Domestic, International & Investor-State Arbitration

About

Romeo A. Rojas, FCIArb

Romeo Rojas has a BA (Hons.) from the University of Alberta, where he studied Russian and French, and a JD from the University of British Columbia. After graduating from law school, Romeo served as a Trade Commissioner in the Canadian Foreign Service, where his postings included the Consulate of Canada in Dubai and the Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi. Romeo completed his articles with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Trade Law Bureau in Ottawa, with a focus on international investment law.

Romeo subsequently moved to Calgary to join a prominent Calgary firm as an associate in 2007. While there, Romeo completed a LLM at the University of Calgary. He subsequently joined a leading national firm's international arbitration group as an associate in 2016, and was promoted to partner in 2019.

As counsel, Romeo's practice was focused on arbitration in the energy and construction industries. He has represented companies and states in domestic, international and investor-state arbitrations under the world's leading international rule systems, including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and ICSID.

Romeo launched an independent arbitration practice in 2021. In addition to his arbitrator practice, he also served on Calgary's Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (2021 - 2023) and the Alberta Land and Property Rights Tribunal (2022 - 2025). He currently serves as Secretary General of the Vancouver International Arbitration Centre.