Case Details

Autopistas del Atlántico, S.A. de C.V. and others v. Republic of Honduras (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/10)

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Autopistas del Atlántico, S.A. de C.V. (Honduran), JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (U.S.), Corporación Interamericana para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura S.A. (Panamanian), Moneda Alturas II Fondo de Inversión (Chilean), Moneda Deuda Latinoamericana Fondo de Inversión (Chilean), Global Opportunities Offshore, Ltd. (Caymanian), Global Opportunities, LLC (U.S.)
Respondent(s):

Republic of Honduras (Honduran)
Date Registered:

April 12, 2023
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

June 15, 2023

President:

Valeria GALÍNDEZ (Argentine, Brazilian) - Appointed by Co-Arbitrators
Arbitrators:

David ARIAS (Spanish) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Sofia MARTINS (Portuguese) - Appointed by the Secretary-General

Claimant(s):

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Clifford Chance, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Procuraduría General de la República de Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Secretaría de Infraestructura y Transporte, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Secretaría de Estado, Ministerio de Finanzas, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Superintendencia de Alianza Publico – Privada, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

August 10, 2023 - The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.

No References Available.

Date	Development
April 12, 2023	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
April 14, 2023	Following appointment by the Claimants, David Arias (Spanish) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
April 24, 2023	The Claimants file a request for the Secretary-General to appoint the arbitrator not yet appointed.
June 2, 2023	Following appointment by the Secretary-General, Sofia Martins (Portuguese) accepts her appointment as arbitrator.
June 15, 2023	Following appointment by her co-arbitrators pursuant to the parties’ agreement, Valeria Galíndez (Argentine/Brazilian) accepts her appointment as presiding arbitrator.
June 15, 2023	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with Article 37(2)(a) the ICSID Convention. Its members are: Valeria Galíndez (Argentine/Brazilian), President, appointed by her co-arbitrators pursuant to the parties’ agreement; David Arias (Spanish), appointed by Claimants; and Sofia Martins (Portuguese), appointed by the Secretary-General.
August 10, 2023	The Tribunal holds a first session by video conference.