Oliver (Ollie) J. Armas | New York | Hogan Lovells

Oliver (Ollie) J. Armas

Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

Languages

English, Spanish, Portuguese

Armas Oliver

Oliver (Ollie) J. Armas
Armas Oliver
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"Very thoughtful and inventive; he created arguments others wouldn't have thought of," "excellent experience"

Chambers USA

Ollie Armas is Global Head of the International Arbitration practice group and on the leadership team of the firm's Global Enforcement Team for judgment enforcement and asset tracing/recovery. He is sought out by clients around the world to resolve their most complex and delicate matters in domestic and foreign litigation and before international arbitration tribunals.

With his 30 plus years of experience, Ollie advises clients on a variety of matters in a several industries including M&A, life sciences and health care, consumer, energy and natural resources, and construction and engineering.

Fluent in Spanish, with an understanding of Portuguese, he routinely counsels clients on matters connected to Latin America. He is also well-known for his work connected to Asia.

As a sought-after arbitrator, he has handled arbitrations under the rules of most of the major arbitral institutions around the world (HKIAC, SIAC, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, etc.) and has acted as a foreign legal adviser on U.S. law in foreign proceedings.

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"Oliver has x-ray vision - he saw through every trick the opposing attorney tried to pull." "He's really smart, gets to the point and is business-oriented, seeing the issues from the client's perspective."

Chambers

Credentials

Education
  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 1990
  • M.P.A., New York University, Wagner Graduate School of Public Administration, with honors, 1987
  • B.A., New York University, College of Arts and Sciences, with honors, 1986
Bar admissions and qualifications
  • New York
Court admissions
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii

Recognition

International Arbitration (Global Market Leaders)

Chambers Global

2014-2021
International Arbitration (Nationwide)

Chambers USA

2014-2022
International Arbitration (Latin America-wide)

Chambers Latin America

2014-2023
International Arbitration (Latin America-wide)

Chambers Global

2013-2020
International Arbitration (USA)

Chambers Global

2013-2020
International Arbitration (USA), Foreign Expert for Latin America-wide

Chambers Global

2014-2019
International Firms – International Arbitration

The Legal 500 Latin America

2022
Acritas Star

Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers

2018-2019
Distinguished Leader Award

New York Law Journal

2018
Litigation: International Arbitration, Recommended

The Legal 500

2014
Benchmark: Litigation (NY Star; Products Liability and General Commercial)

Who's Who of International Arbitration

Who's Who of International Litigation

Guide to the World's Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration