSID annulment proceeding concerning the nationalization of marine support service contracts.

• “Security for Costs as Interim Relief: The Strict Standard of the ICSID Jurisprudence Must be Preserved,” Investment Treaty Arbitration, Volume 14 (forthcoming).
• “Expedited Procedure under the 2017 ICC Rules: Does the ICC’s Priority for Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness Come at the Expense of the Parties’ Rights?” (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 2019).

• NYU Sciences Po Intergenerational Arbitration Symposium on “Hot topics of International Arbitration,” panel on “Corruption Allegations in International Arbitration” (March 2023)
• World Arbitration Update’s panel on “Damages, Country Risk and Interest Rates” (September 2022)
• ICDR Y&I Coffeehouse debate on whether “Arbitrators can and should rely more on practices and trade usages when deciding cases” (April 2022)
• American Society of International Law’s Young Arbitrator’s Debate: “ICCA Guidelines on Standards of Practice in IA as a part of international arbitral tribunals’ procedural orders as a means of increasing efficiency and reducing costs” (October 2021)
• JURIS Conferences’ 14th Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference :  “True or False: Security for Costs Should be Mandated for Investor-State Arbitration?” (June 2020)

• Member, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum
• Member, LCIA Young International Arbitration Group