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International Arbitration
Schirrmeister Diaz Arrastia Brem LLP has a depth of experience in international arbitration. The firm represents clients, both as claimants and respondents, in private commercial disputes as well as in bilateral/multi-lateral investment treaty claims. The firm handles international arbitrations of all sizes and in numerous fields. The firm has experience with the major arbitral institutions including the ICC, ICSID, LCIA, ICDR (f/k/a the AAA’s international section), and others. This experience set covers disputes in numerous subject matters, including: engineering and construction, plant explosions, manufacturing, oil & gas (upstream and midstream), the power industry, utilities, breach of contract, investor arbitrations (including bilateral investment treaties and multilateral treaties such as NAFTA), among others.
In 2005 - 2007, William Russell was selected as one of three “up-and-coming individuals” in
the nation and one of ten individuals in the world for international arbitration by Chambers USA— America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Additionally, the firm is equipped with a full compliment of attorneys, paralegals, and staff that are fluent in Spanish. The firm has relationships with arbitrators, counsel, and experts throughout the world that are necessary to properly handle such international arbitration cases. Some examples of the international arbitration experience at the firm are:
- Successful representation of major U.S. construction company in an arbitration in London under German law arising out of a plant explosion in U.S. generating over $17 million in damages. (ICC).
- Representation of Claimant in obtaining $71 million award in dispute regarding drilling interests in China between U.S. oil companies. (AAA International Rules, New York).
- Defense of Mexican industrial boiler manufacturer in dispute with E.P.C. contractor regarding construction of power plant in Venezuela. (Ad hoc arbitration, Texas).
- Prosecution of multi-million dollar claim arising out of power purchase agreement for major U.S. energy company against Central-American government. (ICC).
- Representation of Central-American power company against U.S. company in a dispute arising out of fuel supply agreements. (ICDR).
- Prosecution of breach of contract claim for natural gas licenses, expropriation, and violation of bilateral investment treaty. (ICSID).
- Representation of U.S. subsidiary of major European oil company in preparation of ICSID arbitration against the Caribbean Government involving breach of contract claims relating to an oil and gas concession, as well as claims for expropriation and violation of a bilateral investment treaty. (ICSID).
- Representation of major U.S. oil and gas company in a $100 million cost recovery dispute against a South-Asian government. (ICSID).
- Preparation of $440 million claim involving an expropriation and violation of a bilateral investment treaty relating to South-American water concession. (ICSID).
- Preparation of $600 million ICSID arbitration involving an expropriation and violation of a bilateral investment treaty by the assessment of provincial taxes based on a novel tax theory by South-American nation. (ICSID).
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