Henri Alvarez - ARBITRATOR PROFILE AND APPOINTMENTS

RECENT IAREPORTER COVERAGE ABOUT Henri Alvarez

• Analysis: Tribunal majority in Gardabani v. Georgia treaty arbitration is unconvinced that compensation awarded in parallel contract arbitration renders claims inadmissible and proceeds to find umbrella clause breaches; Zachary Douglas criticizes result that effectively grants claimants double recovery
  Feb 23, 2023
• ICSID award and dissent in dispute between Russian-owned electricity companies and Georgia come to light, as claimants seek enforcement in multiple jurisdictions; arbitrators disagree on double recovery and interpretation of umbrella clause
  Feb 14, 2023
• Uncovered: Redacted version of SCC award against Georgia reveals that tribunal dealt with one additional claim and opted against awarding compound interest; related ICSID award and dissent remain unpublished
  Jan 20, 2023
• Gardabani v. Georgia BIT arbitration concludes with an award, shortly after related contract case came to a close
  Oct 28, 2022
• Alexis Mourre is tapped to chair Keystone XL pipeline arbitration against the USA
  Sep 22, 2022
• Looking Back: Noble Energy v. Ecuador tribunal agreed to hear disputes based on three different legal instruments in one single proceeding
  Aug 31, 2022
• With experienced tribunal in place, Peru telecoms arbitration is ready to get under way
  Aug 01, 2022
• CIS Round-Up: A new award is uncovered, two Supreme Court decisions, a failed set-aside bid, and other arbitration-related developments
  Feb 25, 2022
• Free to View: NAFTA/USMCA tribunal invites amicus curiae applications in emissions trading arbitration
  Feb 02, 2022
• Georgia is ordered to pay 80 million USD in contract-based SCC arbitration
  Dec 03, 2021
• Looking Back: Gas Natural v. Argentina tribunal upheld jurisdiction over claims for derivative losses and allowed the bypassing of local litigation requirements through MFN provision
  Nov 26, 2021
• Uncovered: Redacted partial award in contract-based Georgian electricity tariff dispute reveals tribunal’s approach to interpreting public law contracts, and suggests that a counterclaim was upheld
  Oct 13, 2021
• Looking Back: Arbitrators in InterTrade v. Czech Republic delved into principles of attribution to the state – with the tribunal splitting on governmental authority analysis
  Jul 30, 2021
• Three are in place to hear emissions trading claim against Canada
  Apr 28, 2021
• Electricity tariff arbitration against Georgia proceeds to the next stage; Zachary Douglas dissents
  Apr 23, 2021
• Looking Back: Camuzzi v. Argentina (2) tribunal addressed issues of reflective loss, forum selection clauses, and ongoing negotiations
  Sep 22, 2020
• Analysis: Majority in ESPF v. Italy finds “clear and specific commitment” by Italy to pay fixed feed-in-tariffs; Laurence Boisson de Chazournes disagrees
  Sep 18, 2020
• Breaking: Investors in Italian PV plants are awarded €16 million by tribunal majority; Laurence Boisson de Chazournes dissents
  Sep 15, 2020
• Looking Back: In Aguas del Tunari v. Bolivia, Cochabamba "Water War” led to controversial arbitration; tribunal ruled on many important jurisdictional questions, including first ICSID amicus curiae request
  Jan 06, 2020
• Full review of Teinver v. Argentina annulment decision reveals that ICSID ad hoc committee considered role of third-party funding industry's code on best practices, as well as power of attorney questions
  Jun 02, 2019
• In Teinver case, Argentina fails in its bid to set aside hefty award of $320 million (plus pre and post award interest)
  May 29, 2019
• ANALYSIS: Flughafen v. Venezuela decision reveals reasons why ICSID ad-hoc committee spared award from annulment
  May 17, 2019
• Looking Back: In Libananco v. Turkey annulment, investor failed to overturn unfavorable award declining jurisdiction over $11 billion claim
  Apr 25, 2019
• Energy firm drops UNCITRAL arbitration claim after changes to tax law
