Our team
Role
Roberto joined Omnia in November 2021. He is an experienced public international law practitioner who represents Sovereigns, corporates and private clients. Experienced before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and has been involved in over a dozen investment treaty arbitrations under ICSID and UNCITRAL rules. Roberto has also represented multiple parties in commercial arbitration proceedings under the ICC and other rules.
Career
Roberto spent six years at a high profile public international law boutique and prior to that spent four years at a global law firm, where he advised on contentious and non-contentious public international law and international dispute resolution matters.
Roberto has acted on a wide range of public international law issues including boundary disputes, international humanitarian law, the laws of war, international criminal law, human rights, State responsibility, State succession, Statehood, treaty law, international organisations, the exploitation of natural resources in disputed territories, international arbitration and the protection of foreign investments. Recent highlights of his practice include representing States in five proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), successfully defending an award in excess of half a billion US Dollars in an ICSID annulment proceeding and defeating a multi-billion US Dollar ICSID arbitration brought against an African State. He has also acted for a European State in four ICSID arbitration proceedings and for an African State in a high-profile ICSID arbitration involving human rights.
Qualifications
Roberto holds a law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Venezuela and an LL.M from the University of Chicago. In 2011 he was admitted to practice law in Venezuela. Roberto is fluent in Spanish, Italian and English and holds a basic working knowledge of French. He appears and speaks at conferences as well as being published in several areas.
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18th March 2022
Roberto Lupini
Role Roberto joined Omnia in November 2021. He is an experienced public international law practitioner who represents Sovereigns, corporates and private clients. Experienced before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…
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18th March 2022
Emily Pica
Role Emily is an Associate at Omnia Strategy whose practice encompasses Business & Human Rights, public international law, anti-corruption matters and a wide range of disputes. She has acted in…
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16th October 2020
Maria Oproglidou
ROLE Maria’s growing practice focuses on international investment disputes, international arbitration and business and human rights. She also has experience in assisting arbitrators. CAREER Prior to joining Omnia, Maria…
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16th October 2020
Emily Hampshire
ROLE Emily Hampshire is an Analyst at Omnia Strategy, whose growing practice focuses on international arbitration, public international law and human rights. CAREER Before joining Omnia, Emily worked at…
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20th November 2019
Ania Farren
ROLE Ania Farren is a Partner at Omnia Strategy. She is a highly experienced practitioner who advises and represents States and corporate entities in a wide variety of international dispute…
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5th November 2019
Marc Becker
Marc Becker is a senior litigation and arbitration practitioner with 30 years experience in complex commercial matters. He began his practice at the Los Angeles firm of Munger, Tolles &…
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21st October 2019
Ivaylo Dimitrov
ROLE Ivaylo’s growing practice focuses on international arbitration and international investment disputes. He has experience representing sovereign clients as well as large multinationals in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations…
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22nd August 2019
Pietro Bombonato
ROLE Pietro focuses his practice on international arbitration matters and the resolution of international investment disputes. He has experience in representing clients in ad hoc and institutional investment as well…
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1st May 2019
Lauren Lederle
Role Lauren Lederle is an Associate at Omnia Strategy whose growing practice focuses on public international law, international criminal law and human rights. She also represents States and private clients…
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5th December 2018
Ana Paula Montans
Role Ana Paula Montans is an experienced associate specialising in international arbitration and qualified in Paris and Brazil. Ana Paula’s practice encompasses advising on international dispute resolution as well as…
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