First Uruguayan elected VP of ICC Court of Arbitration

González leads Ferrere’s regional litigation and arbitration team.

She was elected to the position of vice president, along with 195 practitioners and 17 vice presidents from 121 countries, by the World Council of the International Chamber of Commerce.

This is the first time a Uruguayan lawyer has held the position of vice president of the International Court of Arbitration.

Before her appointment as vice president, Sandra González was an alternate member of the court representing Uruguay from 2018-11.  

And in another first, Claudia Salomon will be the first woman to hold the office of president of the court in its more than 100-year history.

Commenting on Claudia Salomon’s election, ICC Secretary John W.H. Denton AO said: “Claudia has a well-documented track record as an accomplished and effective counsel and arbitrator. I have no doubt that she will make a stand-out President of our ICC Court, driving innovation and inclusion to ensure ICC dispute resolution works for everyone, every day, everywhere.”

Other vice presidents from Latin America elected in June are Andrés Jana from Chile,

Commenting on her election, Sandra González said: “This is one of the great honors of my professional career. I am proud to be part of an institution that has been in the vanguard, with leadership and responsibility, in addressing the global challenges of trade and investment”.

“The ICC, and the Court, have played a key role in the development of business and of arbitration worldwide for 100 years. International arbitration is, in turn, one of the most vigorous phenomena of the law,” she added.

In her role at Ferrere in Montevideo, Sandra González assists local and international firms operating in a wide range of industries and specializes in complex cases involving different jurisdictions.

She currently represents clients in construction arbitration and public utility concession disputes, a multinational firm in a litigation on professional conduct issues and investors in several international disputes against the Uruguayan state.

She has in recent years been advising JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse and Commerzbank in a series of disputes arising from the liquidation of Uruguay's largest private bank, cases that involve proceedings in Argentina and the US, which González coordinates them with other international firms.

She is a founding member and past president of the Latin American Council of the New York State Bar Association, and a founding member of the Rio de la Plata Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club.

She is also a member of ArbitralWomen, The Pledge and the Latin American Arbitration Association.