  Mar 27, 2019
• In previously-unseen Alvarez y Marin v. Panama award, reasons are revealed for why a majority declined to take jurisdiction over investment in indigenous territory - and why Grigera Naon dissented
  Mar 13, 2019
• An overview of our reporting from September-December 2018
  Jan 04, 2019
• Latin American Round-Up: new disputes, tribunals and other news involving Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Mexico
  Dec 04, 2018
• In new ruling, a divided tribunal dismisses claims of Costa Rican and Dutch investors against Panama
  Oct 15, 2018
• Grigera-Naon steps down in Republic of Georgia BIT arbitration, and a replacement is lined up
  Feb 20, 2018
• Henri Alvarez is chosen by co-arbitrators to chair Dutch BIT claim
  Dec 18, 2017
• Argentina seeks to undo $400 million victory in favor of Spanish investors and Burford Capital
  Nov 22, 2017
• Italy claims: A trio of Energy Charter Treaty arbitrations emerge in Stockholm, a tribunal is appointed at ICSID, and some repeat-players are beginning to emerge
  Aug 24, 2017
• In-depth: unpacking the admissibility and liability holdings in the Teinver v. Argentina award
  Jul 26, 2017
• In-depth: exploring the valuation methodology, treatment of counter-claims and the dissenting opinion in the Teinver v. Argentina case
  Jul 26, 2017
• Argentina liable to pay upwards of $400 million for unlawful expropriation of airlines, but dissenter sees no BIT jurisdiction and questions role of litigation funder that stands to earn nine figure recovery
  Jul 23, 2017
• Henri Alvarez tapped to chair an Energy Charter Treaty claim
  Jul 29, 2016
• Arbitrators in Panama eco-tourism BIT dispute weigh in with ruling on preliminary objections
  Apr 13, 2016
• ANALYSIS: tribunal declines to enjoin Argentine criminal proceedings, orders publicization ban, and stays mute on implications of finding that prior orders were breached
  Apr 13, 2016
• In-depth: the full reasons for ad-hoc committee's dismissal of Argentine annulment bid in Total case - and for rejecting challenge to Teresa Cheng
  Feb 09, 2016
• Argentina fails in its bid to annul arbitral award in favour of Total S.A.
  Feb 01, 2016
• Arbitrators finalized for investment proceedings against Cameroon, Panama, and Venezuela (Venoklim annulment)
  Oct 01, 2015
• With final arbitral award looming, Argentine prosecutor files criminal complaint against ICSID claimants, their lawyers and funders
  Sep 17, 2015
• Flughafen v. Venezuela: arbitrators consider effect of political risk on projected cash-flows - and jurisdiction over joint claims and (partly) state-owned investor
  Nov 28, 2014
• In-Depth: Venezuelan courts work properly to correct administrative decisions, but Supreme Court's flawed actions trigger liability
  Nov 28, 2014
• In a rare finding, Venezuela is held liable not only for expropriating foreign-owned airport - but for a denial of justice by its highest court
  Nov 23, 2014
• Egyptian LNG dispute lands at ICSID; cancelled licenses in Gambia open door to arbitrations, including by investor previously at odds with Sierra Leone
  Mar 25, 2014
• ICSID Arbitrators rule that Spanish investors in Argentine airline complied with pre-arbitration procedural requirements in bilateral investment treaty
  Dec 27, 2012
• Buergenthal (and Alvarez) stand behind Maffezini approach to MFN clause in latest case to arise under Spain-Argentina BIT
  Dec 27, 2012
• Former Iraqi Minister initiates treaty claims against Pakistan, but government is slow to respond; at least three other arbitrations afoot
  Dec 21, 2012
• New Books, Articles and Materials on International Investment Law, June 2012 to November 2012
  Nov 26, 2012
• Arbitrators in Bolivian mining dispute uphold jurisdiction after examining allegations of fraud, evidence fabrication and violations of local law
  Oct 12, 2012
• Arbitrators weigh disqualification of Venezuela’s damages expert, but decide his earlier contacts with claimant don’t warrant it
