Eduardo Mathison is an international associate in Crowell & Moring’s International Dispute Resolution Group and is based in the Washington, D.C. office. He also works closely with the firm’s International Trade Group and C&M International.
Eduardo focuses his practice on international arbitration. He has experience representing clients in international investment and commercial disputes before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), as well as ad hoc arbitrations conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Eduardo also has experience representing foreign and domestic clients in Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) litigation, including victims of terrorism.
In his trade practice, Eduardo has experience assisting clients in Latin American countries on U.S. economic sanctions, anti-money laundering (AML) laws and regulations, export controls, customs, regulatory and investment-related issues, and anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). He also works closely with consultants of the firm’s affiliate, C&M International, providing assistance on international trade developments, investment, regulatory policy, and government affairs.
As a dual-qualified lawyer in New York and Venezuela, Eduardo is an active member of Crowell & Moring's Latin America practice. He has assisted clients and worked with local counsel in over 15 different jurisdictions across Latin America and the Caribbean, on a wide range of matters.
Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Eduardo was an associate in the litigation group of a leading Venezuelan firm, where he advised and represented clients in all contexts of litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Eduardo earned his law degree from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas, Venezuela, and his LL.M. in international business and economic law with a certificate in international arbitration and dispute resolution from Georgetown University Law Center.
Eduardo is a native Spanish speaker and is fluent in English.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: Venezuela, New York, and licensed to practice as a Special Legal Consultant in the District of Columbia.
Highlights, News & Knowledge
Speeches & Presentations
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"Witness Evidence in International Arbitration – A Practical Discussion," ICC YAF Webinar
(July 1, 2020).
Speaker: Eduardo Mathison.
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"From School to Practice – Preparing Witnesses, Experts, and Document Requests," Georgetown International Arbitration Society Panel, Washington, DC
(April 2, 2019).
Panelist: Eduardo Mathison.
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"Venezuela Update Webinar: Exchange Controls and Possible International Remedies to Recover Stranded Funds, and OFAC Sanctions," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(June 22, 2016).
Speakers: Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison, Melissa Morris, David (Dj) Wolff, and Pedro L. Planchart.
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“Venezuela’s Exchange Controls – How to Recover Monies Owed by the Government of Venezuela,” Crowell & Moring Webinar, Washington, D.C.
(March 11, 2015).
Speaker: Eduardo Mathison.
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"ICSID Treaty Counterclaims: Requirements, Evolution of ICSID Cases and Investment Treaties," Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C.
(February 12, 2014).
Moderator: Eduardo Mathison; Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
Publications
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"Latin America Regional Recap: January and February," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(March 6, 2019).
Authors: Cari N. Stinebower, David Baron, Eduardo Mathison, Brian McGrath, Alexandra Solórzano and Rebecca Toro Condori.
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"PROSUR: Chile to Host First Summit for New South American Union Next Month," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(February 25, 2019).
Authors: Cari N. Stinebower, Eduardo Mathison and Alexandra Solórzano.
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"Latest Information on OFAC General Licenses and FAQs Related to Designation of PdVSA," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(February 5, 2019).
Authors: David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison and Alexandra Solorzano.
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"New Law Puts Nicaragua in the Cross-Hairs of Potential U.S. Financial Restrictions and Possible Additional Sanctions," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(December 20, 2018).
Authors: Cari N. Stinebower, David Baron, Eduardo Mathison, Edward Goetz and Alexandra Solorzano.
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"Venezuela: New Sanctions Possible and Petro Cryptocurrency Update," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(February 26, 2018).
Authors: Cari N. Stinebower, Jeffrey L. Snyder and Eduardo Mathison.
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"‘Petro’: OFAC Warns Against Prospective Venezuelan Cryptocurrency," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(January 21, 2018).
Authors: Carlton Greene, Cari N. Stinebower, Jeffrey L. Snyder, David (Dj) Wolff and Eduardo Mathison.
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"TPP and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: An Intertwined Spectrum of Options for Investors?" Global Trade and Customs Journal
(April 11, 2016).
Authors: Mariana Pendás and Eduardo Mathison.
