Marcus S. Quintanilla

Marcus S. Quintanilla

Website http://www.MSQGDR.com

Biography

Marcus Quintanilla serves as arbitrator, mediator, and counsel in domestic and international disputes. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he works primarily on on complex commercial matters and cases in the construction, energy, and technology sectors. He handles cases in English and Spanish and is comfortable working on matters governed either by Common Law or Civil Law. He maintains arbitration chambers in San Francisco, Houston, and Miami.

Marcus comes to neutral work after a 20-year career as an advocate focused on international arbitration and cross-border litigation. As a partner in a leading international disputes firm, his clients ranged from multinational energy companies, closely-held family businesses, and global leaders in mining, infrastructure, semiconductors, and consumer brands.

Marcus is on the arbitrator rosters of the ICDR, the AAA’s Commercial and Construction divisions, and the Energy Disputes Arbitration Center in Ankara, Turkey. He teaches international arbitration and mediation at UC Davis Law School and serves in a range of professional groups including the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law, California Arbitration (CalArb), the Houston International Arbitration Club (HIAC), the Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS), and the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje (CEIA).

Alongside his work as a neutral, Marcus is Of Counsel at Umberg Zipser LLP, where he represents clients in arbitration and cross-border litigation matters.