Specializing in investment and commercial arbitration, JEDR provides strategic support to lawyers and clients across a range of industries.
Javier Echeverri is a Colombian lawyer with over a decade of experience in international arbitration, having worked at leading law firms in Paris and Washington, DC. He has served as counsel in more than twenty-five high-stakes disputes under all major arbitration rules, representing states, state entities, and investors across a variety of sectors, including engineering, construction, power generation, mining, transportation, software implementation, and telecommunications.
With extensive experience in international arbitration, Javier launched JEDR in August 2025 to meet the evolving needs of clients. JEDR offers services both as counsel, representing clients in international arbitrations, and as a consultant, assisting teams that require expert arbitration knowledge for complex or high-stakes cases.
In addition to his role as counsel, Javier has been appointed as an arbitrator in commercial matters and serves as an assistant to arbitral tribunals in complex investment and commercial cases.
Chambers Latin America 2026
Acted as counsel for a Latin American State in two ICC arbitrations against a Cayman Islands investment fund concerning criminal proceedings against officials of a company in which the parties were shareholders.
Acted as counsel for a consortium of European and North-African companies against a Lebanese construction company in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a camp adjacent to a gas field.
Acted as counsel for a South American state-owned oil company in an ICC arbitration against another international energy company regarding a fuel supply contract.
Acted as counsel for a Latin American municipal government in an ICC arbitration against a Spanish consortium concerning the civil works for the construction of a tram line.
Acted as counsel for a Latin American State and a state entity in an ICC arbitration against a Chilean company concerning a project for the exploration and exploitation of a copper deposit.
Acted as counsel for the Republic of Colombia in Glencore International A.G. and C.I. Prodeco S.A. v. the Republic of Colombia, ICSID Case No. ARB/16/6, concerning the imposition of a fine by the State for the unlawful modification of a mining contract.
Acted as counsel for the Republic of Colombia in Glencore International A.G., C. I. Prodeco S.A., and Sociedad Portuaria Puerto Nuevo S.A. v. the Republic of Colombia, ICSID Case No. ARB/19/22, concerning the construction and maintenance of a port facility.
Acted as counsel for Colombian investors in Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. v. the Republic of Chile, ICSID Case No. ARB/21/7, concerning the construction and operation of one of the longest electricity transmission lines on the continent.
Acted as counsel for the Plurinational State of Bolivia in South American Silver Ltd. v. the Plurinational State of Bolivia (PCA Case No. 2013-15), concerning the revocation of a mining concession in Potosí.
Acted as counsel for the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Glencore Finance Limited v. the Plurinational State of Bolivia (PCA Case No. 2016-39), concerning the nationalization of some of the claimant’s mining assets in Bolivia.
Acted as sole arbitrator in an arbitration administered by the Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris (CAIP) concerning a contract for the sale of cereals (seat: Paris, law: France).
Acted as assistant to the Tribunal in an ICC arbitration relating to a post-acquisition dispute involving a company in the financial sector in Colombia.
Acted as assistant to the Tribunal in an ICC arbitration relating to a dispute concerning the construction of a port in a South American state.
Acted as assistant to the Tribunal in an arbitration under the Rules of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce concerning the construction of a thermoelectric power plant.
The Legal 500 Latin America (2025) – Leading Associate
Best Lawyers France (2026) – Ones to Watch
Chambers Latin America (2026) – Up and coming
Abogado – Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Colombia) - 2014
Master of Law (LLM) – University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) - 2021
Bogotá
Paris (as foreign consultant)
Lecturer in International Commercial Arbitration – HEC Paris (since 2017)
Summer Course on Damages in International Arbitration – GOARB 2024 (Madrid and Lima editions) Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Litigando Derecho– Short Course on International Commercial Arbitration 2025. Seminar on emergency arbitration proceedings (June 2025)
New Horizons: The Role of International Arbitration in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Disputes, 40 under 40 international arbitration (2024)
Constitutions Meet Arbitration in Latin America (with E. Silva Romero) – The GAR Guide to Arbitration in Latin America (September 2022)
“The State of Necessity in Public Health Emergency Measures: A Proposition from the Latin American Experience” (with R. Esanu), TDM 4 (2022)
Some Philosophical Questions to Understand the Role of Arbitrators through the Notion of Fair and Equitable Treatment, Revista Estudios SocioJurídicos, 24(1), 13-37
Churchill Mining PLC and Planet Mining Pty Ltd v. Republic of Indonesia, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/14 and 12/40, ICSID Reports Volume 18 (with E. Silva Romero, R. Esanu and D. Attanasio) – Cambridge University Press (November 2020)