Philippe Sands
Arbitrators, counsel and experts
Philippe Sands
Arbitrator, judge or committee member (published cases) · 33Counsel (published cases) · 5
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Record as arbitrator
Outcome for the appointing side: claimant prevailed in 25% of the 2 claimant appointments; respondent prevailed in 69% of the 13 respondent appointments. Published decisions with a clear outcome; mixed outcomes count as half.
Appointed by (party)
- Turkmenistan 2 · 1 in 3 yrs
- Venezuela 2
- Czech Republic 2
- Spain 1
- Egypt 1
- Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona 1
- Canada 1
- Paraguay 1
Appointed by clients of
- Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP 1 · 1 in 3 yrs
- 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
Sat most often with
Also appeared as counsel with
- — 2006
- Matrix Chambers 2010–2013
Issues decided most often
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 1
Published cases (38)
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2026
Silver Bull Resources, Inc. v. United Mexican States
Co-arbitrator (challenge rejected) · award p. 20
Tribunal: Ian Glick, Stephen L. Drymer
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2026
Buried Hill Serdar Limited v. Turkmenistan
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (disqualified on 11 February 2026; replaced by Pierre Mayer) · award p. 3
Tribunal: Eduardo Siqueiros T., Michael S. Goldberg, Pierre Mayer
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2026
Stratius Investments Limited v. Hungary
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Juliet Blanch
- 2026
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2025
OperaFund Eco-Invest SICAV PLC and Schwab Holding AG v. Kingdom of Spain
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Karl-Heinz Bückstiegel, August Reinisch, von Werdt
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2025
Nord Stream 2 AG v. European Union
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Ricardo Ramírez Hernández, David Unterhalter, Peter Rees
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2025
Komaksavia Airport Invest Ltd. v. Republic of Moldova
Co-arbitrator · award p. 2
Tribunal: Jean E. Kalicki, Brigitte Stern
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2025
Discovery Global LLC v. Slovak Republic
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Stephen L. Drymer
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2024
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc on Their Own Behalf and on Behalf of Exploraciones Oceanicas S. de R.L. de C.V v. Mexico
Co-arbitrator (dissented on the merits (Art. 1105 NAFTA) and on the non-disputing party decision) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Felipe Bulnes Serrano, Stanimir A. Alexandrov
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2024
RENERGY S.à r.l. v. Kingdom of Spain
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (dissented in part on liability and quantum) · award p. 2
Tribunal: Bruno Simma, Christoph Schreuer, Dário Moura Vicente, Pierre Bienvenu
- 2024
- 2024
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2024
Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), Canada Soccer v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), New Zealand Football (NZF), New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC), Fédération Française de Football (FFF), Comité National Olympique et Sportif Fra
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Roberto Moreno, Laila El Shentenawi
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2024
Eco Oro Minerals Corp. v. Republic of Colombia
Co-arbitrator (Declaration on Costs (Award on Damages 2024)) · award p. 2
Tribunal: Juliet Blanch, Horacio A. Grigera Naón
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2024
Dirk Herzig (Insolvency Administrator of Unionmatex Industrieanlagen) v Turkmenistan
Co-arbitrator (dissented from the majority on security for costs (the dissenting opinion grants no security)) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Lucy Reed, Nathalie Voser
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2023
Patrice-Edouard Ngaїssona v. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the claimant (Nominated by the Appellant on 24 October 2022 after Anita L. DeFrantz stepped down.) · award p. 18
Tribunal: Sofoklis Pilavios, Manfred Nan, Anita L. DeFrantz, Benoît Pasquier
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2023
Cementos La Union S.A. and Aridos Jativa S.L.U v. Arab Republic of Egypt
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Christer Söderlund, Charles N. Brower, Mónica Pinto, Wendy Miles
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2023
Red Eagle Exploration Limited v. Republic of Colombia
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Andrés Rigo Sureda, José A. Martínez de Hoz, Jr.
