Nazly Duarte Gomez

Nazly represents institutional clients and individuals in complex, multijurisdictional disputes, focusing her practice on global anti-corruption, corporate investigations, international arbitration, and cross-border litigation. As a dual-qualified attorney, Nazly combines her knowledge of common law and civil law systems to offer transnational advice to clients.

She is fluent in Spanish and proficient in Portuguese. Nazly was awarded the Dean’s Certificate for outstanding service to the Georgetown Law community, served as the President of the Georgetown International Arbitration Society (GIAS), and was the LL.M. Chair for the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA).

She also served as the Young ITA Co-Chair for South America at the Institute for Transnational Arbitration and is currently the Co-Chair for North America.

Nazly's representative experience includes:

• Advising a foreign government agency on a multibillion-dollar transaction in the energy sector
• Representing international clients in complex arbitration proceedings across various industries
• Advising a multinational corporation on joint venture agreements in the mining sector
• Advising an oil & gas company with due diligence assessments
• Representing a construction company in an arbitral award annulment proceeding
• Acting as tribunal secretary in international arbitration proceedings

Speaking Engagements:

• Moderator, Mastering Cross-examination; Strategies for Effective Hearings, Young ITA and Georgetown International Arbitration Society (February 2024)
• Speaker, New Directions in International Investment Law: Alternatives for Improvement, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) (November 2021)

Publications:

• Co-author, New Directions in International Investment Law, Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas, Georgetown Law (November 2021)
• Handbook on Provisions and Options for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic, United Nations (September 2021)
• The lawyer’s role in the conflict in Contemporary Aspects of National and International Negotiation; Subcommittee on Commercial Practices of the Paris International Chamber of Commerce and Externado de Colombia University (November 2016)