Tomás Solís is an associate in Dewey & LeBoeuf's International Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Practice Group. His practice includes advising and representing sovereign States and international companies in disputes related to foreign investment, including disputes under Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), investment chapters of Free Trade Agreements such as CAFTA and NAFTA, concession contracts, and investment laws. Mr. Solís's practice also includes providing legal advice to sovereign States in maritime boundary and territorial sovereignty disputes. Prior to joining Dewey & LeBoeuf in 2010, Mr. Solís was Counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) where he acted as Secretary to Arbitral Tribunals in numerous arbitrations arising from Bilateral Investment Treaties, Free Trade Agreements, concession contracts and investment laws. Mr. Solís was also a clerk at the Secretariat of the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in Paris, France. Prior to gaining his LL.M. from Georgetown University in 2004, Mr. Solís was a member of the team that represented El Salvador before the International Court of Justice at the Hague, in an application for revision filed with the Court (2002), and prior to that position he was a prosecutor with the Office of the Attorney General of El Salvador (1998-2000). Additionally, Mr. Solís regularly participates as guest speaker in international conferences on international arbitration. Mr. Solis is originally from El Salvador, where he earned his law degree from Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado, and is a member of the New York Bar. |