Eduardo Silva-Romero is a founding partner at Wordstone, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration, with a historic focus on disputes involving States and State-owned entities.

Eduardo is recognised as one of the world’s most in-demand arbitrators, having acted in over 180 international commercial and investment cases under a wide variety of institutional rules.

Eduardo has advised and advises on arbitration matters conducted under the auspices of ICC, ICSID, PCA, LCIA, ICDR and SCC, as well as in ad hoc proceedings under the UNCITRAL and EDF arbitration rules.

Eduardo is consistently recognised in the Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 directories as one of the most pre-eminent arbitration practitioners globally. He is commended as “a great leader” and “the orchestra conductor coordinating everything and a very good pleader.” References also note Eduardo is a “brilliant mind” and  an “exceptional” practitioner “who understands how clients work”. Eduardo was named the Best Lawyers® 2025 International Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year” in France.

Eduardo also maintains a Band 1 ranking in the Chambers Latin America Guide 2025 for international arbitration, and he is highlighted as “a legal eminence who is highly respected and admired in the international arbitration community”. In The Legal 500, Eduardo is ranked in the Hall of Fame for international arbitration in both the Latin America and EMEA guides. He is  praised for his “indisputable experience in commercial and investment arbitration”. In the Lexology Index, (previously the Who’s Who Legal reports), Eduardo is recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader for Arbitration across several reports. He is also recommended in Energy. A commentator notes he is “very impressive” and another states they would “trust Eduardo as arbitrator without question”.

Eduardo is a former Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and he currently is the Chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.

Eduardo has published several articles, books and chapters on international arbitration, including its lectures on “Legal Fictions in the Language of International Arbitration” delivered at the Hague Academy of International Law in 2019. He also lectures on Investment Arbitration and International Contracts at Sciences Po in Paris, international arbitration at Paris II University, international commercial arbitration involving States and State entities, Arbitration at the University of Paris-Dauphine, and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rosario in Bogotá.

“This is done with the highest level of professionalism.” –  Chambers Latin America 2025

“Eduardo Silva Romero stands out for tending to highly complex matters while making them easy to understand as a client.” – Chambers Latin America 2025

“I strongly recommend Eduardo Silva Romero, a legal eminence who is highly respected and admired in the international arbitration community.” – Chambers Latin America 2025

“Based on his unparalleled knowledge and worldwide practice, Eduardo provides top-notch advice on the procedural intricacies of international arbitration.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo Silva Romero operates at a high professional level. He has great comprehension and research capabilities, as well as excellent soft skills.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is an exceptional partner. He is vastly experienced and thoroughly knows the procedures and the market.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is fantastic. He is great at client relations.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is superb. He has a global approach to arbitration.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is excellent at hearings.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is outstanding.” – Chambers Global 2024

“Eduardo is fantastic, he is great at client relations.” – Chambers Global 2024

A “Brilliant Mind” – The Legal 500 Latin America 2025

“We trust Eduardo Silva Romero to convey complex messages” – The Legal 500 Latin America 2025

“Very responsible, always ready to help.” – The Legal 500

“As a lawyer, despite having a busy schedule, he always responded to my queries and calls regardless of what time it was. He has extensive experience in construction arbitrations and representing States.” – The Legal 500

“Eduardo masterfully conducts hearings as arbitrator.” – Lexology Index 2025

“I trust Eduardo as arbitrator without question.” – Lexology Index 2025

“He is very impressive.” – Lexology Index 2025

• Representing the Czech Republic in four investment arbitrations in the real estate, gaming, telecoms and airplanes sectors.
• Representing the Republic of Poland in two parallel investment arbitrations initiated under the Energy Charter Treaty and the Australia-Poland BIT, arising out of the alleged loss of the claimants’ investments in thermal coal mining projects in Poland.
• Representing the Arab Republic of Egypt in a US$8 billion claim sought by Kuwaiti claimants over a cancelled project to build a new city at the south of Cairo.
• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in ten investment and commercial arbitrations in, for instance, the telecommunication, oil and gas, construction and mining concession sectors.
• Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia in eleven investment arbitrations (under the auspices of ICSID or under the UNCITRAL rules) and one commercial arbitration involving several sectors, including telecommunications, infrastructure, mining, energy and oil and gas.
• Representing the Republic of Colombia in five investment arbitrations (under the auspices of ICSID or under the UNCITRAL rules) in the mining and telecommunication sectors.
• Representing a group of Costa Rican and Dutch investors against a Central American State in an ICSID arbitration relating to the construction and development of an ecotourist resort.
• Representing a French multinational in a dispute with a Central American state entity in an ICC arbitration related to the construction of a hydro electrical plant.
• Representing a Brazilian company against a Portuguese group of companies in an ICC arbitration arising from fraudulent schemes in the execution of several financial agreements concluded for the financing of a construction project.
• Representing a leading European gas company in its gas pricing dispute against another leading European gas company in a potential ICC arbitration arising from a long term gas supply contract.
• Representing a French fund against a French company in an ad hoc arbitration arising from a shareholders agreement in the food industry.
• Representing a leading American technology company against a South Korean company in an ICC arbitration relating to the softwares of the smartphones.
  Representing a Spanish company against two Peruvian companies in an AAA arbitration related to the breach of a shareholders agreement.
• Representing a BVI telecommunications company and a South Sudanese telecommunications company against South Sudan in an ICC arbitration arising from the termination of their operating license.

