Enrique Jaramillo

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HOUSTON
3200 Southwest Freeway
Suite 3200
Houston, TX 77027

713.403.4200

Enrique Jaramillo is an experienced international arbitration lawyer and commercial litigator with a highly regarded disputes practice spanning the energy, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. With a strong international focus, he represents clients in cross-border disputes and regulatory matters, acting as counsel to states, state-owned enterprises, private companies, and individuals.

His arbitration practice covers numerous high-value commercial cases under rules such as the ICC and UNCITRAL. In addition, he advises governments and corporate clients in complex domestic and transnational litigation and has acted for clients across the United States, Europe, Africa, and Latin America.

Mr. Jaramillo also counsels governments and national oil companies (NOCs) on the design and drafting of energy-related policies, legislation, and contracts. He provides guidance on oil and gas operations both in the United States and internationally, addressing a wide range of regulatory, contractual, and legislative issues involving exploration, production, and environmental impact. He also has considerable experience advising clients on the structuring and management of investment funds

Admitted to Practice

States

  • State Bar of New York
  • State Bar of Texas

International

  • Republic of Ecuador

Education

  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D.,
    Dean’s Merit Scholarship
  • Universität Hamburg and Università di Bologna, Joint, LL.M.
  • Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, B.A., Law (J.D. Equivalent)

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • Houston Bar Association, International Law Section, Board Member
  • Hispanic Bar Association of Houston (HisBA), Board Member
  • Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA), Advisory Board Member
  • ITA’s Americas Initiative, Officer

Presentations and Published Writings

Books/Chapters

  • Jaramillo, Enrique & Meza, Marlon, Petroleum Contracts, Applicable Laws and Lex Petrolea, in International Arbitration, in LATIN AMERICA: ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES DISPUTES (Kluwer International) (Mar. 2021)
  • Jaramillo, Enrique. ‘Ecuador’. In International Encyclopaedia of Laws: Commercial and Economic Law (Jules Stuyck et al eds., 2d edition 2019).

Articles

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