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Compass Lexecon has been involved in many of the largest and most complex antitrust litigation and financial market cases over the past 30 years.
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05/18/20
In a resubmitted investment treaty claim by TECO Guatemala Holdings LLC, economic experts Manuel A. Abdala and Julian M. Delamer successfully assisted the Republic of Guatemala to defend against a US$202.3 million claim involving an undue regulatory process leading to...
- Industries
- Energy
06/13/19
Compass Lexecon experts Dr. Manuel A. Abdala and Professor Pablo T. Spiller were retained by NextEra Energy (Claimant) as regulatory and quantum experts in an Energy Charter Treaty arbitration against the Kingdom of Spain, held under ICSID rules. The dispute...
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- Energy
11/18/18
In June 2018, the UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) cleared the $286 million acquisition of British Lonmin by South-African based Sibanye-Stillwater. A few months later, in November 2018, the South African Competition Tribunal also approved the merger, albeit subject...
- Services
- Antitrust & Competition: Mergers
- Industries
- Energy
- Manufacturing
Compass Lexecon’s Client Abertis Infraestructuras Reaches Settlement with Argentina in ICSID Dispute
09/18/18
Compass Lexecon experts Marcelo Schoeters and Julián Delamer were retained by Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. ("Claimants"), a toll concession operator, as quantum experts in an ICSID arbitration against the Government of Argentina. Mr. Schoeters and Mr. Delamer filed an expert report...
- Industries
- Transportation
05/11/17
Compass Lexecon’s expert Marcelo Schoeters was retained by Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. to provide expert testimony on the economic impact of a number of regulatory measures undertaken by the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which ultimately led to the nationalization of Servicios...
- Industries
- Transportation
01/31/14
A Compass Lexecon team, led by Manuel A. Abdala as expert, successfully assisted Guaracachi America Inc. (GAI) and Rurelec PLC (“Claimants”), in determining damages based on the fair market value for their 50% equity stake in Empresa Eléctrica Guaracachi S.A....
- Services
- International Arbitration
- Damages
- Industries
- Energy
12/19/13
On December 19, 2013 a Compass Lexecon team, with Manuel Abdala and Marcelo Schoeters as experts, successfully assisted the Republic of Guatemala to defend against a US$243.6 million investment treaty claim by TECO Guatemala Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Florida-based...
- Services
- Damages
- International Arbitration
- Industries
- Energy
06/11/12
Dr. Manuel A. Abdala and Professor Pablo T. Spiller provided expert testimony in an ICSID arbitration, retained by French investors led by EDF and SAUR. The outcome resulted in a US$208 million award against Argentina. An ICSID Tribunal found that...
- Industries
- Energy