Joaquin (Jack) Terceño has been promoted to partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, effective May 1, 2021. Terceño is a member of the firm’s international arbitration group.

Terceño represents clients in complex international disputes and negotiations, with wide experience in investor-State and commercial disputes both in international arbitration and U.S. federal courts.

In addition to his expertise in international arbitration, his experience includes representing clients in global investigations, U.S. Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) litigation, U.S. and cross-border bankruptcy litigation, and general commercial disputes. He also has advised States on issues of public international law, including advising on compensation for victims of war crimes and the devolution of governmental authority to regional bodies. In addition to several States, he has assisted clients in a range of businesses, from extractive industries, including mineral resources, oil and gas exploration and production, and LNG pricing; to global financial services and investment firms, including in internal investigations; to cross-border telecommunications and technology companies, including in relation to data protection and cybersecurity; to the automotive industry, including in relation to supply chain disruption.

Terceño’s practice spans the globe, and in addition to Japan and Asia generally, he has experience representing clients based in, or facing disputes in, the United States, South America, Europe, and Africa.

He is admitted to practice in New York, including before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. Terceño also is registered as a Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi in Japan, is a registered foreign lawyer in Singapore, and has been granted rights to appear before the Singapore International Commercial Court. Prior to joining Freshfields’ Tokyo office, he worked for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York and London.

Recent work includes advising a global sports broadcaster in its renegotiation of contracts with major Japanese sports leagues, advising a major telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration concerning a long-running dispute arising from the privatization of Brazilian telecommunications companies and advising a leading U.S. tire company and its European affiliate in an ICC arbitration concerning a dispute with investors in a European manufacturing plant.