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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

NOVENERGIA II – ENERGY & )
ENVIRONMENT (SCA), )
Petitioner, )
v. )
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN, )
Respondent. )
Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-1148 (TSC)

JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING SET-ASIDE PROCEEDINGS
PENDING IN THE SVEA COURT OF APPEAL

Pursuant to the Court’s Order dated January 27, 2020, Petitioner Novenergia II – Energy & Environment (SCA) (“Novenergia”) and Respondent the Kingdom of Spain (“Spain”) submit this joint status report regarding the proceedings pending before the Svea Court of Appeal (“Svea Court”) to set aside the arbitral award (the “Award”) at issue in this case.

Yesterday, the Parties notified the Court of a ruling issued by the Svea Court May 27, 2020, denying Spain’s request to refer certain questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union and setting a deadline for the European Commission to submit third-party observations on Spain’s set aside request.

There have been no updates since May 27, 2020.

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Dated: June 2, 2020

NOVENERGIA II – ENERGY &
ENVIRONMENT (SCA)

By its attorneys,

LATHAM & WATKINS LLP

/s/ Claudia Salomon
Allen M. Gardner (DC Bar No. 456723)
Rebekah Soule (DC Bar No. 1033203)
555 11th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 637-2200
[email protected]
[email protected]

Claudia Salomon (pro hac vice)
Lilia Vazova (pro hac vice)
885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 906-1200
[email protected]
[email protected]

Fernando Mantilla-Serrano (pro hac vice)
45, rue Saint-Dominique
Paris 75007
France
+33 1 40 62 20 00
[email protected]

Attorneys for Petitioner

Respectfully submitted,

KINGDOM OF SPAIN

By its attorneys,

FOLEY HOAG LLP

/s/ Nicholas M. Renzler
Derek C. Smith (D.C. Bar No. 468674)
Lawrence H. Martin (D.C. Bar No. 476639)
Nicholas M. Renzler (D.C. Bar No. 983359)
Diana Tsutieva (D.C. Bar No. 1007818)
1717 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-5350
202-223-1200
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

Andrew Z. Schwartz
(D.D.C. Bar No. MA0017)
Andrew B. Loewenstein
(D.D.C. Bar No. MA0018)
Seaport West
155 Seaport Boulevard
Boston, MA 02210-2600
617-832-1000
[email protected]
[email protected]

Attorneys for Respondent

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on June 2, 2020, I caused a true and correct copy of the foregoing to be filed with the Clerk of the Court using the ECF system and thereby served upon all counsel of record.

/s/ Nicholas M. Renzler


Nicholas M. Renzler