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Dyalá Jiménez

Address: 

Centro Corporativo El Cedral
Torre 4, Nivel 1
Escazú, San José
Costa Rica

Phone Number: 
+ 506 4001-8697
Email: 
dyala.jimenez@djarbitraje.com
Born: 
1972, Costa Rica
Languages: 
Spanish English French Portuguese
Nationalities: 
Costa Rican
Education: 
University of Costa Rica, J.D., 1997
Georgetown University, LL.M. in International Law, 1999 (Fulbright scholar)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Costa Rica, 1996
Present Position: 
Principal, DJ Arbitraje
Professor of Law, University of Costa Rica
Professional Experience: 

Director of the Costa Rican Vice President’s Office, Government of Costa Rica (1996-1998); Intern Attorney, Shearman & Sterling, Paris (1999–2000); Counsel, International Chamber of Commerce (2000-2004); Director for Latin America of the International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (2004-2007); Counsel, Carey & Cía, Chile (2007-2009); Senior Associate, Bofill Mir & Alvarez Hinzpeter Jana, Chile (2009-2010); Advisor, Secretary of the Treasury of Costa Rica (2013-2014); Advisor, Congress of Costa Rica (2014); Principal, DJ Arbitraje, Chile and Costa Rica (2011-present).

Professional Associations: 

Board Member, Center of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Costa Rican Bar Association; Member, International Arbitration Institute (IAI); Founding Member, Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB); Member, Latin American Arbitration Group; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

List of Eligible arbitrators of the Government of Costa Rica in International Trade Agreements; Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje de Panamá, CeCAP; Comisión de Resolución de Conflictos de la Cámara de Industria de Guatemala CRECIG; Cámara de Comercio de Santo Domingo; Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje de la Cámara de Comercio de Costa Rica CCA; Centro Internacional de Conciliación y Arbitraje de AmCham CICA.

Arbitration Experience: 

Dyalá Jiménez has represented clients in arbitrations and in pre-arbitration disputes. She has represented parties in ICC cases and AAA cases, administered by the ICDR, in energy disputes, contractual disputes, and construction disputes. Likewise, she has acted in arbitration cases before ICSID, such as Quiborax et al v. the Plurinational State of Bolivia. She has been appointed sole arbitrator and president of the tribunal in ICC and ad hoc international arbitrations. She has also acted as administrative secretary of an ICC arbitral tribunal. Moreover, she has participated in setting aside proceedings of international awards and rendered legal opinions in an arbitration under the auspices of Chilean arbitration center CAM Santiago.

Areas of Specialization: 
International Commercial Arbitration
Foreign Investment
International Arbitration
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Numerous articles on international arbitration; for a list of publications please visit http://djarbitraje.com/publicaciones////en/.