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"Case Summary of Electrabel SA v Hungary - ICSID Case No. ARB/07/19," TDM-OGEMID / International Arbitration Case Law
(December 2015).
Author: Eduardo Mathison.
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"Investors Facing More Challenges with New Price Control Law in Venezuela," International Trade Bulletin
(February 4, 2014).
Author: Eduardo Mathison.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"Mexican COVID-19 Measures Imperil Foreign Investments in Renewable Energy Projects – Are International Arbitration Claims Imminent?,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(May 19, 2020).
Contacts: Larry F. Eisenstat, Ian A. Laird, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Tyler A. O'Connor, Eduardo Mathison
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"COVID-19: The Latin America Perspective (Special Edition) – Venezuela,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(May 4, 2020).
Contacts: Richard B. Holbrook Jr., Ian A. Laird, Anne Elise Herold Li, John L. Murino, David (Dj) Wolff, Nicole Sayegh Succar, Karla I. Arias, Dr. sc. nat., Jonathan Cardenas, Eduardo Mathison
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"COVID-19: The Latin America Perspective II – Argentina and Peru,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(April 22, 2020).
Contacts: Richard B. Holbrook Jr., Ian A. Laird, Anne Elise Herold Li, John L. Murino, Karla I. Arias, Dr. sc. nat., Jonathan Cardenas, Eduardo Mathison
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"COVID-19: The Latin America Perspective,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(April 9, 2020).
Contacts: Karla I. Arias, Dr. sc. nat., Eduardo Mathison, Richard B. Holbrook Jr., Ian A. Laird, Anne Elise Herold Li, John L. Murino, Jonathan Cardenas
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"The Month in International Trade – May 2019,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 12, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, John B. Brew, Spencer Toubia, Rebecca Toro Condori, Evan Y. Chuck, David R. Stepp, Nicole Janigian Simonian
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"Trump Administration Follows Through on Plans To Tighten Cuban Sanctions,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 5, 2019).
Contacts: David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"PODCAST: The State of Play in Venezuela,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 14, 2019).
Contact: Eduardo Mathison
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"The Month in International Trade – January 2019,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 8, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Cherie Walterman, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, Brian McGrath
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"All or Nothing? OFAC Adds PDVSA to the SDN List,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 30, 2019).
Contacts: David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"The Month in International Trade – December 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 10, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, John B. Brew, Alexander H. Schaefer, Spencer Toubia, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene
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"The Month in International Trade – May 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 8, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Edward Goetz, Frances P. Hadfield, Michelle J. Linderman, David (Dj) Wolff, Elena Klonitskaya, Carlton Greene, Alan W. H. Gourley, Erik Woodhouse, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeffrey L. Poston, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Maarten Stassen, Frederik Van Remoortel, Eduardo Mathison, John B. Brew
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"Summit of the Americas Concludes: What Happened that Matters to Business?,"
(April 20, 2018).
Contacts: Patricia L. Wu, Andrew Blasi, Eduardo Mathison
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"The Month in International Trade – March 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(April 11, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Carlton Greene, Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison, David (Dj) Wolff, John B. Brew, Wing Cheung, Alexander H. Schaefer, Robert L. LaFrankie
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"PODCAST: Venezuela and Cross-Border Issues,"
(March 14, 2018).
