Roberto La Laina has a solid academic background and extensive experience in complex deals and disputes. In his more than 25 years practicing law, Roberto has been actively involved in infrastructure projects (energy and oil & gas), engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts and mergers and acquisitions. On the dispute resolution front, Roberto has been the principal lawyer in strategic and business-critical commercial disputes in banking and finance, technology, corporate and the agribusiness sector. Roberto has also been appointed to as an arbitrator in disputes derived relating to infrastructure projects, engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts, mergers and acquisitions and complex contracts. Roberto’s recent experience includes:
- acting as an arbitrator in an arbitration proceeding in arbitration under the rules of the Arbitration Council of the State of São Paulo (CAESP) involving disputes arising from service contracts between Brazilian manufacturer and exporter and professional services provider relating to transactions for the purchase of electricity in the free market;
- assisting information and communication technology company to implement a joint venture with competing companies, including advising on corporate structure, coordinating due diligence, providing legal opinions, drafting contracts and corporate documents and negotiating corporate reorganisation agreement, shareholders’ agreement and security documents;
- acting for listed corporation in the healthcare sector in the acquisition of interests in other businesses, including regulatory aspects and normative acts of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”);
- assisting prevailing party in leading case seeking annulment of arbitration award and reopening of proceedings due to refusal of arbitrator to decide (non liquet) over damages calculations.