Matters of international law.™
Formed in 2009, GST LLP is an international dispute resolution firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Miami and a foreign law desk in London. The firm has represented global companies, governments and private client parties in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, including States and their instrumentalities, multi-national corporations and select individuals.
GST LLP is lauded for their creative, strategic thinking, extensive experience and value-driven, boutique-style service across all matters of international law. The firm holds top-ranking status from industry media and review organizations including Global Arbitration Review and Legal 500. Leading publications such as Bloomberg Law, Law360 and International Comparative Legal Guides have recognized GST LLP’s work, and members of the firm are frequently featured as speakers at events organized by renowned academic and professional organizations around the world. Arbitral institutions often turn to GST LLP practitioners when selecting arbitrators and advising on best practices in dispute resolution.
GST LLP’s areas of practice include International Arbitration, Public International Law, International Litigation and Mediation.
No organic law can ever be framed with a provision specifically applicable to every question which may occur in practical administration. No foresight can anticipate nor any document of reasonable length contain express provisions for all possible questions.
Our Ethos
GST LLP takes its leadership responsibility seriously as experts in the field of international law. Our commitment to public service and advocacy is central to our ethos. We have fought against social injustice and racism at both the local and federal level alongside organizations like Community Justice Project and Civil Rights Corp, and we have launched and participated in multifaceted grassroots and grasstops campaigns creating real, meaningful change. Our tight-knit team of thinkers, doers and givers has dedicated their time, talent, and treasure to public arts and cultural programming too, including O, Miami poetry festival, and The Rhythm Foundation, improving the communities in which we work and live.
In addition to volunteer initiatives and philanthropic efforts, our attorneys work with universities and associations around the world; they include Columbia University, Queen Mary University of London, New York University, American University, and Georgetown Law School. We mentor up-and-coming attorneys participating in Moots and other leadership programs and advance the profession and practice through scholarly writings and presentations.
GST LLP is a diverse and inclusive boutique law firm, in composition and practice. Our workforce is representative of our global service and clients, with attorneys from the Caribbean, North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Our culture of empowerment values different perspectives and encourages the free exchange of ideas.
Our Impact
Recent News
”Conflict Management in the Agribusiness Sector.” Webinar hosted by the Center for Applied Social Studies of the Master Program of the State University of Londrina; Londrina, PR.
Author of a proposal for Enunciado regarding Arbitration within Public Administration at the First Administrative Law Meeting (Jornada), hosted by the Council for Federal Justice, Brasilia, DF.
”Effective Persuasion in Virtual Hearings: Challenges and Tools: Perspective from the Arbitrator.” Webinar hosted by Arbitraje Alumni.
”Thoughts About the Future of Conflict Management And Resolution.” Webinar hosted by Camara De Arbitragem, Mediação & Conciliação do Centro Das Indústrias do Rio Grande Do Sul (CAMERS); Brasilia.
GST LLP International Partner Ignacio Torterola invites the Washington Business Journal into his home office during the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares how he is both adapting to the new normal and keeping his international business thriving. Ignacio is featured, alongside prominent C-level executives in the Greater Washington region, in the paper’s “HomeWork” column.
Written by GST LLP’s Pablo Mori, this expert analysis spotlights the recent ICSID lawsuit against Peru pertaining to Law No. 31018, which establishes the suspension of toll collection across the country. The emergency law was enacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this, his second article chronicling the emergency legislation for Diario Gestión, Mori also looks at the state’s engagement with other road concessionaires and the international implications they may pose.
The ICSID unanimously decided to annul an arbitral award issued against Spain because of the improper constitution of the tribunal, namely that the investors’ appointed arbitrator had a conflict of interest. Said conflict of interest was first discovered and disclosed by GST LLP while representing Pakistan in the proceeding with the Australian joint venture, Tethyan Copper Company Pty Ltd in 2017. When asked to comment on the ruling, GST LLP’s Diego Gosis explains, “there is increased momentum for concerns relating to the integrity of tribunals.”
GST LLP promotes two international arbitration attorneys to Counsel; Katherine Sanoja, who is a US-UK citizen of Venezuelan heritage, and Peruvian Pablo Mori Bregante. The practitioners have been involved in numerous high-profile investment disputes representing two of GST’s key clients, Venezuela and Pakistan.
CityBizList reports on a round of promotions at GST LLP; Katherine Sanoja and Pablo Mori have been promoted from Associate to Counsel, and Gary Shaw to Senior Associate.
In an Op-ed published in Gestion, GST LLP’s Pablo Mori discusses how a recent #COVID19 bill to suspend highway toll charges in #Peru finally passed into law last week. Pablo summarizes the arguments that both parties, the State and investors, could eventually submit.
Citing the unusual environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, GST LLP partners Ignacio Torterola, Quinn Smith and Diego Gosis share their cautions with Bloomberg Law regarding the use of executive power in the Defense Production Act. They warn that normal treaty templates including clauses referring to essential security interests may provide administrations the excuse to favor domestic investment over foreign, and that these actions may result in liability.
The Arbitration Court of the European Arbitration Association (AEA) and the Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution (CEMED) joined forces with 300 experts from 18 countries in the first edition of the Little Open of Virtual Arbitration. GST LLP’s Pablo Mori participated alongside the likes of attorneys from multinational law firm Freshfields.
