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Franklin Berman

Public record 23 published cases

Franklin Berman

Arbitrator in 23 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 11) before UNCITRAL, ICSID tribunals, in uranium mining and processing, oil and gas; gas market regulation; privatisation of ina disputes.

UNCITRAL, ICSID Uranium mining and processing, Oil and gas; gas market regulation; privatisation of INA

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Overview

In the published awards, Franklin Berman has been appointed by claimants 3 times and by respondents 4 times, and has presided or sat alone in 11 cases. Of the party appointments, 4 came from States and 3 from investors or companies. 1 dissenting or separate opinion(s) are recorded.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 0% of the 3 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 33% of the 3 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: Marion Unglaube (2), Reinhard Unglaube (2), Pakistan (1), F-W Oil Interests, Inc. (1), Turkey (1).

23Published cases
11As chair or sole arbitrator
7Party appointments
1Dissents recorded

Track record

YearCaseRoleAppointed byInstitution / rulesSectorAward
2026 MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Company Plc v. Republic of Croatia President Co-arbitrators ICSID · Washington, D.C. Oil and gas; gas market regulation; privatisation of INA Read award →
2025 World Wide Minerals v. Republic of Kazakhstan Co-arbitrator — UNCITRAL · London Uranium mining and processing Read award →
2024 Victor Pey Casado and President Allende Foundation v. Republic of Chile (resubmission tribunal) President — — — Read award →
2023 Venezuela Holdings, B.V., et al (case formerly known as Mobil Corporation, Venezuela Holdings, B.V., Mobil Cerro Negro Holding, Ltd., Mobil Venezolana de Petróleos Holdings, Inc., Mobil Cerro Negro, Ltd., and Mobil Venezolana de Petróleos, Inc.) v.... Committee president — — — Read award →
2022 Vedanta Resources PLC v. Government of India (proposed as chairman of the UK Treaty arbitration tribunal; not confirmed in these documents) President — — — Read award →
2018 Vodafone v. India (Proposed by the defendants as chairman of the UK Treaty tribunal; Union of India had not yet agreed.) Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2016 Merck Sharpe & Dohme (I.A.) Corporation v. The Republic of Ecuador (appointed by the Acting Secretary-General of the PCA on 8 May 2012) President Appointing authority — — Read award →
2015 Giovanni Alemanni and Others v. The Argentine Republic President Institution — — Read award →
2013 RosInvestCo UK Ltd. v. The Russian Federation Co-arbitrator — — — Read award →
2013 Libananco Holdings Co. Limited v. Republic of Turkey Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2013 The Rompetrol Group N.V. v. Romania President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2013 The Rompetrol Group N.V. v. Romania President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2013 The Rompetrol Group N.V. v. Romania President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2012 Marion Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2012 Reinhard Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2011 HICEE B.V. v. The Slovak Republic President Co-arbitrators — — Read award →
2011 Togo Electricité and GDF-Suez Energie Services v. Republic of Togo Committee member — — — Read award →
2011 Vattenfall AB, Vattenfall Europe AG, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG v. Federal Republic of Germany (formerly Vattenfall AB, Vattenfall Europe AG, Vattenfall Europe Generation AG & Co. KG v. The Federal Republic of Germany) Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2010 Global Trading Resource Corp. and Globex International, Inc. v. Ukraine President Parties jointly — — Read award →
2009 Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S. v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2009 Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi A.S. v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2007 Empresas Lucchetti, S.A. and Lucchetti Peru, S.A. v. The Republic of Peru (also known as: Industria Nacional de Alimentos, A.S. and Indalsa Perú S.A. v. The Republic of Peru) dissent Committee member — — — Read award →
2006 F-W Oil Interests, Inc. v. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Co-arbitrator Claimant — — 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 2uranium 1TGK 1Stepnogorsk 1Southern Mines 1Canada–USSR BIT 1State succession 1export licence 1bankruptcy notice 1expropriation 1sunk costs 1causation 1counterfactual 1section 68 1serious irregularity 1section 67 1extension of time 1Article 35 UNCITRAL interpretation 1Energy Charter Treaty 1INA 1oil and gas 1gas market liberalisation 1non-impairment 1umbrella clause 1

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