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2022
PACC Offshore Services Holdings v United Mexican States
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 5
Tribunal: Andrés Rigo Sureda, W. Michael Reisman
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2020
GPF GP S.à.r.l v. Republic of Poland
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, David A. R. Williams
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2018
Cem Cengiz Uzan v. Republic of Turkey
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Bernardo M. Cremades, Dominique Carreau
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2017
Zbigniew Piotr Grot and others v. Republic of Moldova
President · award p. 1
Tribunal: L. Yves Fortier, Rolf Knieper
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2017
Bear Creek Mining Corporation v. Republic of Peru
Co-arbitrator · award p. 1
Tribunal: Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, Michael Pryles
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2017
Mobil Investments Canada Inc. and Murphy Oil Corporation v. Canada
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (dissented in part (Decision on Liability, 2012)) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Hans van Houtte, Merit E. Janow, Christopher Greenwood, Gavan Griffith
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2017
Ivan Peter Busta and James Peter Busta v. Czech Republic
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Yas Banifatemi, August Reinisch
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2017
Anglia Auto Accessories Ltd. v. Czech Republic
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Yas Banifatemi, August Reinisch
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2016
İçkale İnşaat Limited Şirketi v. Turkmenistan
Co-arbitrator (partially dissented) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Veijo Heiskanen, Carolyn B. Lamm, Fali S. Nariman
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2015
Kiliç Ĭnşaat Ĭthalat Ĭhracat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi v. Turkmenistan
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 2
Tribunal: J. William Rowley, William W. Park, Emmanuel Gaillard, Andrés Rigo Sureda
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2015
Ping An Life Insurance Company, Limited and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company, Limited v. The Government of Belgium
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Lord Collins of Mapesbury, David A. R. Williams
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2013
CMS Gas Transmission Company v. The Republic of Argentina
Counsel for the respondent (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 1
Tribunal: Francisco Orrego Vicuña, Marc Lalonde, Francisco Rezek, Francisco Orrego Vicuña
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2013
OPIC Karimum Corporation v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (challenge by claimant dismissed 5 May 2011) · award p. 2
Tribunal: Doug Jones, Guido Santiago Tawil
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2012
Bosh International, Inc and B&P Ltd Foreign Investments Enterprise v. Ukraine
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the claimant · award p. 1
Tribunal: Gavan Griffith, Donald M. McRae
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2012
Bureau Veritas, Inspection, Valuation, Assessment and Control, BIVAC B.V. v. The Republic of Paraguay
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent · award p. 1 · award p. 1
Tribunal: Rolf Knieper, L. Yves Fortier, Rolf Knieper, L. Yves Fortier
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2010
Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (Canada) v. República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Co-arbitrator — appointed by the respondent (challenge by claimant rejected) · award p. 4
Tribunal: Juan Fernández-Armesto, John Beechey, Bernard Hanotiau
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2010
Talsud S.A. v. The United Mexican States
Counsel for the claimant (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 12
Tribunal: V. V. Veeder, L. Yves Fortier, Eduardo Magallón Gómez
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2010
Gemplus S.A., SLP S.A., Gemplus Industrial S.A. de C.V. v. The United Mexican States
Counsel for the claimant (Matrix Chambers) · award p. 1
Tribunal: L. Yves Fortier, Eduardo Magallón Gómez, V. V. Veeder
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2006
Salini Costruttori S.p.A. and Italstrade S.p.A. v. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Counsel for the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Gilbert Guillaume, Bernardo M. Cremades, Sir Ian Sinclair, Eric Schwartz
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1999
Tradex Hellas S.A. v. Republic of Albania
Counsel for the respondent · award p. 1
Tribunal: Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, Fred F. Fielding, Andrea Giardina, Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel
Compiled with AI from the published awards and decisions in the Forum’s database; it covers public cases only and may contain matching errors. Each entry links to the page it was read from where available. Corrections: info@arbitration.org.