Case Details

Amerra Capital Management LLC and others v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. UNCT/23/1)

Subject of Dispute:

Debt instruments
Economic Sector:

Finance
Instrument(s) Invoked:

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
Applicable Rules:

UNCITRAL

Claimant(s)/Nationality(ies):

Amerra Capital Management LLC (U.S.), Amerra Agri Fund, L.P. (U.S.), Amerra Agri Opportunity Fund, L.P. (U.S.), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, on behalf of the JPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan (U.S.)
Respondent(s):

United Mexican States (Mexican)
Date Registered:

January 19, 2023
Date of Constitution of Tribunal:

February 23, 2023

President:

Albert Jan VAN DEN BERG (Dutch) - Appointed by the Parties
Arbitrators:

Eduardo SIQUEIROS T (Mexican) - Appointed by the Claimant(s)
Jorge E. VIÑUALES (Argentine, Swiss) - Appointed by the Respondent(s)

Claimant(s):

King & Spalding, Miami, FL, Washington, D.C., Houston, TX, and Denver, CO, U.S.A.
SAI Derecho & Economía S.C., Mexico City, Mexico
Respondent(s):

Subsecretaría de Comercio Exterior, Dirección General de Consultoría Jurídica de Comercio Internacional, Secretaría de Economía, Ciudad de México, México
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
Language(s) of Proceeding:

English,Spanish
Status of Proceeding:

Pending
Latest Development:

August 14, 2023 -
The Claimants file a statement of claim.

No References Available.

Date	Development
February 23, 2023	The Tribunal is constituted in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976), and the North American Free Trade Agreement of December 17, 1992, in force as of January 1, 1994. Its members are: Albert Jan van den Berg (Dutch), President, appointed by the Parties; Eduardo Siqueiros T. (Mexican), appointed by the Claimants; and Jorge Viñuales (Swiss/Argentine), appointed by the Respondent.
April 14, 2023	The Tribunal holds a first session by videoconference.
May 11, 2023	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 1 concerning procedural matters.
June 13, 2023	The Tribunal issues Procedural Order No. 2 concerning confidentiality.
August 14, 2023	The Claimants file a statement of claim.