50+ Investor-State arbitration cases experience

 

Antuña & Partners was founded and is managed by Antolín Fernández Antuña, arbitrator, lawyer and economist, with a track-record of more than 20 years in Finance and Law. A former official of the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance (since 2004, currently State Treasury Inspector on leave), he is today one of the world’s most experienced counsels in Investor-State arbitration.

In addition, our team members have intervened in 50+ Investor-State arbitrations (ICSID, PCA, SCC), representing States and Investors in the Energy, Renewables, Mining, Construction, Real State, and Transportation sectors. We provide unparalleled expertise in the field.

CASE: Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd and others v. Federal Republic of Germany

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/21/26

Arbitrator appointed by Germany

Links to Case Details: ICSID

CASE: Dick Fernando Abanto Ishivata v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/18/6

Arbitrator appointed by Venezuela

Links to Case Details: ICSID

CASE: Telefónica, S.A. v. Republic of Colombia

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/18/3

Expert appointed by Colombia

CASE: The PV Investors v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: PCA Case No. 2012-14

HEARING (1/2): Merits

PERFORMANCE: Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts

HEARING (2/2): Merits

PERFORMANCE: Lead Counsel. Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts.

Links to Case Details: PCA | UNCTAD

CASE: Corcoesto Mining v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: PCA Case No. 2016-26

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: UNCTAD

CASE: Canadian Corp. v. Latin American State

REF: Confidential, pre-arbitration stage

ROLE: Counsel for Claimant

CLAIM: Over USD 5 Billion

CASE: Masdar Solar & Wind v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/14/1

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Indian MNE v. Middle East State

REF: Confidential, pre-arbitration stage

ROLE: Counsel for Claimant

CLAIM: Over USD 200 Million

CASE: Stadtwerke München et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/1

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, Cross-Examination of Fact Witness and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Spanish MNE v. Latin American STATE

REF: Confidential

ROLE: Expert

CLAIM: Over USD 100 Million

CASE: BayWa r.e. Renewable et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/16

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, Cross-Examination of Fact Witness and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Spanish MNE v. Latin American STATE

REF: Confidential, pre-arbitration stage

ROLE: Counsel for Claimant

CLAIM: Over USD 150 Million

CASE: RREEF Infrastructure et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/13/30

HEARING: Merits

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: RWE Innogy GmbH et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/14/34

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: E.ON Finanzanlagen GmbH et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/35

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Hydro Energy et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/43

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Eiser Infrastructure Limited et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/13/36

HEARING (1/2): Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

HEARING (2/2): Annulment, First Session, Stay

PERFORMANCE: Preparation and Attendance

Links to the Case: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Antin Infrastructure Services et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/13/31

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to the Case: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Greentech, Foresight v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case No. V 2015/150

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Cross-Examination to Fact Witness

Links to Case Details: UNCTAD

CASE: NextEra Energy Global et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/14/11

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, Cross-Examination of Fact Witnesses, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: 9REN Holding v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/15

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Isolux Infrastructure v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case No. V 2013/153

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details UNCTAD

CASE: Charanne (the Netherlands) et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case No. V 2012/62

HEARING (1/2): Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Preparation and Attendance

HEARING (2/2): Merits

PERFORMANCE: Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details: UNCTAD

CASE: Cube Infrastructure Fund et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/20

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Novenergia v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case No. V 2015/063

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details: UNCTAD

CASE: InfraRed Environmental et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/14/12

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, Cross-Examination of Fact Witness and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: KS Invest GmbH et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/25

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: SolEs Badajoz GmbH v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/38

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: JGC Corporation v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/27

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, Cross-Examination of Fact Witness and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Cavalum SGPS, S.A. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/34

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: OperaFund et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/36

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Watkins Holdings et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/15/44

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Regulatory Experts, and Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Eurus Energy Holdings v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/16/4

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts, and Closing

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: Sun-Flower Olmeda GmbH et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: ICSID Case No. ARB/16/17

HEARING: Merits and Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening Statements, Cross-Examination of Quantum Experts and Closing Statements

Links to Case Details: ICSID | UNCTAD

CASE: INVESTOR (conf) v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case

HEARING: Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Preparation and Attendance

CASE: INVESTOR (conf) v. The Kingdom of Spain

REF: SCC Case (Confidential)

HEARING: Jurisdiction

PERFORMANCE: Opening and Closing Statements

MORE CASES

Further, he intervened in the following arbitrations as counsel until 2018, drafting pleadings and/or instructing experts:

  • RENERGY S.à.r.l. v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/14/18
  • STEAG GmbH v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/15/4
  • EDF Energies v. The Kingdom of Spain – PCA (Conf)
  • Landesbank et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/15/45
  • Mathias Kruck et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain  – ICSID Case No. ARB/15/23
  • Solarpark et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – SCC Case No. 2015/163
  • Sevilla Beheer et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/16/27
  • Green Power et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – SCC Case No. 2016/135
  • Infracapital F1 et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/16/18
  • Triodos SICAV II v. The Kingdom of Spain – SCC Case No. 2017/194
  • FREIF Eurowind v. The Kingdom of Spain – SCC Case No. 2017/060
  • DCM Energy et al. v. The Kingdom of Spain – ICSID Case No. ARB/17/41