Overview
Daimiris Garcia focuses her practice on international dispute resolution, representing clients in complex international arbitrations, cross-border litigation, and regulatory matters. She has experience advising companies, financial institutions, state-owned entities, and sovereign clients across a range of industries, including energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, technology, and consumer products.
Daimiris has represented clients in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations conducted under the rules of leading arbitral institutions, including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). Her work includes developing case strategy, drafting pleadings and memorials, managing fact and expert evidence, coordinating document production, and supporting arbitration-related litigation in US courts.
In addition to her disputes practice, Daimiris advises clients on international trade and compliance matters, including economic sanctions, export controls, and related regulatory issues affecting cross-border business operations. She has also contributed thought leadership on sanctions developments, trade enforcement, and compliance issues impacting companies operating in Latin America and other international markets.
Prior to entering private practice, Daimiris served in legal and policy roles with the United Nations Mine Action Service, the US Department of Justice's Office of Foreign Litigation, the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Amnesty International, and the International Criminal Court. She also externed for the Honorable Lewis J. Liman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. These experiences provide her with a distinctive perspective on international law, sovereign disputes, and cross-border legal issues.
Daimiris maintains an active pro bono practice focused on human rights, immigrant rights, and access to justice. She has worked on matters involving international human rights protections, transitional justice, and advocacy before international and regional bodies.
- New York
Areas of Work
Representative Matters
- Represented a state-owned entity in LCIA arbitration seated in Houston under Texas law against an American multinational energy corporation pursuant to the parties' contract for the sale and purchase of natural gas based on the North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) form contract.
- Represented a Canadian mining company in an investor-state arbitration against Panama involving claims of expropriation, breach of the minimum standard of treatment, and breach of most-favored-nation protections under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement.
- Represented a Latin American consumer products company in an ICC arbitration concerning a shareholder dispute over the governance, funding, and operations of a cross-border joint venture, including claims of abuse of supermajority veto rights and mismanagement.
- Represented a Spanish electrical construction company in parallel international arbitration proceedings (ICDR and ICC) arising from the termination of subcontracts for electrical works on a major cross-border infrastructure bridge project.
- Represented a private limited investment company incorporated under the laws of Mauritius in a commercial arbitration seated in London concerning a shareholder's dispute over a Put Option Agreement.
- Represented a US-based steel manufacturer in New York federal court in an enforcement action to confirm an arbitration award issued by a JAMS panel under the JAMS Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures.
- Represented an insurance company in the New York federal court against an order to compel arbitration before the American Arbitration Association.
- Represented a global shipping and logistics company targeted by lawsuits filed by US nationals under the Helms-Burton Act.
- Represented a borrower in connection with a government investigation related to CARES Act programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program and the False Claims Act.
- Advised technology and telecommunications companies on regulatory compliance with US economic sanctions and export controls that apply to entities seeking to engage in business with/operate in Cuba, Venezuela, China, and Russia.