Michael Fernandez

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Michael A. Fernández is a Member at Cozen O’Connor P.C.whose practice is focused on complex and cross-border commercial litigation, international commercial and investor-state arbitration, and corporate internal investigations. Mr. Fernández has extensive experience representing foreign and domestic companies and individuals involved in arbitrations, litigations, and with investigations in the U.S., as well as parties to international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations conducted under the major international rules including UNCITRAL, ICSID, ICC and ICDR. He also maintains an active practice as an arbitrator.

Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor, Mr. Fernandez practiced at leading international law firms where he focused on complex commercial litigation, international arbitration, and investigations, and at a national firm where he focused on federal and New York state litigation.

Mr. Fernández has published articles and spoken on various topics pertaining to international commercial and investment arbitration.
Mr. Fernández currently serves in various leadership roles, including Chair of the Hispanic National Bar Association’s International Law Section and Co-Chair of the Foreign Trained Attorney Section; the Co-Chair, North-America for Young ITA; and a YAAF Representative of the ICC.

Mr. Fernández is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is admitted to the arbitrator rosters for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Costa Rica Center of Conciliation and Arbitration (CICA), the Arbitration Center of Mexico (CAM), and the Conflict Resolution Commission of the Chamber of Industry of Guatemala (CRECIG).

Mr. Fernández received his B.A. from Yale University in 2007, where he was awarded the Albert Bildner Yale Class of 1937 Prize for an outstanding essay on Latin America. He received an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2012.

Mr. Fernández received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2012, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and recipient of a Parker School Certificate for Achievement in International and Comparative Law. He was also a managing editor for the Journal of Transnational Law and treasurer of the Latino Law Students Association.