At long last, our favorite day of the month is here! That’s right, it’s time to unveil the person that this month’s Young MIAS Member Spotlight is focused on...
This month’s featured lawyer, originally from the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, is a senior associate in King & Spalding’s International Arbitration team, where she leverages her civil law background and language capabilities to represent her clients in English and Spanish language arbitrations before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) as well as in ad hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. When she’s not striking fear in her opponents’ hearts on paper and in the hearing room, this person can be found teaching at the University of Miami School of Law or sightseeing around the mountains in her (part-time) home state of Colorado. She is also – certifiably – one of the kindest individuals in the field. If the first clues did not give it away, the last one must have – the focus of this month’s Young MIAS Member Spotlight is none other than the amazing Eldy Quintanilla Roche!
Eldy is a dual-qualified attorney with law degrees from civil and common law jurisdictions (Honduras and the U.S.) and an LLM in Comparative Law from the University of Miami. She also attended The Hague Academy of International Law Summer Program on Private International Law. Eldy represents clients in investor-state and commercial arbitrations, focusing on energy, mining and infrastructure disputes, civil law issues, and international law. She has experience in disputes involving the governing laws of Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, The Netherlands, India, and Thailand. In addition to being a consummate professional and subject-matter expert in international arbitration, Eldy has played a pivotal role in training and mentoring several generations of young IA attorneys in King & Spalding’s United States and European offices. She is licensed in Florida, Texas, Colorado, and Washington, D.C.
In her free time, you can find Eldy gardening and spending time with her family.
Fun Facts
Her are a few additional fun facts about Eldy:
Favorite books:
The Count of Montecristo and La Dame de Monsoreau both by Alexander Dumas, Eva Luna by Isabel Allende, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
Favorite Films:
Casablanca, Cool Hand Luke, Third Man, Sabrina
Favorite restaurants in Miami:
Maty’s (Peruvian home cooking), Enriqueta’s Sandwich Shop (Cuban cuisine) and El Ceibeño (authentic Honduran cuisine).
Edly's favorites are scallops crudo, corn, lomo saltado.
"Although it's located on the border of Miami's ultra-trendy Wynwood neighborhood, Enriqueta's makes no attempt to appeal to the Instagrammers who swarm this area. Instead, this Cuban diner and lunch counter focuses on one thing and one thing only: serving up hearty, flavorful, and reasonably-priced meals to the longtime locals who've become regulars—and to visitors in search of a truly unforgettable Cuban sandwich." Southern Living, February 2024
Edly's favorites are "pan con bistec" and the crowd-pleaser sandwich "Cubano preparado" (below)
Edly's favorites are: pollo con tajadas, desayuno típico with maduros.
Favorite thing about practicing international arbitration in Miami:
The energy of the arbitration community here and the opportunity to grow along with the ability to reconnect with colleagues, friends, and students not only from Miami but from all over the world who have moved here in recent years.
Eldy is one of many stellar practitioners in the Miami market. If you want to learn more about our amazing community, keep your eyes on the Young MIAS page for future Young MIAS Member Spotlight posts!
Comments