Fernando is a partner in the CVML Dubai office and heads the firm’s arbitration practice for the region. He has represented clients as counsel and advocate in numerous commercial, construction and investment arbitrations under the rules of major arbitral institutions. His practice extends across the Middle East, Africa, CIS, and South Asia, and assists clients with the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards around the world.

Fernando is regularly invited to speak at domestic and international conferences on arbitration, transnational issues, construction and commercial disputes, investment law and arbitration, and in the oil and gas sector. He regularly publishes on these topics.

Fernando has served as arbitrator in high-value disputes and has recently been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators to the Hangzhou International Arbitration Court.

Fernando is a Legal Consultant (Dubai). He holds a JD (Juris Doctor) from American University Washington College of Law and BA (Bachelor of Arts) from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Fernando speaks English and Spanish.