Miguel A. Nakhle
Executive Vice President
Houston
"Leader of his generation." - Lexology Indexy 2025
Miguel A. Nakhle is an Executive Vice President at Compass Lexecon, based in Houston, TX. He has over 20 years of experience in economic and financial consulting. Mr. Nakhle has provided written and oral testimony or expert advice in more than 50 treaty and commercial international arbitration cases under ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and other arbitration rules, as well as US litigation proceedings.
Mr. Nakhle has conducted damages assessments, as well as economic, financial and regulatory analysis related to assets in oil & gas, power generation, telecommunications, utilities, ports, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, air transportation, railways, hospitality, banking and mining, with emphasis in developing countries. He has worked on arbitration cases involving investments in Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United States and Venezuela. He has also worked as a consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on investor-state disputes.
Mr. Nakhle has been recognized over several years among the most highly regarded damages expert witnesses by Whoʼs Who Legal, and named Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Mr. Nakhle was previously an Economist with LECG, LLC in New York. He has also worked for Standard & Poorʼs in Buenos Aires, leading a team of analysts working on valuation models and equity research reports for major investment banks.
Mr. Nakhle has an MBA from the Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University. He also holds a degree in Finance and a BA in Economics from Universidad di Tella. Mr. Nakhle is fluent in English and Spanish.
"Miguel is fantastic - he explains complex concepts in simple terms and is an effective presenter." - Lexology Index 2025
"He is not only exceedingly sharp, but also responsive, kind and easy to work with." - Lexology Index 2025
"Very impressive, particularly in the energy sector." - Lexology Index 2025
"He handles pressure really well. He was so prepared and so diligent - he made us look good in front of the client. And he is a joy to work with!" - Lexology Index 2025
"I completely recommend Miguel. His expert reports are just impeccable. Added bonus: he is relaxed and fun to work with." - Lexology Index 2024
"His work is always exceptional, very polished and ready to use; he is a seamless process that guarantees the best results no matter the time constraints. He is able to simplify complex economic notions and present evidence in a very credible and compelling way." - Lexology Index 2022
"Miguel is terrific. He has a great demeanour when testifying, and tribunals respond positively to his presentation style. It is a pleasure to work with him." - Lexology Index 2022
"Wildly smart and incisive. He is fantastic to work with. He has a very nice, serious and mild-mannered demeanour while testifying. He is a very credible expert." - Lexology Index 2022
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Education
- MBA, Rice University
- MA in Finance, Universidad Torcuato di Tella
- BA in Economics, Universidad Torcuato di Tella