Ofilio Mayorga's practice focuses on public international law litigation, investment treaty arbitration and international commercial arbitration. He represents sovereign States in legal proceedings before the world’s principal dispute resolution bodies, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
He has also represented state-owned enterprises and private companies in numerous investment and commercial arbitrations conducted under the ICSID, UNCITRAL, AAA/ICDR and ICC Rules, in disputes involving mining, oil and gas, renewable energy, telecommunications, infrastructure & construction, maritime, civil aviation, distribution agreements and joint ventures. He has received important recognitions for his career in international arbitration including Rising Star - International Arbitration by Law360, Future Leader - International Arbitration by Lexology (formerly Who's Who Legal) and Next Generation Partner - International Arbitration by Legal 500 Latin America. The list of clients he has represented includes the Dominican Republic, Qatar, Ghana, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela, and India.
Ofilio publishes and speaks regularly on issues of public international law and international dispute settlement. He has taught public international law at Tufts University and the law of armed conflict at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). In 2008, he interned at the United Nations’ Office of Legal Affairs (OLA).
Before joining Foley Hoag, Ofilio was a Legal Associate in the Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research at Harvard University (HPCR). In this capacity, he conducted research in international humanitarian law and advised international NGOs on issues related to the protection of civilians in times of armed conflict.
Ofilio also worked in one of the largest law firms in Central America, where he represented individuals and international corporations in disputes before the Nicaraguan Supreme Court, the Central American Court of Justice, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and several Arbitral Institutions in the region.
