Manuel S. Varela, Partner

Manuel Varela’s practice focuses on U.S. and international dispute resolution mechanisms, specializing in issues relating to extra-territorial enforcement of U.S. law and legal assistance provided by U.S. authorities to foreign investigators.  Mr. Varela also regularly counsels clients on strategies for handling transnational investigations, particularly with regard to matters involving Latin America and Spain.  He has represented clients fromEurope, the Middle East and Latin America in matters involving fraud and financial disputes and regularly represents clients in international commercial disputes.  

Mr. Varela also has experience in reinsurance and complex insurance coverage disputes.  He has obtained favorable results through settlement and litigation of a wide variety of insurance and reinsurance issues.  Mr. Varela's experience includes working within a claims department on behalf of several Lloyd's syndicates and he has particular expertise in the workings of Lloyd's and the London insurance market. 

OTHER LANGUAGES

• Spanish
• Portuguese
  

In the News

• Nationalization Feeds Griesa's Suspicions
• Suing the Giant
• The Americans Come Back but Not to Compete

Publications, Presentations and Events

• "Judge Griesa's Ruling in NML Capital: A U.S. Judge Wades Deep Into the Argentine Political System"
• "The El Paso Ruling and its Effect on the Use of §1782 in Private International Arbitration Proceedings"
• The Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Direct and Reinsurance Markets: CDO's, Derivatives, Madoff and Beyond
• International Investigations and Domestic Laws: The Inevitable Conflicts and How to Handle Them"
• Guiding Clients through the Economic Storm
• "Is Argentina the Next Hub of Money Laundering and what are the Consequences for International Business?"

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• International Bar Association

Past Professional Experience

• Associate, Spriggs & Hollingsworth LLP
• Associate, Carr Goodson Lee & Warner, P.C.