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Veijo Heiskanen

Public record 17 published cases

Veijo Heiskanen

Arbitrator in 17 published cases (presiding or sole arbitrator in 13) before ICSID, PCA tribunals, in agriculture: avocado plantation and forestry (hacienda santa fé, jinotega), offshore wind energy; renewable energy regulation, agriculture and forestry; land reform disputes.

ICSID, PCA Agriculture: avocado plantation and forestry (Hacienda Santa Fé, Jinotega), Offshore wind energy; renewable energy regulation, Agriculture and forestry; land reform, Forestry; timber plantations; land reform

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Overview

In the published awards, Veijo Heiskanen has been appointed by claimants 3 times and by respondents 1 times, and has presided or sat alone in 13 cases. Of the party appointments, 1 came from States and 3 from investors or companies.

Outcome for the appointing side, where the published decision is clear: claimant prevailed in 0% of the 2 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 100% of the 1 respondent appointments. Mixed outcomes count as half.

Appointed most often by: Greenland Minerals A/S (1), H&H Enterprises Investments, Inc. (1), Hungary (1).

17Published cases
13As chair or sole arbitrator
4Party appointments
0Dissents recorded

Track record

YearCaseRoleAppointed byInstitution / rulesSectorAward
2026 Bernhard von Pezold and Others v. Republic of Zimbabwe Committee president Institution ICSID Agriculture and forestry; land reform Read award →
2025 Riverside Coffee, LLC v. Republic of Nicaragua President Parties jointly ICSID · Washington, D.C. Agriculture: avocado plantation and forestry (Hacienda Santa Read award →
2025 Strabag SE, Erste Nordsee-Offshore Holding GmbH and Zweite Nordsee-Offshore Holding GmbH v. Federal Republic of Germany President Parties jointly ICSID · Washington, D.C. Offshore wind energy; renewable energy regulation Read award →
2024 Zeph Investments Pte Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia President — PCA · Geneva — Read award →
2024 Zeph Investments Pte. Ltd. v. The Commonwealth of Australia (IV) President — PCA · Geneva — Read award →
2024 Border Timbers Limited, Border Timbers International (Private) Limited, and Hangani Development Co. (Private) Limited v. Republic of Zimbabwe Committee president Institution ICSID Forestry; timber plantations; land reform Read award →
2024 Elliott Associates L.P. v. Republic of Korea President — — — Read award →
2023 Iskandar Safa and Akram Safa v. Hellenic Republic President Parties jointly — — Read award →
2022 Greenland Minerals v. Greenland & Denmark (nominated by the Claimant in the Request for Arbitration; not yet confirmed) Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2018 AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited v. Republic of Ghana President Appointing authority — — Read award →
2018 Total E&P Uganda BV v. Republic of Uganda President Institution — — Read award →
2016 İçkale İnşaat Limited Şirketi v. Turkmenistan (appointed by the ICSID Chairman after the parties failed to agree on a President) President Appointing authority — — Read award →
2016 Windstream Energy LLC v. Government of Canada President — — — Read award →
2015 Guardian Fiduciary Trust, Ltd, f/k/a Capital Conservator Savings & Loan, Ltd v. Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of (appointed by the Secretary-General with the Chairman of the ICSID Administrative Council after the parties failed to agree) President Institution — — Read award →
2014 Vigotop Limited v. Hungary Co-arbitrator Respondent — — Read award →
2014 H&H Enterprises Investments, Inc. v. Arab Republic of Egypt Co-arbitrator Claimant — — Read award →
2014 H&H Enterprises Investments, Inc. v. Arab Republic of Egypt 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.

stay of enforcement 3full protection and security 2fair and equitable treatment 2AANZFTA 2ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area 2transparency 2confidentiality 2protected information 2bifurcation 2preliminary objections 2jurisdiction 2admissibility 2Swiss PILA 2Geneva seat 2public hearings 2third-party funding 2document sharing 2expropriation 2restitution 2Switzerland–Zimbabwe BIT 2Border Estate 2timber plantations 2provisional measures 2amicus curiae 2

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