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Horacio A. Grigera Naón

Address: 

5224 Elliott Road, Bethesda Maryland 20816
USA

Phone Number: 
301-229 1985/202 436 4877
Fax Number: 
301 320 3136
Email: 
hgnlaw@gmail.com
hgrigeranaon@yahoo.com
Born: 
1947, Buenos Aires
Languages: 
English French Spanish Portuguese
Nationalities: 
Argentinian
Education: 
University of Buenos Aires Law School: Abogado (1972); Doctor in Law (1983); Harvard Law School: LL.M (1984), SJD (1985)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Argentine Federal and National Courts (1972); New York (1986); U.S. Supreme Court (1989); District of Columbia (2003)
Present Position: 
Independent International Arbitrator and Legal Consultant. Director of the International Commercial Arbitration Program and the Center of International Commercial Arbitration, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington D.C.
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington D.C.
Professional Experience: 

Special Counsel, White & Case LLP (2001–2004); Secretary General, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (1996–2001); Senior Counsel, International Finance Corporation, Washington D.C. (1989–1996); Partner, Le Pera & Lessa Abogados (1985–1989); advisor on international commercial law and international finance law matters to different companies in Argentina (1981–1983); general commercial law practice, including clerkship to National Commercial Court No. 2 in Buenos Aires (1972–1981)

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ICC, ICDR (AAA) (International Panel and Energy Law Panel), ICSID, UNCITRAL, Ad-Hoc, Cairo Center, Lima Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Center; Santiago Chamber of Commerce; Korean Center, Hong-Kong Center; Netherlands Arbitration Institute, Japan Arbitration Association, Brazil-Canada Chamber Arbitration Center

Arbitration Experience: 

Over 80 arbitration cases (ICC, ICSID, ICDR (AAA), Netherlands Arbitration Institute, UNCITRAL Ad-hoc, CPR, Panama Chamber of Commerce, Lima AMCHAM Arbitration Center), over 70% of which as Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal. Among those in the public domain: Tecmed S.A. vs. Mexico (ICSID Case No. Arb (AF)/00/2), 2003); EnCana vs. Ecuador (UNCITRAL ad-hoc, 2006); CitiOriente vs. Ecuador (ICSID Case No.Arb/06/21, 2007/2008); Paushok vs. Mongolia (UNCITRAL Ad-hoc)

Areas of Specialization: 
Conflict of Laws
Construction
Foreign Investment & Joint Ventures
Intellectual Property
International Law
Joint Ventures
Oil & Gas
State Contracts
International Business Law
Mining and Natural Resources
Telecommunications
Company Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Publications from JURIS: 
Caraveli Cotaruse Transmisora de Energiaa S.A.C. v Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/9, Award (April 15, 2013) (Spanish)
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/21), Discontinuance of Proceedings (April 12, 2012) (French)
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/21), Procedural Order No. 3 (November 28, 2011) (French)
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/21), Procedural Order No. 2 (October 6, 2011) (French)
International Quantum Resources Limited, Frontier SPRL and Compagnie Minière de Sakania SPRL v. Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/21), Procedural Order No. 1 (July 1, 2011) (French)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2009-23, Dissenting Opinion on Track 1B (March 12, 2015)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2009-23, Decision on Track 1B (March 12, 2015)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2009-23, First Partial Award on Track 1 (September 17, 2013)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2009-23, Fourth Interim Award on Interim Measures (February 7, 2013)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL, PCA Case No. 2009-23, Second Interim Award on Interim Measures (February 16, 2012)
Caravelí Cotaruse Transmisora de Energía S.A.C. v. Republic of Peru, ICSID Case No. ARB/11/9, Award (April 15, 2013) (Spanish)
Telefónica S.A. v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/4), Procedural Order No. 1 and Partial Dissenting Opinion by Arbitrator Ricardo Ramírez Hernández (July 8, 2013) (Spanish)
Isolux Corsán Concesiones S.A. v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/5), Award (August 8, 2013) (Spanish)
Isolux Corsán Concesiones S.A. v. Republic of Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/5), Procedural Order No. 2 (August 8, 2013) (Spanish)
Chevron v. Ecuador, Procedural Order No. 10, PCA Case No. 2009-23 (April 9, 2012)
Chevron v. Ecuador, First Interim Award on Interim Measures, PCA Case No. 2009-23 (January 25, 2012)
Chevron v. Ecuador, Third Interim Award on Jurisdiction and Admissibility, PCA Case No. 2009-23 (February 27, 2012)
Argentine Law and the ICC Rules: A Comment on the Ecofisa Case - WAMR 1992 Vol. 3, No. 4
Chevron Corporation (USA) and Texaco Petroleum Company (USA) v The Republic of Ecuador, First Interim Award on Interim Measures, PCA Case No 2009-23 (January 25, 2012)
Técnicas Medioambientales Tecmed, S.A. v. United Mexican States, ICSID Case No. ARB (AF)/00/2 (Spain/Mexico BIT), Award (May 29, 2003)
S & T Oil Equipment and Machinery Ltd. v. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/07/13 (US/Romania BIT), Order of Discontinuance of the Proceedings
Sergei Paushok, CJSC Golden East Company and CJSC Vostokneftegaz Company v. Mongolia, UNCITRAL (Russia/Mongolia BIT), Order on Interim Measures (September 2, 2008)
Sergei Paushok, CJSC Golden East Company and CJSC Vostokneftegaz Company v. Mongolia, UNCITRAL (Russia/Mongolia BIT), Award on Jurisdiction and Liability
Murphy Exploration and Production Company International v. Republic of Ecuador, ICSID Case No. ARB/08/4 (US/Ecuador BIT), Award on Jurisdiction (December 15, 2010)
EnCana Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador, LCIA Case No. UN3481, UNCITRAL (Canada/Ecuador BIT), Interim Award
EnCana Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador, LCIA Case No. UN3481, UNCITRAL (Canada/Ecuador BIT), Partial Award on Jurisdiction
EnCana Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador, LCIA Case No. UN3481, UNCITRAL (Canada/Ecuador BIT), Award
EnCana Corporation v. Republic of Ecuador, LCIA Case No. UN3481, UNCITRAL (Canada/Ecuador BIT), Partial Dissenting Opinion
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL (US/Ecuador BIT), Order on Interim Measures (May 14, 2010)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL (US/Ecuador BIT), Order for Interim Measures (April 5, 2012)
Chevron Corporation and Texaco Petroleum Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador, UNCITRAL (US/Ecuador BIT), Procedural Order No. 8 (April 18, 2011)
Commerce Group Corp. and San Sebastian Gold Mines, Inc. v. Republic of El Salvador, ICSID Case No. ARB/09/17 (CAFTA and Foreign Investment Law), Award (March 14, 2011)
Emmanuel Gaillard & John Savage, Eds., Fouchard Gaillard Goldman On International Commercial Arbitration - Vol. 12 No. 1 ARIA 2001
Traité de l'arbitrage commercial international, by Philippe Fouchard - Vol. 7 No. 1 ARIA 1996
The Scope of the Separability of the Arbitration Agreement under Argentine Law - Vol. 1 No. 2 ARIA 1990
Publications: 

Over 80 articles in English, French, Spanish and German on international business law, international law and international arbitration matters. Two books in English: 1) Choice-of-law Problems in International Commercial Arbitration, Max Planck Institut (1992); 2) under the same title, Hague Lectures, 289 Recueil des Cours 23-382 (2001)