Philippe Sands
Leading arbitrator Public record 34 published cases
Philippe Sands
Arbitrator in 34 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 2) before ICSID, CAS, PCA tribunals, in football, renewable energy (solar), mining (sierra mojada district, state of coahuila) disputes.
Overview
In the published awards, Philippe Sands has been appointed by claimants 2 times and by respondents 14 times, and has presided or sat alone in 2 cases. Of the party appointments, 14 came from States and 2 from investors or companies. 5 dissenting or separate opinion(s) are recorded.
Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 25% of the 2 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 69% of the 13 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed most often by: Turkmenistan (2), Venezuela (2), Czech Republic (2), Spain (1), Egypt (1).
Track record
Expertise
The legal issues and sectors decided most often in the published awards. Each links to the cases in the database.
Energy Charter Treaty 3enforcement 2arbitrator disqualification 2Philippe Sands 2prejudgment 2transparency 2bifurcation 2renewable energy 1solar energy 1feed-in tariffs 1TVPEE 1Law 15/2012 1rectification 1clerical error 1Article 54 ICSID Convention 1Article 55 ICSID Convention 1State immunity 1attachment of State assets 1sufficient domestic connection 1assignment of award 1Blasket 1issue estoppel 1Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1966 1NAFTA Chapter 11 1
Co-arbitrators
- Rolf Knieper 5 cases
- L. Yves Fortier 5 cases
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler 3 cases
- August Reinisch 3 cases
- Andrés Rigo Sureda 3 cases
- Stephen L. Drymer 2 cases
- Juliet Blanch 2 cases
- Hamid G. Gharavi 2 cases
- Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel 2 cases
- Gavan Griffith 2 cases
Appointed by clients of
- Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 1
- Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP 2
- Foley Hoag LLP 2
- Zeiler.partners 2
- Abogacía General del Estado, Departamento de Arbitrajes Internacionales 1
- Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority 1
- Bredin Prat 1
- Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade 1
Also appeared as counsel with
- — 2006
- Matrix Chambers 2010–2013
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