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Deva Villanúa

Arbitrator in 7 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 6) before ICSID tribunals, in mining; nickel and ferronickel royalties, real estate development (catalinas norte ii, buenos aires), toll-road concessions; infrastructure disputes.

Spanish ICSID Mining; nickel and ferronickel royalties, Real estate development (Catalinas Norte II, Buenos Aires), Toll-road concessions; infrastructure, Mining (gold, copper), Electricity distribution; tariff regulation, Aviation; airline ticket revenues; foreign exchange controls

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Overview

In the published awards, Deva Villanúa has been appointed by claimants 0 times and by respondents 1 times, and has presided or sat alone in 6 cases. Of the party appointments, 1 came from States and 0 from investors or companies.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: respondent prevailed in 0% of the 1 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: Venezuela (1).

7Published cases

6As chair or sole arbitrator

1Party appointments

0Dissents recorded

Track record

Year	Case	Role	Appointed by	Institution / rules	Sector	Award
2026	BA Desarrollos LLC v. Argentine Republic	President	—	ICSID · Washington, D.C.	Real estate development (Catalinas Norte II, Buenos Aires)	Read award →
2026	Air Canada v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela	Co-arbitrator	Respondent	ICSID · Paris	Aviation; airline ticket revenues; foreign exchange controls	Read award →
2026	South32 SA Investments Limited v. Republic of Colombia	President	Parties jointly	ICSID · Washington, D.C.	Mining; nickel and ferronickel royalties	Read award →
2026	Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. v. Argentine Republic	President	—	ICSID · Washington, D.C.	Toll-road concessions; infrastructure	Read award →
2025	Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. v. Republic of Panama	President	—	ICSID · Washington, DC	Mining (gold, copper)	Read award →
2023	TECO Guatemala Holdings, LLC v. Republic of Guatemala	Committee president	Institution	ICSID · Washington, D.C.	Electricity distribution; tariff regulation	Read award →
2022	IBT Group, LLC and IBT, LLC v. Republic of Panama	President	Parties jointly	ICSID · Washington, D.C.	Construction; public works (women's prison)	Read award →

Expertise

The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.

fair and equitable treatment 5 bifurcation 2 document production 2 time bar 2 arbitrariness 1 treaty shopping 1 abuse of process 1 retroactive application of law 1 mining royalties 1 nickel 1 ferronickel 1 Cerro Matoso 1 iron royalty 1 Resolution 293 1 Cundinamarca Petition 1 future damages 1 hold-harmless order 1 reflective loss 1 Colombia–United Kingdom BIT 1 rectification 1 dissenting opinion 1 denial of benefits 1 substantial business activities 1 United States–Argentina BIT 1

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