Lecturer Bio
Juan Pomés, Esq.
Juan Pomés is a partner at Dechamps International Law, an international arbitration boutique law firm.
He has extensive experience advising and representing corporations, individuals, and States in complex international disputes across a wide range of sectors, including oil and gas, electricity, infrastructure, and mining, in proceedings under the ICC, ICSID, ICSID Additional Facility, and UNCITRAL rules.
Juan began his career in Buenos Aires, working at important Argentine law firms, advising international clients in various areas. In 2012, he joined the international arbitration group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Washington D.C., where he spent over a decade advising and representing clients in high-stakes, multi-billion-dollar disputes. In 2024, Juan joined Dechamps International Law.
In 2020, Juan was recognized as a “Rising Star” in Washington D.C. by The National Law Journal, and as a “Rising Star” in the United States by Law360. He was the sole recipient of Lexology’s Client Choice Award for the “Arbitration & ADR” category in the United States in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Lexology (formerly Who’s Who Legal) has recognized him as a Future Leader in International Arbitration since 2021, and one of the “Most Highly Regarded” practitioners in international arbitration in 2024 and 2025.