Doctor en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Escribano Público y Licenciado en Relaciones Internacionales (School of Law, University of the Republic, Uruguay), awarded with Gold Medal. Director of the Bureau of International Law Affairs at the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Adjunct Professor of Private International Law (School of Law, University of the Republic, Uruguay). Professor at the 50th edition of the Organization of American States (OAS) Course on International Law (Rio de Janeiro, 2025).
Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague. Agent of the Uruguayan State before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Vice Chair of the 22nd Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) (2019) and member of various working groups at the HCCH and UNIDROIT. Member of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products (2024–2025 and 2025–2027). Member of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (2021–2024). Vice President for International Relations of the American Association of Private International Law (ASADIP, 2024–2027). Head or member of various negotiating delegations for international treaties or participant in multilateral or bilateral meetings, including serving as Head of the Uruguayan Delegation at the Diplomatic Conference held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in May 2023, for the adoption of the Ljubljana – The Hague Convention, and the Uruguay’s appearance at the hearing before the International Court of Justice regarding the request for an advisory opinion on States’ obligations concerning climate change (2024). Alumnus of the summer courses at The Hague Academy of Public and Private International Law (online, 2021) and its External Program (2015), the OAS Course on International Law (2015), and the United Nations Regional Course on International Law (2016). Author of journal articles and book chapters in his field. Speaker at various events in Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Advisor for undergraduate and graduate theses in his areas of expertise.
