Eduardo Silva Romero

Eduardo Silva Romero, co-Chair of Dechert’s International Arbitration global practice, focuses his practice on arbitration matters, particularly disputes involving States and State entities.

An acknowledged expert in international arbitration, Mr. Silva Romero has supervised numerous proceedings before arbitration panels worldwide. Former Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Mr. Silva Romero has far-reaching experience in all areas of international arbitration, including international sales and distribution contracts, construction, telecommunication, mining, oil and gas, and electricity-related disputes. He advises on arbitration matters conducted under the auspices of the ICC, ICSID, PCA, ICDR/AAA and the SCC, as well as in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL and EDF arbitration rules. As an arbitrator, Mr. Silva Romero has acted in more than 140 arbitrations. 

Mr. Silva Romero is ranked by Chambers France 2022 as Band 1 and noted he is “held in high regard for his ICSID cases expertise.”  Chambers Europe 2022 states he “has an impressive caseload of investor-State arbitration mandates that have a clear European nexus.”  He was recently described by The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 (Hall of Fame) as “one of the best in the field”.  He is also consistently recommended by Global Arbitration Review, Chambers Europe, Chambers Latin America, Chambers Africa, The Legal 500 Latin America, Décideurs (Leaders League) and Who’s Who Legal.  He was recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers for Arbitration and Mediation in France in 2018, 2020 and 2023. He was also selected in 2021 and 2022 by Law360 as MVP (“Most Valuable Player”) in International Arbitration for his outstanding winning record and significant contributions to Dechert's International Arbitration practice group. 

Mr. Silva Romero is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rosario’s Law School in Bogota. He teaches Investment Arbitration at Paris 2 (Panthéon-Assas) University, Investment Arbitration and International Contracts at the Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po), and French Arbitration Law at the University of Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX).

He is a regular speaker at numerous conferences, seminars and courses in Europe, the U.S. and Latin America, and has published dozens of books and articles on international arbitration and other matters.

He is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.