About Kate Brown de Vejar

Kate Brown de Vejar is a partner and global co-chair of international arbitration, and US head of international arbitration, at DLA Piper, where she specialises in both international commercial and investor-state arbitration. An Australian and New York-qualified attorney, resident in Mexico City since 2009, Kate is widely recognised for her experience and results in handling complex, high-profile disputes in the energy and infrastructure sectors. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Queensland, and is vice-president of ANZMEX (the Australia, New Zealand, Mexico Business Council). She is a member of the LCIA Court and vice-president of the LCIA's Latin American Users' Council. She is also co-chair of the IBA’s Subcommittee on Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, and a member of ICCA’s Initiatives Committee.