Paulina Munoz

Paulina Munoz

Associate
About

Paulina Munoz is a member of the International Arbitration practice at DLA Piper, based in Mexico City. Her practice has focused on representing sovereign states and investors in multi-million-dollar investment and commercial disputes under the arbitration rules of the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Prior to joining DLA Piper, she also gained experience in Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions, primarily advising foreign investors on their businesses in Mexico.

During law school, Paulina was a member of her university's representative teams in the international arbitration competitions Willem C. Vis International Commercial Moot and UP-ICC Mexico Moot. Currently, Paulina is a co-coach of the team that represents Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes Campus at Willem C. Vis International Commercial Moot.

Bar admissionsMexico

EXPERIENCE

  • Representing Goldgroup Resources, Inc. in a pending ICSID arbitration, concerning a series of judicial decisions which stripped claimant of its shares in a gold mining project. Case remains pending, and claimant is seeking approximately US$ 115 million in damages. (Goldgroup Resources, Inc. v. United States of Mexico, ICSID Case No. ARB/23/4)
  • Representing one of the world's largest irrigation companies against a Latin American sugar refinery in an ICC arbitration regarding two EPC contracts for the implementation of irrigation systems. (Confidential)
  • Representing US energy giant in a Mexican law ICC arbitration, seated in New York, arising out of a combined cycle power plant. (Confidential)
  • Representing a state-owned transportation system in an ICC arbitration in a dispute arising from a long-term service contract. (Confidential)

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • Universidad Panamericana, Aguascalientes Campus, Law Degree (J.D. equivalent), 2023