He has been appointed as arbitrator and counsel in several cases, both in local and international arbitrations, regarding state contracts and complex commercial transactions, in relation to industries such as telecommunications, grain products, distribution systems, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure, and hotel management, among others. He has represented successfully the rights and interests of different clients in arbitrations seated in Colombia and abroad. In this regard, he was appointed counsel, among other cases, for a recent international arbitration, seated in a foreign country, where he obtained a favorable award for the clients in relation to a business claim within the grain product market.

Santiago has been professor, in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, at prestigious Colombian and Latin American universities. His teaching experience encompasses areas such as international commercial arbitration, international investment arbitration, private international law and international business law. He has been lecturer in multiple forums and events regarding international arbitration, in Colombia and other countries.

He is the author of the book “Arbitraje Comercial Internacional: instituciones básicas y derecho aplicable” [“International Commercial Arbitration: basic features and applicable rules of law”], edited by Temis and the Universidad de Los Andes. His book has been published in several iberoamerican countries. He has also been the author of numerous legal writings regarding international arbitration (see below the links to said writings).

Languages: Spanish / English

 Book:  “Arbitraje Comercial Internacional: instituciones básicas y derecho aplicable”
         (“International Commercial Arbitration: basic features and applicable rules of law”)

 Shared Book:  “Arbitraje Comercial y Arbitraje de Inversión: El Arbitraje en el Perú y en el Mundo”

   “New Ruling on Arbitration Agreements in Colombian State Contracts” Arbitraje Comercial Internacional, 2013

   “La extensión del pacto arbitral a no signatarios: perspectivas en la ley peruana de arbitraje”
    (“The extension of the arbitration agreement to non-signatories: perspectives under the new Peruvian Arbitration Law”)

   “La agencia comercial y los sistemas de distribución en el arbitraje internacional”
    (“Commercial agency and distribution systems in international arbitration”)

   “Remarks on the judicial review of arbitration awards”
    (“Reflexiones sobre la revisión judicial de fondo de los laudos arbitrales”)

   “Disputes between foreign investors and the Colombian State
    (“Controversias entre inversionistas extranjeros y el Estado colombiano”)

    "Constitutional challenge against the arbitration award of the ETB case"
    (“La tutela contra el laudo arbitral del caso ETB”)

   “The efficacy of the arbitration agreement in international business transactions: scope of article II.3 of the New York Convention”
     (“La eficacia del pacto arbitral en los negocios internacionales: alcances del artículo II.3 de la Convención de Nueva York”) Arbitraje Comercial Internacional, 2007

   Delocalisation in International Commercial Arbitration: where is the New York Convention going?
    (“Deslocalización del arbitraje comercial internacional: ¿Hacia dónde va la convención de Nueva York?”)