In the investor-State context, consensual alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has long been viewed as an aspirational endeavor. Where a foreign company or individual complains of mistreatment by a host State, the investor...more
On March 10, Mexico’s amended Electricity Industry Law entered into force, introducing preferences for the Mexican state-owned utility, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), with respect to the supply of electricity to the...more
3/19/2021
/ CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Investors ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Power Grid ,
Public Utility ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Utilities Sector
This is the fifth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
3/1/2019
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Business Disputes ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Taiwan ,
Tribunals
After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement on September 30 to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—renaming it the United...more
10/11/2018
/ Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
January 16, 2016, marked the Implementation Day that recognised the certification by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran had met its obligations under the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a...more
3/25/2016
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FIPPA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Implementation Day ,
International Arbitration ,
Investor Protection ,
Iran ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Oil & Gas ,
UNCITRAL
Arbitration analysis: In Part 1 of this series, Steven Finizio, Danielle Morris and Katherine Drage of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP explore the importance of enforcement of arbitral awards to those investing in...more
7/9/2015
/ Africa ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Economic Development ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
GDP ,
Jurisdiction ,
Member State ,
Nigeria ,
World Bank