Billy Franco

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Principal Associate
bfranco@dlapiper.pe

Professional Experience

Billy advises clients on construction industry dispute resolution, conducting alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as arbitration and expert determination. However, his knowledge of his industry allows him to get involved in case planning when the project is still ongoing, as well as lead multidisciplinary teams that will advise the client during the development of the procedure.

The Arbitrations in which Billy participates frequently have their origin in public infrastructure concession contracts, as well as public and private works subject to internationally accepted contract models, in sectors such as highways, sanitation, water treatment, mining, and hydraulic projects. and housing, including some of the most important of its kind in Peru in recent decades.

Likewise, in his more than twelve years of experience, Billy has not limited himself to representing his clients in procedures administered by distinguished national Arbitration institutions, but has also been in charge of sponsoring clients in procedures administered by international institutions as prestigious as the International Court of the ICC. of Arbitration, in cases that have involved actors from multiple jurisdictions.

Billy regularly writes articles on Arbitration, Construction Law and Public Contracting in trade journals and trade publications.

Credentials

Studies

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2012)
Lawyer
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2012)
Bachelor’s Degree in Law.

Specialization Studies

Federación Internacional de Ingenieros Consultores – Asociación Peruana de Consultoría (2016)
Management of variations, claims and dispute resolution within the framework of contracts
Universidad del Pacífico – AMCHAM (2010)
Diploma in National and International Arbitration

Academic Experience

Teaching Assistant of the Contracts II and Economic Analysis of Law course at the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas - UPC (2008-2009).

Recognitions

Chambers and Partners: Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (2024).
Leaders League: “Leading” en Construction Litigation (2023).

Memberships

Lima Bar Association.

Events

Panelist at a discussion table on the choice of expert and purpose of expertise in Arbitration, at the Seventh International Arbitration Congress 2013, organized by the Center for Conflict Analysis and Resolution of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Areas of focus

Litigation and Arbitration.
Projects and Infrastructure.

Publications

“Lo que un día fue, no será: Un caso de enriquecimiento sin causa del contratista, en el contexto de un contrato de obra a suma alzada”. En: Construcción: contratos, gestión y disputas. Lima: Editorial Jurídica THEMIS, 2022.
“La determinación de los honorarios arbitrales”. En: THEMIS Revista De Derecho N° 77 (2020).
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“Algunas reflexiones sobre la introducción del abandono a los Arbitrations en los que el Estado peruano es parte” Por Billy Franco Arias, Principal Associate. Boletín Mensual - Sector Legal del Gremio de Servicios de la Cámara de Comercio de Lima, páginas 4-5. November 2021.
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"Disrupción e improductividad". En: Manual de Arbitration en Contratación Pública – Segunda Parte. Biblioteca de Arbitration del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre – Volumen 71. Lima: Asociación Civil Derecho & Sociedad, Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, Centro de Análisis y Resolución de Conflictos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, Universidad Católica San Pablo y Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho Privada, 2019.
“El carácter vinculante de las opiniones del Organismo Supervisor de las Contrataciones del Estado”. En: Derecho & Sociedad N° 44 (2015).
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“La preocupación por la neutralidad de los peritos arbitrales”. (Coautoría.) En: Panorama actual del Arbitration. Lima: Palestra Editores, 2010.

Admissions

Perú

Languages

Spanish.
English.