Contact: Eduardo Mathison
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"The Month in International Trade – January 2018,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 9, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Evan Yu, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, Daniel Cannistra, Robert L. LaFrankie, Cherie Walterman, John B. Brew, Ian A. Laird
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"The Month in International Trade — November 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(December 7, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Evan Yu, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley, Cherie Walterman, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, Kelly T. Currie, Stephen M. Byers, Paul M. Rosen, Jared Engelking, John B. Brew, Ryan MacFarlane
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"The Month in International Trade — September 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(October 9, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Robert Holleyman, Evan Yu, Michelle J. Linderman, Gordon McAllister, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, Cherie Walterman
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"The Month in International Trade — August 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(September 11, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Alan W. H. Gourley, Jeffrey L. Snyder, David (Dj) Wolff, Frances P. Hadfield, M. Yuan Zhou, Eduardo Mathison, Edward Goetz, Cherie Walterman, Evan Yu, Robert Holleyman
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"The Month in International Trade — June 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 10, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Michelle J. Linderman, Gordon McAllister, Edward Norman, John Laird, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison, Robert Holleyman, Robert L. LaFrankie
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"The Month in International Trade — May 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 8, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, John B. Brew, Robert L. LaFrankie, Aaron Marx, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Thomas A. Hanusik, Sarah Bartle, Kelly T. Currie, Ian A. Laird, John Laird, Alan W. H. Gourley, Adelicia R. Cliffe, M. Yuan Zhou
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"This Month in International Trade — February 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(March 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, Lorraine M. Campos, Sarah Bartle, Evan D. Wolff, Maida Oringher Lerner, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade — January 2017,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 9, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Andrew Blasi, W. Scott Douglas, Patricia L. Wu, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Charles C. Hwang, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Robert A. Burton, Lorraine M. Campos, Peter Eyre, Alan W. H. Gourley, James G. Flood, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Monique D. Almy
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"NAFTA on the Brink,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 27, 2017).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Daniel Cannistra, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade — November 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(December 8, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison, Elena Klonitskaya, Gordon McAllister, Edward Norman, Simon Evers, Matthew B. Welling
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"This Month in International Trade - July 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(August 4, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, George D. Ruttinger, Edward Norman, Jeffrey L. Poston, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Evan D. Wolff, Frederik Van Remoortel, Carlton Greene, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Matthew B. Welling, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison, Warren Lehrenbaum
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"This Month in International Trade - June 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 11, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, David (Dj) Wolff, Gordon McAllister, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Aaron Marx, Jeffrey L. Poston, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Evan D. Wolff, Frederik Van Remoortel, Alan W. H. Gourley, Carlton Greene, Adelicia R. Cliffe, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - May 2016 ,"
International Trade Bulletin
(June 9, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Anne Elise Herold Li, Ian A. Laird, David (Dj) Wolff, Carlton Greene, Alan W. H. Gourley, Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro, Kelly T. Currie, James G. Flood, Jeffrey L. Poston, Emmanuel Plasschaert, Jeane A. Thomas, CIPP/E, Evan D. Wolff, Frederik Van Remoortel, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - March 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(April 7, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, David (Dj) Wolff, Ian A. Laird, Aaron Marx, Alexander H. Schaefer, Wing Cheung, Anne Elise Herold Li, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - February 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(March 8, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, David (Dj) Wolff, Thomas A. Hanusik, Carlton Greene, Ian A. Laird, Alexander H. Schaefer, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - January 2016,"
International Trade Bulletin
(February 4, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Alan W. H. Gourley, Carlton Greene, Ian A. Laird, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Adelicia R. Cliffe, David (Dj) Wolff, Wing Cheung, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - December 2015,"
International Trade Bulletin
(January 7, 2016).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Alan W. H. Gourley, Daniel Cannistra, Thomas A. Hanusik, Alexander H. Schaefer, Ian A. Laird, Carlton Greene, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - November 2015,"
International Trade Bulletin
(December 3, 2015).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Alan W. H. Gourley, Ian A. Laird, Alexander H. Schaefer, Frederik Van Remoortel, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - September 2015,"
International Trade Bulletin
(October 8, 2015).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Daniel Cannistra, Thomas A. Hanusik, Ian A. Laird, Glen G. McGorty, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"This Month in International Trade - July 2015,"
International Trade Bulletin
(August 6, 2015).
Contacts: John B. Brew, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, Pierce Lee, Daniel Cannistra, Alexander H. Schaefer, David (Dj) Wolff, Eduardo Mathison
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"ICSID Tribunal Makes Ruling on BIT Transfer Obligation: $372 Million Award for Owens Illinois Against Venezuela,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(March 17, 2015).
Contacts: Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison
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"Venezuelan Government Announces Addition to Foreign Exchange System,"
International Dispute Resolution Alert
(February 19, 2015).
Contacts: Ian A. Laird, Eduardo Mathison
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