A PhD Candidate student at Zvi Meitar Center for Advanced Legal Studies at Tel Aviv University Law School. Ian´s initial project entitled “ConTraX AI: AI-Assisted Gap Filling in International Arbitration”, under the supervision of Professor Niva Elkin-Koren and Professor Uri HaCohen.
Ian is a Peruvian lawyer, mediator, litigator and arbitrator specializing in civil, commercial, and contract law, with a particular focus on international arbitration and legal technology.
He holds an LL.B. (cum laude) from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, an MBA with specialization in Digital Transformation (“Notable”) from the International University of Valencia, and an LL.M. in International Dispute Resolution (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London, and his final dissertation, “Incompleteness of Contracts & International Arbitration: How to Fill the Gap", was awarded “Distinction”. This year, he also finished the Parasol Foundation International LL.M. Program.
During his studies in Peru, he was a member of “Ius Et Veritas” (Law review magazine) for over 4 years and served as a Teaching Assistant for the course of Public services. Here at TAU, while doing the LL.M program, he became a Fellow in the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights and Justice and also served as Research Assistant for Professor Shay Levi.
His professional background combines over a decade of practice in civil, commercial, and contract law, as well as litigation, arbitration (with emphasis on international dispute resolution) and business management. He is an active member of leading institutions such as the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Center, the Centro de Arbitraje MARC PERÚ, and the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). Ian has acted both as counsel and arbitrator in national and international proceedings, while holding key leadership positions in both the legal and corporate sectors, providing strategic counsel on complex negotiations, contract design, and dispute prevention mechanisms. As Legal Manager at SLA Recuperaciones S.A.C., he oversees commercial strategy and debt restructuring processes, while as General Manager of Corporación Agroindustrial La Pampita, he has successfully integrated legal precision with business innovation to drive sustainable growth also leading a successful agribusiness venture, where he developed strong expertise in strategic planning, risk management, and corporate negotiation.
His interdisciplinary approach seeks to bridge law, technology, and governance, focusing on how innovation can strengthen justice, procedural fairness, and democratic institutions.