University of Paris II – Assas, Doctorate (Docteur en Droit Summa Cum Laude), 2000

University of Paris II – Assas, Master in Philosophy of Law (DEA), 1996

University of Paris II – Assas, Master in Private International Law (DSU), 1995

University of Paris II – Assas, Masters in Comparative Law and Legal Linguistics, 1995

Universidad del Rosario de Bogotá, Lawyer’s Diploma, 1993

Bogota and Paris

English, Spanish, French and Portuguese

“Chronique de jurisprudence arbitrale en droit des investissements ”, Revue de l’arbitrage, n°2, 2024)

“La presunción de competencia y deber de diligencia de los inversores internacionales”, Revista Jurídica de Arbitraje del Centro de Arbitraje de México, n°2, 2023

“Legal Fictions in the Language of International Arbitration” (Collected Courses of The Hague Academy of International Law, Brill, 2022)

“The Legal Fiction of the Seat of the International Arbitration”, in Achieving the Arbitration Dream: Liber Amicorum for Professor Julian D.M. Lew KC, Kluwer Law International, 2023.

“What places for Compliance in investment arbitration?”, in Frison-Roche, M.-A.(ed.), Compliance Jurisdictionalisation, series “Compliance & Regulation”, Journal of Regulation & Compliance (JoRC) and Bruylant, 2023.

“L’arbitrage d’investissement impliquant les états, une tendance croissante au sein de l’ICC”, in Echanges internationaux, 2022.

“Arbitration, a Form of Life”, in “Arbitration and beyond… Une forme de vie”, Liber Amicorum pour Yves Derains, Éditions A. Pedone, 2021.

“Le règlement d’arbitrage de la Chambre de commerce internationale (CCI) de 2021”, in Revue de l’arbitrage, n° 4, 2020.

“Mining Arbitration in Latin America: Social and Environmental Issues in Investment Arbitration Cases” in The Guide to Mining Arbitrations, Global Arbitration Review, 2019.

“L’annulation des sentences CIRDI impliquant un État d’Afrique”, in Un demi-siècle africain d’arbitrage d’investissement CIRDI, LGDJ, 2019.

France Chapter in “Sovereign Immunity 2019”, in Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2019.

“Energy Investor-State Disputes in Latin America” in International Arbitration in the Energy Sector, Ed. Maxi Scherer, Oxford University Press, 2018.

“Arbitrating the Conduct of International Investors”, in ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, 2018.

“La extensión del convenio arbitral a partes no signatarias en Europa: ¿un enfoque uniforme?”, in Revista de Arbitraje, PUCP No. 7, 2017.

“Some Remarks on the Contribution of ICC Arbitrators to the Development of International Commercial Arbitration Involving States and State Entities”, in International Arbitration Under Review, ICC Publication, 2015.

“Consolidation and Parallel Proceedings”, in Building International Investment Law: The First 50 Years of ICSID, Kluwer, 2015.

“Actualité des Clauses de Stabilisation”, in Le contentieux extractif, ICC Publications, No. 770F, 2015.

Lexology Index 2025

Global Elite Thought Leader – Thought Leaders – Global Elite

Global Elite Thought Leader – Arbitration

Recommended – Arbitration

Chambers Latin America 2025

Band 1 – International Arbitration (International Counsel)

Band 1 – International Arbitration: Arbitrators (International Counsel)

The Legal 500 2025

Hall of Fame – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (France)

Hall of Fame – Latin America: International Firms, International Arbitration

The Best Lawyers in France™

Lawyer of the year 2025 – International Arbitration

Recommended – International Arbitration

Recommended – Arbitration & Mediation

Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators 2024

Global Litigators

Chambers Global 2024

Band 1 – Arbitration (International) (Latin America – International Counsel)

Band 1 – International Arbitration (France)

Band 1 – International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators (Latin America – International Counsel)

Band 2 – International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators (Europe-wide)

Band 2 – Arbitration (International) (Global Market Leaders)

Band 2 – International Arbitration: Arbitrators (France)

Band 3 – Arbitration (International) (Europe-wide)

Foreign Expert – International Arbitration (France)

Chambers Latin America 2024

Band 1 – International Arbitration (International Counsel)

Band 1 – International Arbitration: Arbitrators (International Counsel)

Chambers Europe 2024

Band 1 – International Arbitration (France)

Band 2 – International Arbitration: Arbitrators (France)

Band 2 – International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators (Europe-wide)

Band 3 – Arbitration (International) (Europe-wide)

The Legal 500 2024

Hall of Fame – Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration (France)

Hall of Fame – Latin America: International Firms, International Arbitration

Who’s Who Legal 2024

WWL Thought Leader in Thought Leaders – Arbitration

WWL Thought Leader in Thought Leaders – France

WWL Global Elite Thought Leader in Thought Leaders – Global Elite

WWL Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration

WWL Recommended in Energy

WWL Recommended in France

Chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law

Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) for Colombia

Former Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

Former Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)