MIAMI—The New York City Bar Association has appointed Jorge A. Mestre as one of its representatives to the 74th session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group II regarding dispute settlement, which is scheduled to be held in Vienna and online from September 27 – October 1, 2021. Mestre’s appointment permits him to make interventions during the meeting. 

UNCITRAL is the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. With universal membership specializing in commercial law reform worldwide for over 50 years, UNCITRAL’s business is the modernization and harmonization of rules on international business.

Mestre engages exclusively in a commercial-litigation practice and is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish.

Click here to read the letter from the chair of Working Group II to member States of UNCITRAL regarding the provisional agenda and organization of the session.

The audio recording of the upcoming meeting will be available here.

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its offices in Miami and New York, represents clients from investigation to verdict and appeal in complex business disputes in U.S. federal courts, state courts, and domestic and international arbitration proceedings. The firm’s practice focuses primarily on representing clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes including financial institution matters, antitrust matters, intellectual property disputes, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com.