Loretta Malintoppi
Leading arbitrator Public record 21 published cases
Loretta Malintoppi
Arbitrator in 21 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 6) before ICSID, PCA tribunals, in oil and gas; hydrocarbon concessions, oil; licensing rounds, organic farming and food and supplement processing; agrarian land disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Loretta Malintoppi has been appointed by claimants 0 times and by respondents 6 times, and has presided or sat alone in 6 cases. Of the party appointments, 6 came from States and 0 from investors or companies.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: respondent prevailed in 80% of the 5 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: Romania (2), Uruguay (1), Mexico (1), Ukraine (1), Albania (1).
Track record
| Year | Case | Role | Appointed by | Institution / rules | Sector | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Neltume Ports S.A. v. Oriental Republic of Uruguay (challenge rejected) | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | ICSID | Port operations; transportation | Read award → |
| 2026 | Continental Gold Inc. v. Republic of Colombia | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington, DC | Gold mining (Buriticá Mine); illegal mining and security | Read award → |
| 2026 | Zenith Energy Africa Ltd., Zenith Overseas Assets Ltd. and Compagnie du Désert Ltd. v. Republic of Tunisia | President | — | ICSID · Paris | Oil and gas; hydrocarbon concessions | Read award → |
| 2026 | Samvel Karapetyan v. French Republic | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington D.C. | Real estate (per the ICSID case database description) | Read award → |
| 2026 | Spentech Engineering Limited v. United Arab Emirates | President | Parties jointly | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Construction; works at the UAE Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia | Read award → |
| 2026 | Abertis Infraestructuras, S.A. v. Argentine Republic | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Toll-road concessions; infrastructure | Read award → |
| 2025 | Tara Resources AG v. Montenegro | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Mining concession (according to the ICSID case database) | Read award → |
| 2025 | Korea National Oil Corporation, KNOC Nigerian West Oil Company Limited, and KNOC Nigerian East Oil Company Limited v. Federal Republic of Nigeria | Co-arbitrator | — | ICSID · Washington DC | Oil; licensing rounds | Read award → |
| 2025 | Access Business Group LLC v. United Mexican States | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | ICSID · Washington, D.C. | Organic farming and food and supplement processing; agrarian | Read award → |
| 2025 | Gran Colombia Gold v. Colombia (resigned after a disqualification proposal; vacancy notified 5 February 2019) | President | Parties jointly | ICSID · Washington D.C. | Gold and silver mining (Segovia and Marmato, Colombia) | Read award → |
| 2024 | Sukyas v Romania, PCA Case 2020-53 & Sukyas v Romania, PCA Case 2020-54 | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | PCA | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | Jak Sukyas v. Romania | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | — | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | Rasia FZE and Joseph K. Borkowski v. Republic of Armenia | Committee president | Appointing authority | — | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | State Development Corporation VEB.RF v. Ukraine | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | — | — | Read award → |
| 2024 | Durres Kurum Shipping SH. P.K. and others v. Republic of Albania | Co-arbitrator | Respondent | — | — | Read award → |
| 2023 | BayWa r.e. Renewable Energy GmbH and BayWa r.e. Asset Holding GmbH v. Spain | Co-arbitrator | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2022 | Dominion Minerals Corp. v. The Republic of Panama | Committee member | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2020 | Blue Bank International & Trust (Barbados) Ltd. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela | Co-arbitrator | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2020 | UAB E energija (Lithuania) v. Republic of Latvia | Committee president | Institution | — | — | Read award → |
| 2019 | Capital Financial Holdings Luxembourg S.A. v. Republic of Cameroon | Committee president | — | — | — | Read award → |
| 2017 | Albacora, S.A. v. La República del Ecuador | Co-arbitrator | — | — | — | Read award → |
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
bifurcation 5document production 4Redfern schedule 3transparency 3provisional measures 2IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence 22022 ICSID Arbitration Rules 2tribunal assistant 2fair and equitable treatment 2summary dismissal 2gold mining 2illegal mining 2Canada–Colombia FTA 2full protection and security 2denial of benefits 2confidentiality 2ICSID Arbitration Rules 2022 2Zenith Energy 1UK–Tunisia BIT 1oil and gas 1hydrocarbon concessions 1Sidi El Kilani 1Ezzaouia 1Robbana 1
Co-arbitrators
- Bernard Hanotiau 3 cases
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler 3 cases
- Stephan W. Schill 2 cases
- Klaus Sachs 2 cases
- Elisabeth Eljuri 2 cases
- Paolo Michele Patocchi 2 cases
- Adedoyin Oyinkan Rhodes-Vivour 1 case
- Hi-Taek Shin 1 case
- Henri C. Alvarez 1 case
- Nassib G. Ziadé 1 case
Appointed by clients of
- Prosecretaría de la Presidencia de la República 1
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 1
- Rueda Abadi Pereira 1
- Stoica & Asociații 2
- FAR Avocats 2
- Savoie Arbitration 1
- Laborde Law 1
- Dirección General de Consultoría Jurídica de Comercio Internacional, Secretaría de Economía 1
Also appeared as counsel with
- Eversheds 2009
- Eversheds Frere Cholmeley 2008
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