International Arbitrator | Member of Dispute Boards
EXPERIENCE
Tatiana Herrada is an arbitrator, Dispute Board member and consultant specializing in construction and infrastructure disputes, with a practice spanning Peru and Latin America.
Her experience in the sector enables her to approach disputes from a comprehensive perspective, combining legal and contractual considerations with the technical and commercial realities of projects, risk allocation and the decisions that shape their delivery.
She is the founder and director of CDR Dispute Resolution Consulting, where she advises public and private entities on project structuring, contracting and performance, as well as on dispute avoidance and management through a range of dispute resolution mechanisms.
Her professional practice combines consulting, arbitration and Dispute Boards, with a focus on FIDIC and NEC contracts and on public and private infrastructure projects.
ARBITRATOR
construction arbitration | infrastructure |public procurement
construction arbitration | infrastructure |public procurement
Tatiana has served as sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator and chair of arbitral tribunals in more than sixty (60) arbitrations involving the infrastructure sector and public procurement.
She is included on the rosters of arbitrators specializing in public procurement, administrative law and civil law of the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) and the Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (CARC-PUCP), among other Peruvian arbitral institutions. She is also included on international arbitrator rosters of arbitral institutions in Latin America and Spain, including the Madrid International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIAM-CIARC).
She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Peruvian Chapter of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA), serves on the Peruvian Arbitration Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and is an alumna of the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy in Paris for Latin America.
ARBITRAL EXPERIENCE
Her experience includes resolving disputes arising under various public and private procurement and contracting regimes, as well as international construction and infrastructure contracts.
Experience in disputes arising from contracts governed by the Peruvian Public Procurement Law, including extensions of time, additional work, cost increases due to loss of productivity, penalties, enforcement of performance bonds, and contract termination.
Experience in disputes arising from contractual relationships between grantors, concessionaires, supervisors, contractors, and subcontractors, as well as in disputes related to the financing, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure.
Experience in disputes arising from projects carried out under this special investment regime.
Experience in disputes arising from FIDIC contracts, including the Red, Yellow, Silver and White Books, as well as claims relating to time, costs, variations, risks and other contractual obligations.
Experience in disputes arising from the performance of NEC3 and NEC4 engineering and construction projects.
DAB | DAAB Dispute Boards and Adjudication
Tatiana has extensive experience in dispute avoidance and resolution through Dispute Board mechanisms under FIDIC contracts and procedures governed by the ICC Dispute Board Rules. She has been involved in public and private infrastructure projects in international settings under standard-form FIDIC and NEC contracts.
Her experience includes participating in procedures aimed at the early prevention of disputes, managing disputes during project performance, and issuing timely decisions, with a particular focus on project continuity and compliance with the contractual framework.
She has experience in Dispute Board proceedings involving FIDIC and NEC contracts, including formal assistance procedures and formal referrals under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Dispute Board Rules.
Her experience covers disputes concerning contract performance, time, costs, variations, claims, risks and other matters arising in engineering, construction and infrastructure projects.
She is listed in the registries and/or rosters of adjudicators and members of dispute boards at national and international institutions, including:
- Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL)
- Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (CARC-PUCP)
- Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Brazil
HER DISPUTE BOARD EXPERIENCE IS SUPPORTED BY SPECIALIZED TRAINING IN DISPUTE BOARDS AND FIDIC AND NEC CONTRACTS.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
- ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy – LATAMInternational Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (2024 – 2025)
- International Arbitration TrainingDLA Piper LLP, London (2019)
- Program in International and Investment ArbitrationUniversity of the Pacific (2012)
- Advance Workshop on Dispute BoardsDispute Resolution Board Foundation – DRBF, Lima (2026)
- Intermediate Workshop on Dispute BoardsDispute Resolution Board Foundation – DRBF, São Paulo, Brazil (2024)
- Dispute Board Administration and Practice WorkshopDispute Resolution Board Foundation – DRBF, Costa Rica (2022-2023)
- ICC Dispute Boards Training CourseInternational Chamber of Commerce – ICC, Miami, USA (2021)
- Specialized Program in Dispute BoardsPUCP Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (2019)
- Specialized Program in Public ProcurementPUCP Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (2021)
- Program in Public Procurement ArbitrationPUCP Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (2017)
- Specialized Program in Administrative LawPUCP Center for Dispute Analysis and Resolution (2018)
- ECC Project Manager Accreditation – NECNEC – UK
- In-person workshop – Dispute Avoidance Mechanism under FIDIC ContractsFIDIC Academy – Paris (2025)
- FIDIC DAB / DAAB Course – Module 3FIDIC Academy – Switzerland (2025)
- FIDIC Claim Course – Module 2FIDIC Academy – Switzerland (2024)
- Practical Use of FIDIC Contracts – Module 1Llambal Training & FIDIC – Panama (2014)
- Practical Use of FIDIC ContractsLlambal Training & FIDIC – Lima (2012)
TEACHING
As a postgraduate lecturer, she teaches specialized courses in construction law, FIDIC and NEC contracts, Dispute Boards, construction arbitration and public procurement in specialization programs, master’s programs and professional training courses offered by universities and institutions in Peru and other Latin American countries.
Her teaching combines academic experience and professional practice, with a specialized focus on dispute avoidance and resolution in construction and infrastructure projects.
She has regularly participated in training programs for professionals and executives in the sector, addressing both the legal aspects of contracts and contract management, as well as dispute prevention and resolution mechanisms and arbitration.
Her teaching experience spans from 2019 to the present and includes universities, graduate schools and executive education institutions in Peru, Argentina and Honduras.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Claims Arising from Variations in Construction Contracts Specialized Program in Construction Law Austral University, Argentina
- International Arbitration: History and Evolution Arbitrator Training Program Conciliation and Arbitration Center of the Honduran College of Civil Engineers, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
- Variations in FIDIC and NEC Construction Contracts Specialized Program in Construction Law Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Variations in Construction Contracts Specialized Program in Construction Law Austral University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- NEC Contract Management for Construction Projects Executive Education CDR Executive Education, Lima, Peru
- Legal Aspects of Construction Master's in Real Estate and Construction Business Management Centrum PUCP Business School, Lima, Peru
- Dispute Boards and Construction Arbitration Specialized Program in Construction Contract Management GERENS Graduate School, Lima, Peru
- Dispute Management before a Dispute Board Executive Education CDR Executive Education, Lima, Peru
- Taking of Evidence in Arbitration under the IBA Rules IBA Specialization Program in Public Procurement Arbitration Continental University, Lima, Peru
- Legal Aspects of Construction Executive Education CDR Executive Education, Lima, Peru
- Standard-Form Construction Contracts Executive Education CDR Executive Education, Lima, Peru
- Persuasive Communication for Legal Hearings Executive Education CDR Executive Education, Lima, Peru
- Leadership Skills in Construction Contract Management Executive Education Mayo Education, Lima, Peru
- Legal Aspects of Construction University Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC), Lima, Peru
- Dispute Avoidance and Resolution Mechanisms in Construction Specialized Program in Construction Contract Management GERENS Graduate School, Lima, Peru
- Risk Management in Transport-Sector Concession Contracts Academic Program University of San MartÃn de Porres, Lima, Peru
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
She is the author of the following books:
CDR Editorial. (2026)
Spanish Academic Publishing. (2021)
ARTICLES
She has also authored the following articles:
CONFERENCES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Tatiana actively participates in international conferences on International Arbitration and Dispute Boards organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), among others.
