María Alarcón

Head of HR @Consultant

Employee RelationsChange ManagementDiversity, Equity and InclusionCompensation & BenefitsHR consultant🗿 HR💼 C-level ExecutivePsicologíaHR DirectorTraining and DevelopmentPerformance ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentHR TransformationHRTraining&Development SpecialistHR Business Partner

María Alarcón is a seasoned Human Resources professional currently serving as a consultant of HR as an independent . She has amassed over two decades of experience in the field, providing strategic leadership and managing all aspects of human resources functions. María earned her bachelor's degree in psychology and later pursued a degree in conflict resolution. She has extensive experience in employee relations, performance management, and talent acquisition. María's strong leadership and interpersonal skills have allowed her to create a positive work environment while aligning HR strategies with organizational goals. Her expertise also extends to developing effective HR policies, overseeing training & development initiatives, and ensuring regulatory compliance. María is a driven professional committed to fostering employee engagement and promoting a culture of continuous growth and development.

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Work Background

Arnold & PorterInternational Arbitration and Public International Law Team

Jun. 2023 - Nov. 2023London, England, United KingdomPublic International Law and Investment Arbitration.

IUCNPro-bono Counsel for Climate Change Advisory Opinion

May. 2023Member of the core group drafting the IUCN submission before the international Court of Justice on the advisory opinion on climate change.

Comission of Small Island StatesPublic International Law Legal Consultant

Feb. 2023 - Jul. 2023London, England, United Kingdom · RemoteHired under the Supervision of Bryan Mc-Garry - • Draft pleadings in public international law: draft the written statement of the COSIS before the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Advisory Opinion on climate change.

Edgardo Sobenes International Litigation and Arbitration (ESILA)Public International Legal Consultant

Feb. 2023 - Apr. 2023London Area, United Kingdom · RemoteAs a consultant I drafted the World Youth Position Statement summarizing the legal arguments for a climate change advisory opinion before the International Court of Justice. The World’s Youth for Climate Justice is a global campaign to take climate change and human rights to the International Court of Justice to seek an Advisory Opinion.

Columbia University in the City of New YorkPeer Reviewer on Climate Change Litigation - Sabin Center for Climate Change Litigation.

Aug. 2022United StatesRegional Leader for International Courts and Tribunals - Peer reviewer on Climate Change Litgiation for the Centroamerican Court of Justice and the Andean Tribunal.

Squire Patton BoggsInvestment Arbitration - Juriste

Aug. 2022 - Feb. 2023Paris, Île-de-France, France• Representation of Latvia in an investment arbitration case under the Energy Charter Treaty. EU law exception to ISDS. PCA administered. UNCITRAL Rules. • Representation of Peru in an ICSID investment arbitration regarding the construction of a subway project. ICSID 2006 Rules. • Representation of Panama in an open pit copper mine case in Latin America against Canadian Company. Mediation and investment arbitration Stage. Claim amounts to approximately 5 billion USD.

WilmerHaleInternational arbitration

May. 2022 - Jul. 2022Investment arbitration

Universidad de los Hemisferios - IMF Global UniversityAssociate Professor of Law for the Climate Change Law Legal Clinic.

Nov. 2021RemoteTaught climate change laws and governance to masters students at the LLM Program at Universidad de los Hemisferios.

International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea/Tribunal international du droit de la merIntern

Oct. 2021 - Dec. 2021Research Project: Erga Omnes Obligations under UNCLOS: Climate Change and the Human Right to a healthy environment. Trust Fund Scholarship.

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory International GroupSubject Matter Expert - International Arbitration

Aug. 2021 - Feb. 2022remoteSubject Matter Experts read and analyze investment arbitration awards, (Spanish, French and English) review literature, content, and introduce metadata for the enrichment of an artificial intelligence portal.

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory International GroupAssistant Editor - Investment Arbitration at Kluwer Arbitration Blog

Mar. 2021

Leiden UniversityAssociated Expert - Tracing Inherent Powers

Mar. 2021 - Nov. 2021

Cotney Attorneys and ConsultantsInternational Associate - Arbitration

Nov. 2020 - Feb. 2022

Global Financial Markets Center at Duke University School of LaqResearcher: Climate Change and Financial Innovation

May. 2020 - Jul. 2020Durham, North Carolina, United StatesResearch and analyze the developments in the financial markets, ranging from current and impending laws and policies that provide the framework either to incentivize or discourage financial innovation addressing climate change.

Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy SolutionsResearch Intern

Sep. 2019 - May. 2020Durham, North Carolina, United StatesResearcher at the Pew-Coastal Habitat Project primarily focussing on assessing and synthesizing the status of coastal habitats as well as researching the trends of state and federal policies related to protecting and restoring coastal habitats.

Universidad de los Hemisferios - IMF Global UniversityAssociate Professor Of Law for International Environmental Law

Jun. 2019 - Aug. 2019Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorProfessor of law for the LLM Program in Human Rights and Environmental Law; international litigation.

FAOConsultant in legislation of pesticides for agricultural use

Jun. 2018 - Jul. 2018EcuadorPrepare documents and technical reports related to the identification of causes and effects that generate the problem of accumulation of pesticides; conduct legal research and documentary analysis, analyze international instruments, national legislation, actors and institutions involved in the management of pesticides for agricultural use and obsolete pesticides, others. (short term consultancy)

Meythaler & Zambrano AbogadosHead Counsel of the Legal Research and Civil Litigation Departments

Jan. 2018 - May. 2019Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

The Business YearAssistant Country Manager

Aug. 2017 - Dec. 2017Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates · On-sitePublic policy research on economics and investment law. Liase with public officials.