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Biennial Conference of the Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL) 2022

16 May - 18 May 2022

Bocconi School of Law, Milan, Italy

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Eric Franco

Biography

Lawyer, international arbitrator, member of dispute boards, mediator and professor. Eric has worked on engineering and construction projects and disputes in Latin America, Europe and Asia, both as in-house counsel for owners, an international contractor, external counsel, arbitrator, and member of dispute boards. He is the Managing Partner at Legal Delta. Eric was an in-house lawyer in large international companies in the electrical, mining, engineering, and construction sectors for over 16 years before returning to private practice. His last position was contracts and disputes Global Expert at Engie Group and General Counsel at Engie Energía Peru. As an arbitrator, he participates in international and domestic arbitrations in English and Spanish. He is a member of permanent and ad-hoc dispute boards and one of the leading promoters of dispute boards in Latin America. Eric holds leadership positions in several organizations related to arbitration, dispute boards, mediation and construction law. He is a professor of conflict prevention and resolution, construction law, and infrastructure law. Eric is used to working within international and intercultural environments and teams. He has lived in Switzerland, England, Japan and Peru. He is fluent in Spanish (native) and English and has basic knowledge of German and Japanese.

Session

The future of infrastructure delivery

Wednesday 18 May (0900 - 1030)

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