Juan Felipe Silva
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Member of the Dispute Resolution team. His professional practice focuses on public international law, international arbitration and constitutional litigation. He is admitted to practice in Colombia and pending admission in New York.
As International Arbitration Fellow at White & Case LLP in New York, Juan Felipe gained experience in international arbitrations under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”), the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”), among others. He also undertook pro bono work on international humanitarian law for Ukraine in the context of the war with Russia.
He previously served as Peace and Security Researcher at UN Women in New York and as Judicial Law Clerk at the Constitutional Court of Colombia.
Áreas de práctica
Education
LL.M. (International Law)
Columbia Law School
LL.M. in Research (Constitutional Law)
Universidad de los Andes
Summer Courses in Public and Private International Law
The Hague Academy of International Law, the Netherlands
Master 2 in International and European Business Law
Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
Lawyer with Minors in Global Public Affairs and French Language and Culture (First in class; Cum Laude)
Universidad de los Andes
Languages
Spanish / English / French / Portuguese / Italian
Work Experience
Associate
Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría
International Arbitration Fellow
White & Case LLP
Peace and Security Researcher
United Nations Women, New York
Legal Adviser
Former Constitutional Court Judge Hon. Mauricio González
Consultant
UNICEF Colombia
Associate
Durán & Osorio Associate Lawyers
Judicial Law Clerk
Constitutional Court, Office of Judge Hon. Jorge Enrique Ibáñez
Intern
Constitutional Court, Office of Judge Hon. Diana Fajardo Rivera
Researcher
Electoral Law Research Group, Universidad de los Andes
Memberships
Passed the New York State bar Exam (pending admission)
New York City Bar Association
International Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association
Academic and Teaching Activities
Founding Leader, Research Group on Legal Thought
Universidad de los Andes
Adjunct Professor: Logic and Rhetoric
Universidad de los Andes
Assistant Professor: Comparative Law
Universidad de los Andes
Adjunct Professor: Comparative Law
Universidad de los Andes
Adjunct Professor: Procedural Constitutional Law
Universidad de los Andes
Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Law, Property Law, and Constitution and Democracy
Universidad de los Andes