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Iberdrola Energía, S.A. (Spain) v. The Republic of Guatemala

The PCA serves as registry and provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules of 1976

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s) Iberdrola Energía, S.A. (Spain) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s) The Republic of Guatemala (State)
Names of Parties -
Case number 2017-41
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector -
Procedural rules UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Bilateral treaty
Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and the Republic of Guatemala for the Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments, signed on 9 December 2002, entered into force on 21 May 2004
Country A: Spain
Country B: Guatemala
Language of Proceeding English
Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) Switzerland
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Presiding Arbitrator)

Pierre-Marie Dupuy

J. Christopher Thomas, Q.C.  
Representatives of the Claimant(s)

Félix Sobrino Martínez

María Grande de Capua

IBERDROLA ENERGÍA, S.A.

 

Miguel Virgós

Gabriel Bottini

Gillian Cahill

Heidi López Castro

URÍA MENÉNDEZ ABOGADOS, S.L.P.
Representatives of the Respondent(s)

Lic. Jorge Luis Donado Vivar

PROCURADOR GENERAL DE LA NACIÓN

 

Lic. Acisclo Valladares Urruela

MINISTER OF ECONOMY

 

Eduardo Silva Romero

Audrey Caminades

Juan Felipe Merizalde

DECHERT (PARIS) LLP
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 2017
Date of issue of final award -
Length of Proceedings 2-3 years
Additional notes -