Mobil Exploration and Development Inc. Suc. Argentina and Mobil Argentina S.A. v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. ARB/04/16

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Argentina-United States BIT
Applicable legal instruments:
Argentina-United States BIT
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of damages:
US $196,241,306
Other remedy:
The Tribunal ordered that Argentina shall pay the interest on the amount awarded and pay the legal costs and expenses of the Claimants. Claimants shall bear their costs of the arbitration. Argentina’s request for annulment was rejected.
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27 Mar 2013
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
R. Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, David H. Weiss, King and Spalding, José A. Martínez de Hoz (Jr.), Jimena Vega Olmos, María Florencia Villaggi, Alex Maculus, Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz (Jr.), Eugene J. Silva II, Gwendolyn Dawson, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Respondent's counsel
Horacio Pedro Diez, Gabriel Bottini, Adriana Busto, Gisela Makowski, Tomás Braceras, Rodrigo Ruiz Esquide, Viviana Kluger, Matías Bietti, Verónica Lavista, Ignacio Torterola, Ignacio Pérez Cortés, Nicolás Grosse, Patricio Arnedo Barreiroq, Nicolás Duhalde, Julián Santiago Negro, M. Soledad Romero Caporale, Carlos Bernardo Walter Kunz, Charles Massano
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10 Apr 2013
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
R. Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, David H. Weiss, King and Spalding, José A. Martínez de Hoz (Jr.), Jimena Vega Olmos, María Florencia Villaggi, Alex Maculus, Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites, Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz (Jr.), Eugene J. Silva II, Gwendolyn Dawson, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Respondent's counsel
Horacio Pedro Diez, Gabriel Bottini, Adriana Busto, Gisela Makowski, Tomás Braceras, Rodrigo Ruiz Esquide, Viviana Kluger, Matías Bietti, Verónica Lavista, Ignacio Torterola, Ignacio Pérez Cortés, Nicolás Grosse, Patricio Arnedo Barreiroq, Nicolás Duhalde, Julián Santiago Negro, M. Soledad Romero Caporale, Carlos Bernardo Walter Kunz, Charles Massano
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23 Mar 2015
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, King and Spalding, Eugene J. Silva II, James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Stephanie L. Miller, Mark J. Beeley, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Respondent's counsel
Michael Reisman, José Álvarez, Sebastián Edwards, Rudolf Dolzer, Keith McLeod, Nora T. Stewart, Phillip W. Pantella, Pablo Spiller, Manuel Abdala, Diego Bondorevsky, Miguel Nakhle, María Lombardi, Ariel Medvedeff, Alberto B. Bianchi, Estudio Bianchi & Galarce, Julio César Rivera, Julio César Rivera Abogados, Guillermo O. Teijeiro, Negri & Teijeiro, Carlos Manuel Bastos, Hugo Martelli, Martelli Abogados, Carlos Francisco Balbín, Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación
Other counsel
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Tribunal secretary
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4 Jun 2015
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, King and Spalding, Eugene J. Silva II, James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Stephanie L. Miller, Mark J. Beeley, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Respondent's counsel
Michael Reisman, José Álvarez, Sebastián Edwards, Rudolf Dolzer, Keith McLeod, Nora T. Stewart, Phillip W. Pantella, Pablo Spiller, Manuel Abdala, Diego Bondorevsky, Miguel Nakhle, María Lombardi, Ariel Medvedeff, Alberto B. Bianchi, Estudio Bianchi & Galarce, Julio César Rivera, Julio César Rivera Abogados, Guillermo O. Teijeiro, Negri & Teijeiro, Carlos Manuel Bastos, Hugo Martelli, Martelli Abogados
Other counsel
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Tribunal secretary
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25 Feb 2016
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PARTICIPANTS
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, King and Spalding, Eugene J. Silva II, James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Stephanie L. Miller, Mark J. Beeley, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Respondent's counsel
Michael Reisman, José Álvarez, Sebastián Edwards, Rudolf Dolzer, Keith McLeod, Nora T. Stewart, Phillip W. Pantella, Pablo Spiller, Manuel Abdala, Diego Bondorevsky, Miguel Nakhle, María Lombardi, Ariel Medvedeff, Alberto B. Bianchi, Estudio Bianchi & Galarce, Julio César Rivera, Julio César Rivera Abogados, Guillermo O. Teijeiro, Negri & Teijeiro, Carlos Manuel Bastos, Hugo Martelli, Martelli Abogados
Other counsel
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Claimant's expert
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Tribunal secretary
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25 Feb 2016
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Details:
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Piero Bernardini
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Antonio Remiro Brotons
Chair/President
Chair/President:
Gustaf Möller
Arbitrator(s)
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, King and Spalding, Eugene J. Silva II, James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Stephanie L. Miller, Mark J. Beeley, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Respondent's counsel
Michael Reisman, José Álvarez, Sebastián Edwards, Rudolf Dolzer, Keith McLeod, Nora T. Stewart, Phillip W. Pantella, Pablo Spiller, Manuel Abdala, Diego Bondorevsky, Miguel Nakhle, María Lombardi, Ariel Medvedeff, Alberto B. Bianchi, Estudio Bianchi & Galarce, Julio César Rivera, Julio César Rivera Abogados, Guillermo O. Teijeiro, Negri & Teijeiro, Carlos Manuel Bastos, Hugo Martelli, Martelli Abogados
Other counsel
Entities
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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18 Jan 2017
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Alexis Mourre, Vera van Houtte
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Doak Bishop, Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez, Craig S. Miles, Silvia M. Marchili, King and Spalding, Eugene J. Silva II, James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Stephanie L. Miller, Mark J. Beeley, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Respondent's counsel
Michael Reisman, José Álvarez, Sebastián Edwards, Rudolf Dolzer, Keith McLeod, Nora T. Stewart, Phillip W. Pantella, Pablo Spiller, Manuel Abdala, Diego Bondorevsky, Miguel Nakhle, María Lombardi, Ariel Medvedeff, Alberto B. Bianchi, Estudio Bianchi & Galarce, Julio César Rivera, Julio César Rivera Abogados, Guillermo O. Teijeiro, Negri & Teijeiro, Carlos Manuel Bastos, Hugo Martelli, Martelli Abogados, Carlos Francisco Balbín, Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación
Other counsel
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Respondent's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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14 Sep 2018
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Tribunal secretary
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27 Dec 2018
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Claimant's expert
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Claimant's witness
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Tribunal secretary
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8 May 2019
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Claimant appointee
Respondent appointee
Chair/President
Arbitrator(s)
Alexis Mourre, Vera van Houtte
Judges
Claimant's counsel
James Lloyd Loftis, Timothy J. Tyler, Robert R. Landicho, Peter D. Danysh, Stephanie Noble, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Mark J. Beeley, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Jimena Vega Olmos, Francisco Amallo, Martinez de Hoz & Rueda, Eugene J. Silva II, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Respondent's counsel
Silvina González Napolitano, Mariana Lozza, María Alejandra Etchegorry, Sabrina Ramos, Procuración del Tesoro de la Nación
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Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
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Respondent's witness
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Other witnesses
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Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
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