Case Details

Fibranet, Sociedad Anónima v. Republic of El Salvador (ICSID Case No. ARB/25/6)

Subject of Dispute:

Telecommunications concession/ Telecommunications enterprise
Economic Sector:

Information & Communication
Instrument(s) Invoked:

CAFTA-DR (Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement), CACM - Treaty on Investment and Trade in Services between the Republics of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, INS39
Applicable Rules:

ICSID Convention - Arbitration Rules

(a) Original Proceeding

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Fibranet, Sociedad Anónima (Guatemalan)
Respondent(s):

Republic of El Salvador (Salvadoran)
Date Registered:

January 23, 2025

Party Representatives

Claimant(s):

Eversheds Sutherland, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Respondent(s):

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, Washington D.C., U.S.A. and London, U.K.
Fiscalía General de la República de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

March 4, 2025 -
Following appointment by the Respondent, J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.

No References Available.

(a) Original Proceeding

Date	Development
January 23, 2025	The Secretary-General registers a request for the institution of arbitration proceedings.
February 7, 2025	Following appointment by the Claimant, Stephan Schill (German) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.
March 4, 2025	Following appointment by the Respondent, J. Christopher Thomas (Canadian) accepts his appointment as arbitrator.