  Sep 16, 2012
• Toll highway concessionaire puts pressure on Dominican Republic to pay $42.5 million ICC arbitration award
  Aug 20, 2012
• ANALYSIS: Arbitrators continue to debate whether states deserve a “margin of appreciation” when it comes to how to comply with BIT obligations
  Aug 01, 2012
• In new arbitral award, Fortier, Stern and Alvarez diverge with respect to German investor’s claims against Czech Republic
  Jun 11, 2012
• New books, articles and materials on investment treaty law and arbitration: February 2012 to May 2012
  May 22, 2012
• Settlement round-Up: Republic of Georgia resolves dispute, Algeria settles windfall levy claims on eve of arbitral award, and Venezuela pays for a nationalization
  Apr 19, 2012
• Ethiopia prevailed in face of foreign investor’s attempt to use investment treaty to sue over ICC arbitral award
  Mar 04, 2012
• New International Investment Law Works: May 2011 to January 2012
  Jan 13, 2012
• Exxon subsidiary awarded $907 Million in ICC arbitration with Venezuelan state oil company; ICSID case still pending
  Jan 01, 2012
• Turkey defeats $11 Billion arbitration claim at ICSID; putative off-shore shareholder fails to prove it owned shares prior to alleged expropriation of electricity concessions
  Sep 05, 2011
• Argentina liable for mistreatment of investments by French energy multinational, but majority sees no treaty breaches during peak of financial crisis
  Mar 30, 2011
• Co-arbitrators in Total v. Argentina case take widely-divergent views of Argentina’s Fair and Equitable Treatment obligation under investment treaty
  Mar 30, 2011
• ICSID panels convened in disputes over Uruguay’s tobacco policies, Venezuelan airport concession, Polish health-care venture, and Hungarian energy investment
  Mar 30, 2011
• Czech Republic prevails in arbitration with Canadian investor who complained of Czech officialdom’s handling of his dispute with local business partner
  Dec 16, 2010
• ICSID Docket Round-Up: New Claim against Venezuela; Tribunals appointed in Mexico and Grenada cases; Cases against Yemen and Romania are discontinued
  Aug 28, 2010
• Arbitrators in Kazakh case look dimly on investor’s document discovery bid in US courts; reminiscent of tribunal posture in El Salvador power arbitration
  Jun 27, 2010
• New books, articles and reports on investment treaty law: January to May 2010
  Jun 27, 2010
• Tribunal to hear Venezuela nationalization claim under BIT, but tax and royalty disputes excluded due to timing of Exxon restructuring
  Jun 16, 2010
• Canada moves to terminate NAFTA claim, after claimant fails to post funds for arbitration
  May 26, 2010
• Arbitrators order that (Bolivian) criminal proceedings be suspended
  Apr 09, 2010
• Profiling the arbitrators selected in Maersk v. Algeria, Urbaser v. Argentina, and Gold Reserve v. Venezuela
  Mar 18, 2010
• Arbitrators selected in ICSID proceedings against Cambodia, Ecuador, Jordan, Argentina, Venezuela and Chile
  Jan 16, 2010
• New Books and Articles on Investment Treaty Law: May to December 2009
  Jan 16, 2010
• Arbitrators selected in two claims (ICSID and UNCITRAL) against Yemen
  Oct 14, 2009
• Turkey prevails in one of three claims arising out of termination of Uzan family-owned electricity concession
  Aug 17, 2009
• Tribunal constituted in ad-hoc arbitration between German forestry company and Czech Republic
  Aug 06, 2009
• Treaty claim is latest salvo by Danish firm Maersk in Algerian windfall tax dispute
  Aug 06, 2009
• In-Depth: Turkey resists effort by two claimants to withdraw ICSID cases in electricity company disputes
  Feb 10, 2009
• German investor files request for arbitration in forestry dispute with Czech Government; Parallel claim in offing?
  Nov 25, 2008
• Round-up of selected recent publications on international investment law
  Oct 22, 2008
• Tribunal selected in Canadian firm’s UNCITRAL-based BIT arbitration with Czech Republic
  Sep 08, 2008