Diana Paraguacuto

Diana Paraguacuto

Partner at Ngo Jung & Partners, Arbitrator, IFCM; CEDR and CMAP Accredited Mediator

France

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Diana is a partner at Ngo Jung & Partners where she heads the international arbitration practice. She specialises in international arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution.

She regularly serves as counsel in international arbitration proceedings. She has particular expertise in international disputes involving state entities, as well as Spanish and Latin American parties. Diana is adept at solving issues of sovereign immunity, international treaties and their impact on the outcome of matters and the enforcement of awards.

Diana further acts as arbitrator and mediator in international commercial cases, which gives her a valuable insight into the keys to successful arbitration and mediation.

Diana is admitted to the Paris, Madrid and New York Bars. She is also a CMAP, CEDR, and IFCM accredited mediator.

Diana joined Ngo Jung & Partners in 2012 from Dechert (Arbitration) in Paris after practicing law for nine years in New York at Milbank (Litigation & Arbitration) and at Shearman & Sterling where she began her career in 2001.

Diana is featured in the 2017 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration – Future Leaders, and in the 2017 edition of Who’s Who Legal: France. She holds a Master in Law from Columbia Law School and from Université Panthéon Assas. She also holds a JD, Summa Cum Laude, from Université Panthéon Sorbonne and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Diana is also a Fulbright Scholar.

Diana is a frequent speaker in dispute resolution. She co-chairs the ICC International Commission Emergency Arbitrator Task Force and presides the organisation of the Paris Global Pound Conference. She is fluent in French, English and Spanish and conversant in Italian.