Appointments

Appointments

President of the Tribunal

  • President of an ICSID tribunal in an arbitration relating to a highway concession in Peru (Desarrollo Vial de los Andes S.A.C. v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/18));
  • President of an ICSID Tribunal appointed by the Parties in an investment arbitration arising from a DFBOT (design-finance-build-operate-transfer) concession contract for a major transport infrastructure project in Lima (Metro de Lima Linea 2 S.A. v Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. Arb/17/3).
  • President of an Investor-State tribunal established pursuant to the Kuwait-Turkey Bilateral Investment Treaty and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (PCA Case No. 2020-04: Waleed Y J H Aljarallah v TMSF & Ministry of Justice / Republic of Turkey);
  • President of ICC Tribunal in an arbitration arising from the acquisition of a Spanish banking entity, with the seat at Madrid and subject to Spanish law.
  • President of ICC Tribunal in an arbitration arising from a joint venture to develop the technology for a concession in Mexico, with the seat at New York and subject to the laws of New York and the State of Delaware; 
  • President of an ICC Tribunal in a dispute between Mexican and North American parties under New York law arising from a real estate joint venture in Mexico.
  • President of an ICDR-AAA Tribunal in a licensing and distribution dispute subject to New York law between US and Chilean parties and relating to the telecommunications sectors in various Latin American jurisdictions.
  • President of an Arbitral Tribunal established pursuant to the rules of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA), relating to a supply contract for a thermal power plant in Ghana, subject to English Law and with a seat at Johannesburg.
  • President of an ICC Arbitration Tribunal in a dispute between Mexican and Italian parties arising from a joint venture in the manufacturing sector in Mexico.
  • President of an Arbitral Tribunal pursuant to the Rules of the Court of Arbitration of Madrid in a construction arbitration relating to biomass plant in Huelva.
  • President of an ICC Tribunal in a dispute arising from a pharmaceuticals joint venture under Spanish law.
  • President of an ICC Tribunal in a dispute arising from an acquisition transaction in the insurance sector under Spanish law.
  • President of an ICC Tribunal in an arbitration arising from a warranty insurance policy in relation to the acquisition of a Spanish corporation by a Dutch investor.
  • President of an Arbitral Tribunal under the rules of the Madrid Court of Arbitration relating to the termination of a distribution contract in the consumer healthcare sector under Spanish law.

Co-arbitrator

  • Arbitrator appointed pursuant to the Switzerland-Bolivia Bilateral Investment Treaty and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (PCA Case No. 2021-05 – Zurich Insurance Company Ltd & Zurich South America Invest AB v. Plurinational State of Bolivia).
  • Arbitrator appointed pursuant to the ICSID Additional Facility Rules in relation to NAFTA claims arising from real estate developments in Mexico (Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P. v United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/15/2).
  • Arbitrator in an ICC arbitration arising from the modernization of the Talara refinery in Peru, subject to Spanish law and with the seat in Miami.
  • Arbitrator appointed in an LCIA arbitration arising from the sale and purchase of a nickel mining company in the Dominican Republic, subject to English law but also raising complex issues of local law.
  • Arbitrator in an investment arbitration pursuant to the Spain-Cuba BIT arising from a joint venture between an investor and a state entity.
  • Arbitrator in two LCIA arbitrations relating to long-term supply contracts in the renewable energy sector under English law.

Sole Arbitrator

  • Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration in a dispute arising from a Chinese investment in a Canadian technology corporation subject to the law of British Columbia.
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration relating to a joint venture contract governed by Spanish law for the participation in a major public works contract in Qatar.
  • Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration involving an international carriage of goods contract between German and Spanish companies.
  • Sole arbitrator in two ICC arbitrations involving financial derivatives under Spanish law.
  • Sole arbitrator in an arbitration arising from a management buy-out contract between Swedish and Spanish parties pursuant to the Rules of the Madrid Court of Arbitration.
  • Sole arbitrator in a dispute arising from a purchase price adjustment in the acquisition by an Italian investor of a Spanish corporation in the pharmaceutical sector.
  • Sole arbitrator in a dispute under Spanish law between a foreign investor and a prior-owner of mining rights in relation to the re-opening of a major Spanish mine.
  • Sole arbitrator in an arbitration relating to the termination of a real estate joint venture in Cape Verde pursuant to the rules of the Madrid Court of Arbitration.
  • Arbitrator appointed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in various CAS arbitrations, particularly relating to football disputes involving transfer agreements, agents’ remuneration, training compensation, and football club insolvency.
  • Sole arbitrator in four arbitrations relating to domain name rights pursuant to the WIPO Expedited Arbitration Rules.

Expert Determinations

  • United States Postal Service v. Amazon EU S.à.r.l;  WIPO LRO2013-0044;  gTLD string <mail>; (New gTLD Program; Legal Rights Objection);
  • DotMusic Limited v. Charleston Road Registry Inc.; WIPO LRO2013-0058;  gTLD string <music>; (New gTLD Program; Legal Rights Objection);
  • Bundesverband der Deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft (BTW) e.V v. New Cypress, LLC (ICC Exp/429/ ICANN/46); gTLD string <reisen> (New gTLD Program; Community Objection).