Giorgio Francesco
Mandelli

Arbitrator Appointment

Mr Zaza Okuashvili v Georgia Appointed by the Claimant in an SCC (investor-State) arbitration under the UK/Georgia bilateral investment treaty

Selected Investor-State Arbitration Matters

Representing a UK metal trading company in an ICSID arbitration against Sierra Leone stemming from its investment in the mining sector

Represented subsidiaries of a major U.S. glass manufacturer in two ICSID arbitrations, and subsequent annulment proceedings, against Venezuela

Represented a Liechtenstein blood plasma trading company and its Swiss owner in an ad hoc investment treaty arbitration against the Czech Republic

Represented a Luxembourg company in an SCC investment treaty arbitration against Poland stemming from its equity investment in a Polish bank

Represented a major U.S. oil company in a multibillion-dollar ICSID arbitration against Venezuela

Represented a Canadian mining company in a multibillion-dollar ICSID Additional Facility arbitration against Venezuela

Represented a leading European polymer products producer in an ICSID arbitration against a Latin American State

Selected International Commercial Arbitration Matters

Representing the African subsidiary of a UK commodity trading business in an ICC arbitration against an African State relating to an iron ore project

Representing the Dutch subsidiary of a US energy sector company in an UNCITRAL arbitration against an Indian company relating to a joint venture for the manufacturing and marketing of steam turbine products

Representing a European chemical company in an ICC arbitration against a European general contractor stemming from the design and construction of a technical ammonium nitrate manufacturing plant in Australia

Represented a European energy sector company in an LCIA arbitration against another European energy company involving a dispute under a sales contract and a related settlement agreement

Represented a major U.S. oil company in an ICC arbitration against a Latin American State-owned oil entity regarding a joint venture dispute governed by New York law

Represented a major U.S. oil company in consolidated ICC arbitrations against a Latin American State-owned oil entity arising under guarantees and in connection with production curtailments imposed on two extra-heavy oil projects

Selected Advisory Work

Advising a Europe-based, integrated, international oil and gas company on issues arising from a joint venture relationship in Pakistan

Represented a G8 State in a number of domestic judicial proceedings on issues of sovereign immunity arising from a number of employment relationships in receiving European States

Advised a G20 State on a wide range of public international law issues and taught PIL courses to lawyers from various ministries