Fernando G. Aguirre
Avenida Jose Salmon Ballivian (Los Alamos) 322
La Florida
PO Box 994
La Paz, Bolivia
Professor of Public International Law, Diplomatic Academy, Bolivia. 1975-1980; Professor of Introduction to the Law, Catholic University, La Paz, Bolivia 1980; Minister of the Presidency of Bolivia, 1979; Director of the Bolivian Central Bank, 1993-1996.
Center of Reconciliation and Arbitration. National Chamber of Commerce (NCC), La Paz, Bolivia. Past Arbitration Panelist, ICSID, Washington.
Counsel in arbitration. NCC Bolivia. Client: AES Communications Bolivia S.A.. Settled. 2003; Co-counsel in arbitration. NCC Bolivia. Client Electropaz S.A. vs BISA Seguros. Insurance claim. 2006-2009; Counsel in pre arbitration. AAA rules. Client BSI Inspectorate Ltd., England; Counsel in pre arbitration. Client Nacional Financiera Boliviana S.A. Rules of Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Santa Cruz Bolivia. 2006; Counsel in pre-arbitration. International Commercial Arbitration (UNCITRAL rules). Client Empresa Petrolera Andina S.A. 2006; Counsel in pre International Arbitration. Client: Empresa Ferroviaria Oriental S.A. 2007; Chairman. Arbitral Tribunal. National Chamber of Commerce. La Paz. Insurance Comp.- Credinform. 2010-2011.
—Select Listing— “Law and legislation in Bolivia’s investment and securities market”. Co-author with Dr. Ignacio Aguirre U. International Investment & Securities Review, 2006. “Arbitration – Bolivia (2007). Co-author with Ignacio Aguirre U. & Carolina Aguirre U. “Getting the Deal Through), London. 2007; “Nationalism, Legal Stability and Foreign Investment in the Andean Region of Latin America”, International Energy Law Review. London. Issue 3. 2008; “Arbitration” (Bolivia). Latin Lawyer. E. edition. 2010; “Arbitraje Comercial Internacional en Latinoamerica (Bolivia)”. Co-author with Carolina Aguirre U. Vol 11. Bibilioteca de Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, Palestra Editores S.A.C.. Lima. 2010; “Constitutional Challenges for Arbitration in Bolivia” IBA Arbitration Committee Newsletter. January 2011. Panel Participations & Papers on Arbitration: “Political Risk in South America: Peru and Bolivia”. Canadian Law and Financing Conferences. Toronto. Vancouver. 2009; “El Contrato de Arbitraje”. Primeras Jornadas Internacionales de Arbitraje. Colegio de Abogados. La Paz. 2010; “Etica de los Arbitros”. ITA America’s Worshop. Camara de Comercio de Bogota. 2010; “Como ha influenciado el arbitraje internacional sobre la negociacion de contratos de petroleo y gas? (Bolivia). ICC Conference on International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America. Miami. 2010. “Codigos de Buenas Practicas Arbitrales - el principio de Buena Fe en las Reglas de la IBA sobre producción de prueba en los procesos arbitrales” Congreso Latinoamericana de Arbitraje. Lima. 2011. “Tendencias nacionalistas en el arbitraje latinoamericano”. Asuncion. 2011. Contributions: IFLR “Corporate Finance in Bolivia”. 2003; Richmond Law Tax. Directory of Financial Regulators. “Financial Regulation in Bolivia”. 2004; World Bank, IFC and Oxford University Press. “Doing Business in 2005-2010. Removing Obstacles to Growth.” Same for 2006-2010 “Investing Across Borders”. Bolivia. Investment Climate Advisory Services. World Bank Group. 2010.