Overview
María Cristina (MC) Rosales del Prado focuses her practice on international dispute resolution, with a special emphasis on international arbitration. She has experience in dealing with litigation and arbitration matters, with cross-border experience in the US, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Maria Cristina has also represented clients, including sovereign states, financial institutions, high-net-worth individuals, and multinational corporations, in complex litigations and arbitrations proceedings under the rules of the ICSID, ICC, DIS, LCIA, AAA, ICDR, and UNCITRAL Rules. In addition to her role as counsel, Maria Cristina also sits as arbitrator.
Results
- Acting as arbitrator of an Arbitral Tribunal in an ICC arbitration related to an engineering contract concerning a major gas infrastructure project in Mexico which involves a Mexican State-owned entity
- Representing an owner of a multi-billion-dollar LNG export facility in an ICC arbitration against an EPC contractor over the design and construction of the facility
- Representing an owner in an ICC arbitration concerning contractual breaches under EPC agreement governed by US law relating to a pipeline
- Acting for a leading multinational company in an ICC arbitration relating to the infringement of intellectual property rights over a medical software.
- Representing a blockchain-analytics firm in two SIAC proceedings under Singapore law.
- Advising a Balkan State and two government-owned entities in relation to a consolidated LCIA arbitration regarding a contract dispute in connection with an investment in the tourism sector.
- Advising an Austrian company in arbitration proceedings against Romania in relation to a petrochemical refinery.
- Representing a global beverage company related to distribution agreements under AAA / ICDR Rules.
- Advising on structuring investments to ensure protection under Bilateral Investment Treaties in Latin-America, United States and Europe.
- Representing Latin American accounting firms in connection with regulatory and compliance matters before the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
- •Advising Latin-American state-owned entity in an ICC arbitration proceedings in dispute related to energy distributors.*
- Representing a German financial services provider in an ICSID arbitration brought under the Energy Charter Treaty against the Kingdom of Spain. The dispute concerned Spain’s changes to its feed-in-tariff regime for renewable energy. *
- Advising Government of Albania in an ICSID arbitration arising out of the privatization scheme of Albanian state-owned entities.*
- Representing an automobile manufacturer on its defense of customer claims. *
- Representing a global industrial company in various ICC arbitration proceedings related to long term supply agreements governed by English and French laws. *
- Representing a German pharmaceutical company in DIS and ICC arbitration proceedings against its distributor arising out of the termination of distributorship agreements. *
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Recognitions
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023
- Legal 500, Recommended, 2024
Community
- Member of Young ICCA and Young ICSID
Credentials
Education
University of Michigan Law School, LLM, 2020
University of Saarland, Graduate Studies in European and International Law, 2016
Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), LLB, 2014 (JD Equivalent)
Admissions
District of Columbia (Special Legal Consultant)
Mexico
Languages
English
German
Spanish
