Sachs, Klaus

This page provides data on individual adjudicative policy of the arbitrator.

Case (comments) Appointed by Award (without costs & interests) Dissent Proposal to Disqualify
CEF Energia BV v. Italian Republic, SCC Case No. 158/2015.
COMMENT:
No No
Sun Reserve Luxco Holdings SRL v. Italy, SCC Case No. 132/2016 Investor represented by Kenneth R. Fleuriet, Amy Roebuck Frey, Héloïse Hervé, Isabel San Martín, Reginald R. Smith, Kevin D. Mohr, Christopher S. Smith, Jessica Beess, Chrostin Enrique J. Molina (KING & SPALDING LLP), Carlo Montella, Cristina Martorana, Alberto Tedeschi, Pina Lombardi Daria Buonfiglio, Elisabetta Santo, Milvio Delfini (ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE) In favor of State No No
Foresight Luxembourg Solar 1 S.Á.RL., et al. v. Kingdom of Spain, SCC Case No. 2015/150 Investor represented by Kenneth R. Fleuriet, Amy Roebuck Frey, Reginald R. Smith, Kevin D. Mohr (King & Spalding), Verónica Romaní Sancho, Gonzalo Ardila Bermejo, Luis Gil Bueno, Inés Vázquez García (Gómez-Acebo & Pombo) €39,000,000 No No
Mason Capital L.P. and Mason Management LLC v. Republic of Korea, Case No. 2018-55 Both parties represented by Ms. Claudia T. Salomon, Ms. Sophie J. Lamb QC, Mr. Michael A. Watsula, Mr. Bryce Williams (Latham & Watkins), Mr. Dong-Seok (Johan) Oh, Mr. John M. Kim, Ms. Jisun Hwang (KL Partners), as well as Mr. Paul Friedland, Mr. Damien Nyer, Mr. Sven Volkmer, Mr. Surya Gopalan (White & Case), Mr. Sanghoon Han, Ms. Ji Hyun Yoon, Mr. Richard Jung Yeun Won (Lee & Ko) Pending No No
Alpiq AG v. Romania, ICSID Case No. ARB/14/28 Investor represented by Homburger AG In favor of State No Yes, but unsuccessful
AES Corporation and Tau Power B.V. v. Republic of Kazakhstan, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/16 Investor represented by Judith Gill, Mark Levy, Jeffrey Sullivan (ALLEN & OVERY LLP) Breach, but no compensation No No
Veolia Propreté v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/15 Investor In favor of State No No
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Europe v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/13 Both parties represented by Alexander A. Yanos of Alston & Bird LLP, Elizabeth C. Solander, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP,Noiana Marigo, of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP, as well as by Benard V. Preziosi, Jr., Eloy Barbará de Parres, Ms. Gabriela Álvarez Ávila, Ms. Kate Brown de Vejar and Ms. Dori Yoldi of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle $34,400,000 No No
Tethyan Copper Company Pty Limited v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, ICSID Case No. ARB/12/1 Both parties represented by Donald Francis Donovan, Mark W. Friedman, Dietmar W. Prager, Natalie L. Reid, Carl Riehl, Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Elizabeth Nielsen, Lord Goldsmith, Patrick Taylor (Debevoise & Plimpton LLP), Feisal Hussain Naqvi (Bhandari Naqvi Riaz), as well as by gnacio L. Torterola, Quinn Smith, Diego Gosis (GST LLP), Ali Zahid Rahim (Axis law Chambers), Usman Raza Jamil (RJ & Co) $4,087,000,000
No No
TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala, ICSID Case No. ARB/10/23 (annulment) Chairman of the ICSID Administrative council where White & Case LLP opposes Arenales & Skinner Klée, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Partial annulment of the $21,100,552 Award on request of the Investor No No
Wena Hotels Ltd. v. Arab Republic of Egypt, ICSID Case No. ARB/98/4 (interpretation) Co-arbitrators Ibrahim Fadlallah and Carl F Salans the term “expropriation” used in Section 135 of the Award in connection with the awarding of damages and interest to Wena in Section 136 of the Award is to be understood to mean that the expropriation constituted a total and permanent deprivation of Wena’s fundamental rights of ownership, i.e., its rights to make use of its investments made under the Luxor Lease and to enjoy the benefits of such investments in accordance with such Lease; and (iii) subsequent legal actions by Egypt, as a party to the arbitration, that presume the contrary are precluded. Inadmissible as far as it relates to the consequences of the expropriation on Wena's legal relationships with third parties. No No
National Grid plc v. The Argentine Republic, UNCITRAL (LCIA Division to Determine Challenge) LCIA Challenge dismissed, and Judd L Kessler is not disqualified. No No
Enkev Beheer B.V. v. Republic of Poland, PCA Case No. 2013-01 Government represented by Daniella Strik, Cezary Wisniewski, Olga G6rska, Kate Lalor, Alicja Zielinska, Elzbieta Buczkowska, Joanna Jackowska-Majeranowska (Linklaters LLP) In favor of State No No