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Arianna Sánchez

Senior Attorney
About

Arianna Sánchez focuses her practice on international commercial and investment arbitration, as well as cross‑border corporate transactions. Dual‑qualified in civil law and common law, Arianna has more than 15 years of experience representing private corporations, sovereigns, and state‑owned entities in high‑stakes disputes and transactional matters across multiple jurisdictions.  She has acted in proceedings under the leading institutional and ad hoc rules, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

Arianna is widely recognized for her quantum and technical expertise, bringing a rigorous, economics‑driven approach to quantum, delay and causation issues in disputes in the banking, oil & gas, renewable energy, mining, electricity, insurance, and infrastructure sectors, among others.  Her background in international corporate transactions complements her disputes practice, enabling her to counsel clients from deal inception through international disputes and setting aside proceedings
Bar admissionsNew York
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • Ph.D., Stanford Law School
    Fulbright Scholar

  • M.A., Economics, Stanford University
    John M. Olin Law & Economics Fellow 

  • LL.M., Stanford Law School
    Ford-MacArthur Fellow

  • LL.B., National Autonomous University of Mexico

  • B.A., Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Arianna practiced at two major law firms in New York.

Teaching Experience

  • Business Law Professor, Instituto de Empresa (IE)