INVESTMENT ARBITRATION

BETTO PERBEN assists States as well as foreign investors in disputes relating to state contracts and bilateral investment treaties.

CREDENTIALS

  • Representation of a Western investor against an Eastern European State for the expropriation of assets in various industrial sectors and in the real estate field (amount in dispute: 12 billion dollars, UNCITRAL/BIT, seat in Madrid, English language).
  • Representation of African Petroleum against Senegal in African Petroleum Senegal Limited v. Republic of Senegal (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/24) (amount in dispute: USD 77 million, French language).
  • Representation of a European investor against a State of Central Asia in a pre-arbitration proceeding based on a BIT arbitration concerning an expropriation in the construction sector (ICSID, amount in dispute: 150 million dollars, English language). 
  • Representation of an investor against an East African State in a pre-arbitration proceeding based on a BIT arbitration concerning an expropriation in the port services sector (ICSID, amount in dispute: 150 million euros, French language). 
  • Representation of a European investor against a State of Central Asia in a pre-arbitration proceeding based on a BIT arbitration concerning an expropriation in the textile industry (ICSID, amount in dispute: 50 million dollars, English language).