As of late, Delaloa lawyers have represented clients in a broad range of disputes involving Portuguese law and similar law (e.g. Angolan law, Mozambican law). Pacôme Ziegler has also acted as arbitrator in various disputes arising out of Portuguese-speaking jurisdictions and beyond. The amounts in dispute in the cases Pacôme Ziegler has been involved in routinely exceed EUR 100 million with a peak at USD 3.5 billion.

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE AS COUNSEL

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• Representing the Republic of Mozambique against an Indian company in an ICC arbitration arising out of the termination of a railway concession agreement (seat in Maputo; Mozambican law)

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• Representing the Republic of Mozambique against an Italian construction company in an ICC arbitration arising out of a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a railway network in Maputo (seat in Paris; Mozambican law) 

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• Representing a foreign holding company against a Brazilian telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration arising out of alleged breaches of a shareholders’ agreement (seat in Paris; Angolan law)

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• Representing the Portuguese Republic against a utility company in an ad hoc arbitration relating to the construction of a hydroelectric plant (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing Luxembourg investment funds and a Portuguese motorway concession company in an arbitration administered by the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry arising out a sale and purchase agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing Brazilian clients against a Portuguese bank in an ICC arbitration arising out of financing agreements (seat in Paris; French law)

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• Representing a group of French companies against the Republic of Guinea in ICSID Case No. ARB/11/29 relating to the operation of a container terminal

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• Representing a Luxembourg company against a venture capital company in an ICC arbitration relating to the acquisition of a tourism group (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a Luxembourg company against a Portuguese company in an ICC arbitration relating to the sale of non-performing loans (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a Portuguese individual against a Portuguese cosmetics group in arbitration at the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry arising out of the sale of the cosmetics group (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing a French individual against a Portuguese construction company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of alleged breaches of a construction contract (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Representing a Portuguese company in arbitration at the Commercial Arbitration Centre of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry for alleged breaches of a shareholders’ agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese Law)

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador against Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company in proceedings to annul the award rendered in ICSID Case No. ARB/06/11

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• Representing a group of Argentinean investors against the Republic of Peru in ICSID Case No. ARB/10/2 relating to the operation of a toll road

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador in relation to environmental counterclaims it filed against Perenco Ecuador Limited in ICSID Case No. ARB/08/6

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• Representing the Republic of Ecuador against Burlington Resources Inc. in ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5 relating to the operation of several oil blocks

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• Representing the Plurinational State of Bolivia against Quiborax S.A., Non Metallic Minerals S.A. and Allan Fosk Kaplún in ICSID Case No. ARB/06/2 relating to the termination of mining licences

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• Representing a French satellite operator against a German satellite operator in an ICC arbitration arising out of a contract for the use of frequency rights and a flagship orbital position (seat in Paris; French law and the Radio Regulations)

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• Representing a Japanese reinsurance company against a French insurance company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of the application of a reinsurance agreement (seat in Paris; French law)

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• Representing a leading American consumer staples company against a Moroccan company in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of the termination of a licensing and distribution agreement (seat in Paris; French law)

 

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Includes matters handled by Delaloa or prior to joining the firm.

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SELECTED EXPERIENCE AS ARBITRATOR

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• Sole arbitrator in an ICC dispute arising out of an agreement for the design and supply of airships (seat in Paris; English law and Brazilian law)

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• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration arising out of a construction agreement (seat in Lisbon; Portuguese law)

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• Co-arbitrator in an ICC dispute arising out of agreements for the supply of wind farms (seat in São Paulo; Brazilian law)

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