Senior Associate, AKG ADVISORY
Fellow, MIDS
Executive Committee Member, LAIAC

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nicolas.caffo@mids.ch

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Biography

Nicolás Caffo is an Argentinean lawyer registered at the Bar Association of Buenos Aires. Nicolás has more than five years of experience in investment and commercial arbitral proceedings. He has also worked as Legal Advisor of Corporate Affairs (Relator) to the Buenos Aires Bar Association.

Currently, Nicolas is Senior Associate at AKG ADVISORY in Vienna, Austria. Before joining AKG ADVISORY, Nicolás worked at Wilmer Hale in London, LALIVE in Geneva, as well as at Guglielmino & Asociados in Buenos Aires. He has been actively involved in investment, commercial and complex construction international arbitral proceedings.

Nicolás graduated from the LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) in 2018. His master’s thesis focused on analysing the necessary engagement between WTO and investment arbitration. In particular, he evaluated the impact of WTO retaliation in foreign investments, under the supervision of Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue. Since graduation, Nicolás has remained close to the CIDS by collaborating regularly. Since 2020, as a member of the Executive Committee, he has participated in the establishment of the Latin American International Arbitration Course (LAIAC). Furthermore, he currently participates as a MIDS Fellow, collaborating in the organization of the Intensive Courses of the MIDS Online Section.

Nicolás has coached the University of Buenos Aires team that won the IX International Commercial Arbitration Moot in 2016 and participates as arbitrator in different arbitration moots, including the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. As a law student, Nicolás represented the University of Buenos Aires globally in some of the most prestigious moot court competitions such as the FDI Moot and the IV International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
 
 
Nationality

Argentina
Italy

Working languages

English
Spanish

Other languages

French

Location

Austria
Vienna

Previous location

Switzerland
Geneva, United Kingdom, London

Areas of Expertise

Investment Arbitration
International Commercial Arbitration
WTO Law
International Economic Law
European Law
International Business Law
International Commercial Law
Energy Law

Bar information

Argentina, 2013

Senior Associate, AKG ADVISORY
Fellow, MIDS
Executive Committee Member, LAIAC

Contact

nicolas.caffo@mids.ch

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