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Vento Motorcycles, Inc. v. United Mexican States, ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/17/3

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Short Name:

Vento Motorcycles v. Mexico

Case Type:
International Investment Agreement (Investor–State)
Seat of Arbitration:
Applicable Treaty:
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) (1994)
Applicable Legal Instruments:
NAFTA
Economic Sector:
Transportation and Storage
Outcome:
In Favour of Respondent(s)
Other Remedy:
The Claimant shall pay the Respondent US$982,124.45, representing 50% of its legal fees and expenses and 60% of the arbitration costs.
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20 Feb 2017
Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration (Spanish)
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Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration (Spanish)
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
David Gantz
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Hugo Perezcano Díaz
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Andrés Rigo Sureda
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Luis Felipe Aguilar Rico, Aguilar y Loera, Todd Weiler
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Notice of Intent to Submit a Claim to Arbitration (Spanish)
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7 Aug 2017
Request for Arbitration
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Request for Arbitration
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
David Gantz
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Hugo Perezcano Díaz
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Andrés Rigo Sureda
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
Luis Felipe Aguilar Rico, Aguilar y Loera, Todd Weiler
Respondent's counsel
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Request for Arbitration
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23 Aug 2019
United States Article 1128 Submission
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United States Article 1128 Submission
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Claimant appointee
Claimant appointee:
David Gantz
Respondent appointee
Respondent appointee:
Hugo Perezcano Díaz
Tribunal/Panel chair
Chair/President:
Andrés Rigo Sureda
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Claimant's counsel
George Ruttinger, Eduardo Mathison, Crowell & Moring
Respondent's counsel
Stephan E. Becker, Jorge Vera, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, J. Cameron Mowatt, Alejandro Barragán, Tereposky & DeRose
Other counsel
Lisa J. Grosh, Nicole C. Thornton, Nathaniel E. Jedrey, US Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes
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United States Article 1128 Submission
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6 Jul 2020
Award
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Award
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Respondent appointee
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
Todd Weiler, Lluis Aguilar and George Ruttinger, Eduardo Mathison, Crowell & Moring
Respondent's counsel
Stephan E. Becker, Jorge Vera, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, J. Cameron Mowatt, Alejandro Barragán, Tereposky & DeRose
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Claimant's expert
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Award
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1 Dec 2021
Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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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
Myriam M. Seers, John A. Terry, Jake Babad
Respondent's counsel
Vincent DeRose, Jennifer Radford, Umair Azam
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Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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23 Oct 2023
Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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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
Marie-Andrée Vermette
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Decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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14 Jun 2024
Endorsement of the Court of Appeal for Ontario
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Endorsement of the Court of Appeal for Ontario
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Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Fairburn
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Canada
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4 Feb 2025
Judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal on Set-aside Application
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Judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal on Set-aside Application
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Respondent appointee
Tribunal/Panel chair
Arbitrator(s)
Sole Arbitrator
ICSID Annulment Committee president
ICSID Annulment Committee members
WTO Appellate Body members
WTO Appellate Body chair
Judges
Grant Huscroft, Gary Trotter, Jonathan Dawe
Claimant's counsel
John A. Terry, Myriam M. Seers
Respondent's counsel
Vincent DeRose, Jennifer Radford, Stephanie Desjardins
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Judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal on Set-aside Application
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18 Sep 2025
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada
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Judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada
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WTO Appellate Body chair
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Claimant's counsel
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Vento Motorcycles Inc., Mexico
Document Summary
Judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada
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This document constitutes a Judgment issued by the Supreme Court of Canada concerning an application for leave to appeal filed by the United Mexican States against Vento Motorcycles, Inc.

The procedural posture centers on the Applicant's request for appellate review of a prior judgment rendered by the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Docket No. COA-23-CV-1332, 2025 ONCA 82), dated February 4, 2025. The underlying domestic court proceedings pertain to the judicial review and enforcement of an international arbitral award involving the sovereign State and the corporate respondent.

In its dispositive ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada summarily dismissed the application for leave to appeal. The Court issued no substantive written reasons, as is customary for such dismissals, and ordered that the application be dismissed with costs awarded against the Applicant, the United Mexican States.