Litigation and dispute resolution

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Panama Canal Authority and Mayer Brown:
Advised the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the international team of Mayer Brown in an international arbitration between ACP and Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A., the construction contractor for the third set of locks of the Panama Canal. This proceeding began in 2015 and concluded in July 2017 with a decision in favor of ACP. (July 2017).

Republic of Panama:
Advised the Republic of Panama in an international arbitration process in which an international hotel group sued our client for the expropriation of a hotel project that was to be built on the land of an indigenous reserve protected by Panamanian laws to preserve the well-being of the community living in the area. This arbitration process resulted in a ruling in favor of the Republic of Panama. (October 2018).

Claro Panamá, S.A:
Advised Claro Panamá, S.A. in a litigation proceeding before the National Authority of Public Services related to the “Quintuplica” promotion. (September 2017).

Empresas de Distribución Eléctrica Metro Oeste, S.A. (EDEMET) and Empresas de Distribución Eléctrica Chiriquí, S.A. (EDECHI):
Advised Empresas de Distribución Eléctrica Metro Oeste, S.A. (EDEMET) and Empresa de Distribución Eléctrica Chiriquí, S.A. (EDECHI) in a civil procedure initiated by Samba Bonita related to a bidding process for the purchase and sale of electric power, which resulted in a ruling in favor of our clients, who had sought a sum of billions. (May 2014).

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