One of JEDR's strengths is the ability to build a team around each matter.
Every case is led personally by Javier Echeverri, who draws in the additional resources a dispute requires (specialist lawyers, technical experts, or consultants) according to its specific demands.
The result is the right combination of expertise for each case, assembled without the fixed overhead of a large firm and without any concession on the quality of the work. This structure allows JEDR to deliver the standard of the leading international firms while offering clients markedly better value. And because the practice is not tied to an institutional cost base, it can offer flexible fee arrangements aligned with the client's interests rather than with billable hours.
JEDR also maintains strong working relationships with leading firms across the jurisdictions in which it practises. Where a dispute raises questions of domestic law, JEDR can bring in trusted local counsel to work alongside the core team, and coordinates closely with clients' own in-house and external lawyers to ensure a single, coherent strategy throughout.
Chambers Latin America 2026
Javier Echeverri is an Avocat à la Cour and 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 over thirty 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 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.
Actedas 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.
Actedas 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 Argentine Republic in The AES Corporation v. the Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/02/17, concerning the mechanisms for adjusting and calculating tariffs applicable to the electricity generation companies.
Acted as Counsel for the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Iberdrola, S.A. and Iberdrola Energía, S.A.U. v. Plurinational State of Bolivia, concerning the nationalization of four electricity distribution companies (PCA Case No. 2015-05).
Acted as Counsel for the Plurinational State of Bolivia in Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. v. the Plurinational State of Bolivia (PCA Case No. 2011-14), concerning the nationalization of an airport operator in Bolivia.
Actedas 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 Counsel for the Plurinational State of Bolivia in The Estate of Julio Miguel Orlandini-Agreda and Compañía Minera Orlandini Ltda. v. The Plurinational State of Bolivia (PCA Case No. 2018-39).
Acted as Counsel for a Latin American State against a Portuguese construction company in an UNCITRAL-PCA arbitration concerning the construction of a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Asunción. Mota-Engil Ingeniería y Construcción S.A. – Sucursal Paraguay v. Ministry of Public Works and Communications of Paraguay (PCA Case No. 2020-14).
Acted as counsel for a consortium of French, Algerian, and Spanish companies against a Lebanese construction company in an ICC arbitration concerning the construction of a camp adjacent to a gas field in the Sahara Desert.
Acted as counsel for the Dominican Republic 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 Bolivian state entity in an ICC arbitration against an Indian company concerning a contract for the joint exploitation of a mining concession.
Acted as counsel for a Latin American municipal government in an ICC arbitration against a Spanish consortium concerning the construction of a tram line.
Acted as counsel for a Latin American municipal government in an ICC arbitration against a French company concerning the supervision of the construction of a tram line.
Acted as counsel for a Latin American State in an ICC arbitration against the subsidiary of a Uruguayan company concerning a road maintenance contract.
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 a Latin American State entity in a UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the implementation of software for the management of public finances and the national budget.
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 President of the tribunal in a CAIP arbitration between a French company and a Romanian company concerning several contracts for the sale of commodities (seat: Paris, law: France).
Acted as Sole Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between a Spanish company and a Polish company concerning a contract for the sale of industrial machinery (seat: Paris, law: Spain).
Chambers Global (2026) – Up and coming
Chambers Latin America (2026) – Up and coming
Lexology Index (2026) – Future Leaders
The Legal 500 Latin America (2025 and 2026) – Leading Associate
Best Lawyers France (2026 and 2027) – Ones to Watch
Abogado – Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Colombia) – 2014
Master of Law (LLM) – University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) – 2021
Bogotá
Paris – Avocat à la Cour
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)
