Eduardo Mathison

Counsel | He/Him/His

Overview

Eduardo Mathison is a counsel 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 and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Groups, and Crowell Global Advisors, with a particular focus in Latin America.

Eduardo concentrates his practice on international arbitration and litigation matters across industries and jurisdictions. 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.

As a lawyer qualified in the District of Columbia, New York, and Venezuela, Eduardo is an active member of Crowell & Moring's Latin America practice. He has experience assisting clients in Latin American countries on U.S. economic sanctions, and export controls, as well as with anti-corruption and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters. He also works closely with consultants of the firm’s affiliate, Crowell Global Advisors, providing advice regarding international trade developments, investment-related issues, regulatory policy, and government affairs. Eduardo has assisted clients and worked with local counsel in over a dozen 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 is a native Spanish speaker and is fluent in English.

Career & Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 2013
    • Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela), Abogado (J.D.), 2009
    • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 2013
    • Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela), Abogado (J.D.), 2009
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • Venezuela
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • Venezuela
    • Spanish (native)
    • English
    • Spanish (native)
    • English

Eduardo's Insights

Client Alert | 10 min read | 09.11.26

Mining, Indigenous Consultation Rights, and Investment Treaty Protection

This Alert, the first in a two-part series, surveys the legal landscape at the intersection of two issues that increasingly shape the outcome of mining and natural resources disputes regarding the protections available to foreign investors under investment treaties, as enforced through Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The first is the prior consultation obligation imposed on States under the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO 169). The second is social license, the practical acceptance of a project by surrounding communities, which is distinct from but related to the formal State consultation duty. This Alert examines these issues across five foundational ISDS decisions:...

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers: One to Watch in America, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2026

Eduardo's Insights

Client Alert | 10 min read | 09.11.26

Mining, Indigenous Consultation Rights, and Investment Treaty Protection

This Alert, the first in a two-part series, surveys the legal landscape at the intersection of two issues that increasingly shape the outcome of mining and natural resources disputes regarding the protections available to foreign investors under investment treaties, as enforced through Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The first is the prior consultation obligation imposed on States under the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO 169). The second is social license, the practical acceptance of a project by surrounding communities, which is distinct from but related to the formal State consultation duty. This Alert examines these issues across five foundational ISDS decisions:...

Eduardo's Insights

Client Alert | 10 min read | 09.11.26

Mining, Indigenous Consultation Rights, and Investment Treaty Protection

This Alert, the first in a two-part series, surveys the legal landscape at the intersection of two issues that increasingly shape the outcome of mining and natural resources disputes regarding the protections available to foreign investors under investment treaties, as enforced through Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The first is the prior consultation obligation imposed on States under the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169), adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO 169). The second is social license, the practical acceptance of a project by surrounding communities, which is distinct from but related to the formal State consultation duty. This Alert examines these issues across five foundational ISDS decisions:...