1. Chevron Corporation and 2. Texaco Petroleum Company v. The Republic of Ecuador
The PCA is providing administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules pursuant to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment.
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced
Bilateral treaty Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment
Country A: United States
Country B: Ecuador
Language of Proceeding
English Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)
Netherlands
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)
Prof. Albert Jan van den Berg (Presiding Arbitrator) Dr. Horacio Grigera Naón Prof. Vaughan Lowe QC
Representatives of the Claimant(s)
Mr. R Hewitt Pate, General Counsel Mr. Ricardo Reis Veiga Mr. Jose L. Martin Mr. Andrés R. Romero CHEVRON CORP.
Mr. R. Doak Bishop Ms. Tracie Renfroe Mr. Wade M. Coriell Mr. David Weiss Ms. Carol Wood Ms. Elizabeth Silbert Ms. Sara McBrearty Ms. Eldy Quintanilla Roché Ms. Anisha Sud Ms. Ginny Castelan KING & SPALDING LLP (Houston)
Mr. Edward G. Kehoe Ms. Caline Mouawad Ms. Isabel Fernández de la Cuesta Ms. John Calabro Esq Ms. Jessica Beess und Chrostin KING & SPALDING LLP (New York)
Mr. Brian A. White Ms. Amelia S. Magee KING & SPALDING LLP (Atlanta)
Prof. Jan Paulsson (from May 2013) Mr. Luke Sobota (from May 2013) THREE CROWNS LLP
Professor James Crawford SC (until November 2014) MATRIX CHAMBERS
Representatives of the Respondent(s)
Ab. Juan Carlos Larrea Valencia, Procurador General del Estado (from February 2023) Dr. Íñigo Salvador Crespo, Procurador General del Estado (from August 2018 until February 2023) Dr. Rafael Parreño Navas, acting Procurador General del Estado (from February 2018 until August 2018) Dr. Diego García Carrión, Procurador General del Estado (until February 2018)
Dra. Ana María Larrea, Directora de Asuntos Internacionales y Arbitraje (from February 2023) Dra. Claudia Salgado Levy, Directora de Asuntos Internacionales y Arbitraje (from August 2018 until February 2023) Dra. Blanca Gómez de la Torre, Directora de Asuntos Internacionales y Arbitraje (until August 2018)
Lily Díaz Granados, Subdirectora de Asuntos Internacionales (from May 2022) Ab. Nazaret Ramos, Subdirectora de Asuntos Internacionales (until May 2022) Diana Terán Zamora Gary Lopez Velez Ms. Macarena Bahamonde (until August 2020) PROCURADORÍA GENERAL DEL ESTADO, REPÚBLICA DEL ECUADOR
Mr. Andrew Schwartz
Ms. Diana Tsutieva
Mr. Kenneth S. Leonetti
Mr. Jonathan Ettinger
Mr. Nicholas Renzler
Mr. Mark Finsterwald
FOLEY HOAG LLP
Prof. Eduardo Silva Romero Mr. José Manuel García Represa Ms. Audrey Caminades Ms. Raphaelle LEgru WORDSTONE
The Respondent was also represented earlier in these proceedings by:
Mr. Mark Clodfelter
FOLEY HOAG LLP
Mr. Eric W. Bloom Mr. Tomás Leonard Ms. Nicole Silver Mr. Eric Goldstein Ms. Carolina Romero Acevedo Ms. Kathy Ames Valdivieso WINSTON & STRAWN LLP (Washington DC)
Mr. Ricardo Ugarte WINSTON & STRAWN LLP (Chicago)
Ms. Nassim Hooshmandnia
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP (Hong Kong)
Prof. Pierre Mayer
Prof. Eduardo Silva Romero Mr. José Manuel García Represa Ms. Audrey Caminades DECHERT LLP (Paris)