José Antonio Rivas is a Founding Partner of Xtrategy in Washington D.C. (2019) and Bogotá (2018), and Chair of the Arbitration and International Law practice at Xtrategy. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, United States, and the Republic of Colombia, he works as international counsel in investment and commercial disputes, serves as arbitrator, and provides advice in public international law and investment law to sovereign clients, state companies, and investors. He is Co-Founder of the World Arbitration Update and the Washington Arbitration Week.