Santiago Romero Barst and María Auxiliadora Rodríguez v. Republic of Ecuador, PCA Case No. 2023-23

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Romero Barst and Auxiliadora Rodríguez v. Ecuador

Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Ecuador - Italy BIT (2001)
Applicable legal instruments:
Ecuador - Italy BIT (2001)
Economic sector:
Arts, entertainment and recreation
Outcome:
In Favour of Respondent(s)
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6 Sep 2022
Notice of Arbitration
Document Details:
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
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28 Nov 2022
Response to Notice of Arbitration
Document Details:
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
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26 Jul 2023
Terms of Appointment
Document Details:
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
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5 Apr 2024
Request for Bifurcation
Document Details:
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
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1 May 2024
Response to Request for Bifurcation
Document Details:
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
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3 Dec 2025
Award on Jurisdiction
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Award on Jurisdiction
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
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Tribunal assistant
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Document Summary
Award on Jurisdiction
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3 Dec 2025
Dissenting Opinion of Luis O'Naghten
Document Details:
PARTICIPANTS
Dissenting Opinion of Luis O'Naghten
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Luis O'Naghten
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Juan Fernández-Armesto
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
José A. Ortiz, Anthony Diblasi, Raquel A. Toral, Homer Bonner Jacob Ortiz, Jorge A. Mestre, Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Ramón Echaiz, Echaiz y Asociados
Respondent's counsel
Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Ana María Larrea, Lily Díaz-Granados Pienknagura, Gary López Vélez, Marco Terán Rodríguez, Julia Rovello Paredes, Geaninna Nogales, Richard Lorenzo, Maria Eugenia Ramirez, Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido, Iris Sauvagnac, María Lucía Echandía, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Other counsel
Claimant's expert
Respondent's expert
Claimant's witness
Respondent's witness
Other witnesses
Tribunal secretary
Tribunal assistant
Country
Print reporter
Entities
Document Summary
Dissenting Opinion of Luis O'Naghten
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