Public record 7 published cases
Judd Kessler
Arbitrator in 7 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 4) before ICSID tribunals, in steel; seamless pipes; hot briquetted iron, renewable energy (wind and hydroelectric) disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Judd Kessler has been appointed by claimants 3 times and by respondents 0 times, and has presided or sat alone in 4 cases. Of the party appointments, 0 came from States and 3 from investors or companies.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 83% of the 3 claimant appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: National Grid PLC (1), Tenaris S.A. (1), Talta - Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda. (1), RWE Innogy GmbH (1), RWE Innogy Aersa S.A.U. (1).
Track record
| Year | Case | Role | Appointed by | Institution / rules | Sector | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RWE Innogy GmbH and RWE Innogy Aersa S.A.U. v. Kingdom of Spain | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Renewable energy (wind and hydroelectric) | Read award → |
| 2020 | Tenaris S.A. and Talta - Trading e Marketing Sociedade Unipessoal Lda. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Steel; seamless pipes; hot briquetted iron | Read award → |
| 2015 | Señor Tza Yap Shum v. The Republic of Peru (appointed by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council after the 90-day period lapsed, with the parties' consent) | President | Institution | — | — | Read award → |
| 2012 | Marion Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica | President | Appointing authority | — | — | Read award → |
| 2012 | Reinhard Unglaube v. Republic of Costa Rica (appointed by the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council on 3 June 2008) | President | Appointing authority | — | — | Read award → |
| 2011 | National Grid plc v. The Argentine Republic (appointed 12 April 2007 to replace Mr Debevoise; challenged by the respondent, challenge dismissed by LCIA Division on 3 December 2007) | Co-arbitrator | Claimant | — | — | Read award → |
| 2007 | Repsol YPF Ecuador S.A. v. Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (Petroecuador) | Committee president | Appointing authority | — | — | Read award → |
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
annulment 2Tenaris 1Talta 1Tavsa 1Comsigua 1Matesi 1steel 1hot briquetted iron 1indirect expropriation 1Nationalisation Decree 6058 1effective seat 1siège social 1ICSID Convention denunciation 1Belgium-Luxembourg–Venezuela BIT 1Portugal–Venezuela BIT 1LIBOR interest 1tax gross-up 1stay of enforcement 1enforcement 1Energy Charter Treaty 1renewable energy 1Spain renewables 1wind farms 1hydroelectric 1
Co-arbitrators
- Andrés Rigo Sureda 2 cases
- Juan Fernández-Armesto 2 cases
- Piero Bernardini 2 cases
- Franklin Berman 2 cases
- Bernardo M. Cremades 2 cases
- Whitney Debevoise 1 case
- Alejandro M. Garro 1 case
- Klaus Sachs 1 case
- Hassan Ali Radhi 1 case
- Paul Hannon 1 case
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