ICSID Tribunal Finds That Colombia Violated the Minimum Standard of Treatment but Did Not Indirectly Expropriate the Investment in Eco Oro v. Colombia - In September 2021, an International Centre for Settlement of Investment...more
3/2/2022
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A growing number of cases in which private parties are seeking enforcement of very large arbitration awards are percolating through the U.S. courts. These awards emanate both from tribunals seated in the United States (where...more
As detailed in an October 2, 2018, Skadden client alert, the United States’ efforts to revise the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reached a milestone on September 30, 2018, when the U.S., Mexico and...more
2/11/2019
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International Arbitration ,
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US Courts Will Decide Whether to Enforce US$2 Billion Award Against Petróleos de Venezuela -
In April 2018, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal awarded US$2.04 billion in damages to two subsidiaries of U.S....more
7/13/2018
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ConocoPhillips ,
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Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
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Mexico ,
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Petrobras ,
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NAFTA’s Future Looks Increasingly Uncertain -
The United States, Mexico and Canada have now completed the fifth round of negotiations concerning the renegotiation of NAFTA, and the future of the treaty is looking...more
12/19/2017
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Venezuela v Helmerich & Payne ,
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Despite recent criticism from some quarters concerning the use of investment treaties and free trade agreements, the Chinese investment treaty system remains firmly in place. Since 1982, the People's Republic of China (PRC)...more
2/6/2017
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International Arbitration ,
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Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) afford investors a series of guarantees against expropriation or unfair treatment of investments in foreign jurisdictions. They also typically allow investors to enforce those rights...more