Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Europe v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/13

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International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
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Investment treaty:
Bolivia - France BIT (1989)
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Bolivia - France BIT (1989)
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Outcome:
Pending
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27 Feb 2013
Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (English)
Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (Spanish)
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Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (English)
Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (Spanish)
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Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Klaus Sachs
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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Claimant's counsel
Alexander A. Yanos, Elizabeth C. Solander, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, Noiana Marigo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Felipe Andrés Daruiz Ferro, Los Ilustres, Attorney General of Venezuela, Benard V. Preziosi, Eloy Barbará de Parres, Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Kate Brown de Vejar, Dori Yoldi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (English)
Decision on Claimant's Proposal to Disqualify Mr. Bottini from the Tribunal under Article 57 of the ICSID Convention (Spanish)
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30 Dec 2016
Decision on Liability and the Principles of Quantum
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Decision on Liability and the Principles of Quantum
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Charles N. Brower
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Gabriel Bottini
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Alexander A. Yanos, Elizabeth C. Solander, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, Noiana Marigo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Felipe Andrés Daruiz Ferro, Los Ilustres, Attorney General of Venezuela, Benard V. Preziosi, Eloy Barbará de Parres, Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Kate Brown de Vejar, Dori Yoldi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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30 Dec 2016
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of Judge Charles N. Brower
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Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of Judge Charles N. Brower
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Charles N. Brower
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Gabriel Bottini
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Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Alexander A. Yanos, Elizabeth C. Solander, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, Noiana Marigo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Felipe Andrés Daruiz Ferro, Los Ilustres, Attorney General of Venezuela, Benard V. Preziosi, Eloy Barbará de Parres, Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Kate Brown de Vejar, Dori Yoldi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Concurring and Dissenting Opinion of Judge Charles N. Brower
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30 Nov 2017
Final Award
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Final Award
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Charles N. Brower
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Gabriel Bottini
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Alexander A. Yanos, Elizabeth C. Solander, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, Noiana Marigo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Felipe Andrés Daruiz Ferro, Los Ilustres, Attorney General of Venezuela, Benard V. Preziosi, Eloy Barbará de Parres, Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Kate Brown de Vejar, Dori Yoldi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Final Award
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24 Oct 2018
Procedural Order No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding)
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Procedural Order No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding)
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Ricardo Ramírez Hernández
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Olufunke Adekoya, Lawrence Boo
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Alexander A. Yanos, Elizabeth C. Solander, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP, Noiana Marigo, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Respondent's counsel
Reinaldo Enrique Muñoz Pedroza, Felipe Andrés Daruiz Ferro, Los Ilustres, Attorney General of Venezuela, Benard V. Preziosi, Eloy Barbará de Parres, Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Kate Brown de Vejar, Dori Yoldi, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Procedural Order No. 2 (Annulment Proceeding)
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12 Dec 2018
Saint-Gobain's Petition to Register and Enforce ICSID Arbitration Award
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Saint-Gobain's Petition to Register and Enforce ICSID Arbitration Award
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Laura Davis Jones, Peter J. Keane, Alex Yanos, Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Rajat Rana, Alston & Bird LLP
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Saint-Gobain's Petition to Register and Enforce ICSID Arbitration Award
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7 Aug 2019
Opposition to Claimant Motion for Default Judgment
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Opposition to Claimant Motion for Default Judgment
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Scott R. Haiber, Dennis H. Tracey, Robin L. Muir, Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Kent A. Yalowitz, E. Whitney Debevoise, Sally L. Pei, Stephen K. Wirth, Avishai D. Don, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, A. Thompson Bayliss, Abrams Bayliss LLP
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7 Aug 2019
Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Claimant Motion for Default Judgment and Motion to Vacate Default
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Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Claimant Motion for Default Judgment and Motion to Vacate Default
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Scott R. Haiber, Dennis H. Tracey, Robin L. Muir, Hogan Lovells US LLP
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Kent A. Yalowitz, E. Whitney Debevoise, Sally L. Pei, Stephen K. Wirth, Avishai D. Don, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, A. Thompson Bayliss, Abrams Bayliss LLP
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9 Dec 2019
Respondent Letter to US District Court for the District of Delaware
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Respondent Letter to US District Court for the District of Delaware
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12 Dec 2019
Memorandum Order of the US District Court for the District of Delaware
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Memorandum Order of the US District Court for the District of Delaware
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Memorandum Order of the US District Court for the District of Delaware
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25 Jan 2022
Opinion of US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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Opinion of US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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