Venezuela US, S.R.L. (Barbados) ​v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, PCA Case No. 2013-34 

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Case type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Investment treaty:
Agreement between the Government of Barbados and the Republic of Venezuela for the Promotion and Protection of Investments
Applicable legal instruments:
Economic sector:
Mining and quarrying, including hydrocarbons (oil and gas)
Outcome:
In Favour of Claimant(s)
Amount of damages:
US $58,870,898
Other remedy:
The Respondent shall pay to the Claimant interest on the amounts awarded. The Respondent shall pay the Claimant EUR 615,056.47 for its costs of the arbitration and US$ 3,215,534.99 for its costs of legal representation, plus simple interest.
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22 Mar 2013
Notice of Arbitration
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Notice of Arbitration
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Judges
Claimant's counsel
John P. Bowman, Jennifer L. Price, King and Spalding
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Notice of Arbitration
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26 Jul 2016
Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (English)
Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (Spanish)
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Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (English)
Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Marcelo G. Kohen
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Sam Prevatt, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Cristian De Fazio, Howard James Foy, Pedro Lins, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional
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Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (English)
Interim Award on Jurisdiction on the Respondent Objection to Jurisdiction Ratione Voluntatis (Spanish)
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26 Jul 2016
Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (Spanish)
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Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Marcelo G. Kohen
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Mr. John P. Bowman, Ms. Jennifer L. Price, Mr. Louis-Alexis Bret, King and Spalding
Respondent's counsel
Mr. Mark H. O’Donoghue, Prof. Tullio R. Treves, Mr. Renato R. Treves, Mr. Eloy Barbará de Parres, Mr. George Kahale III, Ms. Claudia Frutos-Peterson, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
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Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (English)
Dissenting Opinion of Professor Marcelo G. Kohen (Spanish)
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5 Feb 2021
Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
Participants listed for this document only; this may not include all participants involved in the entire case.
Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Marcelo G. Kohen
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Sam Prevatt, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Cristian De Fazio, Howard James Foy, Pedro Lins, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional
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Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Declaration of Professor Marcelo Kohen on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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5 Feb 2021
Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Marcelo G. Kohen
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Sam Prevatt, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Cristian De Fazio, Howard James Foy, Pedro Lins, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional
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Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (English)
Partial Award on Jurisdiction and Liability (Spanish)
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4 Nov 2022
Final Award
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Final Award
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
Louis Yves Fortier
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Marcelo G. Kohen
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Peter Tomka
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Sam Prevatt, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Respondent's counsel
Osvaldo Cesar Guglielmino, Guillermo Moro, Alejandro Vulejser, Camila Guglielmino Consuegra, Cristian De Fazio, Howard James Foy, Pedro Lins, Guglielmino Derecho Internacional
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Final Award
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27 Dec 2022
Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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27 Dec 2022
Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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Sole Arbitrator
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Elliot Friedman, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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21 Mar 2023
Petitioner’s Motion for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory for Service
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Petitioner’s Motion for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory for Service
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Petitioner’s Motion for Issuance of a Letter Rogatory for Service
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21 Mar 2023
Status Report
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Status Report
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Status Report
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29 Jun 2023
Notice as to Request for Service of Process
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Notice as to Request for Service of Process
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Notice as to Request for Service of Process
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6 Jul 2023
Status Report
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Status Report
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Status Report
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30 Nov 2023
Status Report
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Status Report
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
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Status Report
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8 Dec 2023
Declaration of Eloy G. Barbará de Parres
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Declaration of Eloy G. Barbará de Parres
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Respondent's counsel
Eloy G. Barbará de Parres, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
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Declaration of Eloy G. Barbará de Parres
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11 Dec 2023
Memorandum in Opposition to Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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Memorandum in Opposition to Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Respondent's counsel
Joseph D. Pizzurro, Juan O. Perla, Sylvi Sareva, Eloy G. Barbará de Parres, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
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Memorandum in Opposition to Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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5 Jan 2024
Reply Memorandum in Support of Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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Reply Memorandum in Support of Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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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
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Respondent's counsel
Joseph D. Pizzurro, Juan O. Perla, Sylvi Sareva, Eloy G. Barbará de Parres, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
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Respondent's expert
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Reply Memorandum in Support of Petition to Recognize and Enforce a Foreign Arbitral Award
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5 Jan 2024
Supplemental Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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Supplemental Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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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
Elliot Friedman, Paige von Mehren, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Respondent's counsel
Joseph D. Pizzurro, Juan O. Perla, Sylvi Sareva, Eloy G. Barbará de Parres, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP
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Supplemental Declaration of Elliot Friedman
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28 Oct 2025
Judgment of the Hague Court of Appeal (Dutch)
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Judgment of the Hague Court of Appeal (Dutch)
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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