Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Maria A. Arboleda
Senior Associate Global Regulatory
Languages
English, Spanish
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Maria Arboleda helps clients navigate and resolve complex cross-border disputes across industries such as agriculture, steel, energy, rare minerals, and consumer products. Dual-qualified in civil and common law, Maria represents clients before international arbitration tribunals, U.S. federal courts, and U.S. government agencies. She regularly advises on trade barriers—including tariffs—and trade disputes involving North America, Latin America, and China.
Maria represents companies and governments in international trade litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) panels, as well as in administrative proceedings before authorities such as the U.S. Department of Commerce, China’s Ministry of Commerce, and Colombia’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism.
She has extensive experience in investment and commercial arbitration under the rules of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce Arbitration and Conciliation Centre. Her sector experience spans steel, agriculture, forestry, rare minerals, aircraft, and mining.
Before joining Hogan Lovells, Maria practiced with a leading dispute resolution firm in Colombia and an international arbitration team in Paris. She previously served as Director of the Young Forum of the Colombian Arbitration Committee and as a board member of the Young Arbitrators’ Network of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce. Maria is a frequent speaker at global forums, including events hosted by the American Law Society, Young ICCA, ICC YAF, and the Bogota Chamber of Commerce.
Representative experience
Secured a victory for a major investment fund in the Boeing - Bombardier Civil Aircraft From Canada countervailing duty dispute.
Representing the government of Ontario in the Softwood Lumber countervailing duty dispute, including U.S., NAFTA, CUSMA, and WTO proceedings and appeals.
Represented an investor in an investment treaty arbitration against a Latin American state.*
Representing a state entity in a commercial arbitration under the ICC rules.
Secured a victory for U.S. Grains Council and U.S. corn and ethanol producers and traders in both Peruvian countervailing duty disputes of corn and ethanol from the U.S.
Secured a victory for Brazilian producer in a wood mouldings and millwork products antidumping duty dispute.
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Columbia Law School, Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law, 2015
- Law Degree, Universidad del Rosario, 2011
Bar admissions and qualifications
- New York
- Colombia
- District of Columbia
Court admissions
- U.S. Court of International Trade
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Memberships
- Board, Young Arbitrators' Network, Arbitration Centre of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce
- Member, Asociación Latinoamericana de Arbitraje (ALARB)
- Member, International Bar Association (IBA)
- Member, ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
- Member, LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
- Member, Young ICCA