Michael A. Roche is a member of the Firm's International Arbitration and Litigation Practice Groups.

Mr. Roche represents foreign sovereigns and private parties in complex international cases. Fluent in English and Spanish, he has broad experience in matters involving Latin America and the Caribbean, and has assisted on cases concerning more than a dozen jurisdictions throughout the region.

Mr. Roche represents clients in both investment and commercial arbitration matters. He has particular experience in cases before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).

Mr. Roche also practices in US federal and state courts. He has represented victims of financial fraud in federal criminal and civil forfeiture proceedings, and has participated in investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He has also appeared in US immigration court on a pro bono basis, having recently successfully represented an asylum applicant from El Salvador.

Prior to joining White & Case, Mr. Roche practiced at a leading international arbitration and litigation boutique law firm in Miami, Florida. Additionally, he has spent periods of time living and studying in Latin America, including in La Paz, Bolivia and Havana, Cuba.

Bars and Courts
Florida State Bar, 2006
US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2007
District of Columbia Bar, 2009

Education
JD, Vanderbilt University, Executive Research Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, G. Scott Briggs Transnational Legal Studies Award, 2006
BA, Emory University, summa cum laude, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar

Publications
"Developments in Latin American Arbitration: 2009," Transnational Dispute Management, 2009 (co-authored with Jonathan C. Hamilton)
"Dominican Republic and Peru: 2008 Arbitration Laws," International Disputes Quarterly, 2009
"Survey of Trends in Latin American Arbitration," International Disputes Quarterly, 2009 (co-authored with Jonathan C. Hamilton)
"International Arbitration – A Primer for the Young Lawyer," The International Litigation Quarterly, Winter 2007
"Competing Claims: The Struggle for Title in Nicaragua," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, March 2006

Languages
English
Spanish

Citizenship
United States