Legal Director
Santiago Graffigna
Santiago Graffigna is a Legal Director at the firm and is based in London, UK. He is dual-qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales and as an abogado in Argentina. He holds a JD from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo and is currently a visiting professor at Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires in their LLM Program in Construction Law. He benefits from having a deep understanding of both civil and common law systems.
His practice focuses on large and complex international arbitrations across a range of sectors and regions, with particular emphasis on energy, construction, and mining.
He has participated in commercial and investment arbitrations representing companies, investors and sovereign States under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA, ICSID AF, PCA (UNCITRAL) and HKIAC. Before joining A&C, Santiago worked at Freshfields, Three Crowns and Arnold & Porter in their International Arbitration Groups.
Santiago is a member of the International Bar Association, the Society of Construction Law and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. He is also a young member of other institutions like the ICCA, LCIA, IDRC and the Argentine Lawyers Association of New York.
He speaks English and Spanish.