UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

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1 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE ON MANAGING INVESTMENT DISPUTES Including a preparatory distance-learning course on key issues in international investment agreements Organized jointly by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with the support of the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico and the FTAA Secretariat and the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency, the Secretaría de Turismo y Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, Spain and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland FINAL REPORT FTAA Secretariat, Puebla, Mexico October

2 Table of Contents Outcome... 3 Programme... 6 List of participants and resource persons Bionotes of resource persons List of course material Report of the distance-learning course

3 OUTCOME Preparatory distance-learning course on key issues in international investment agreements (IIAs), 31 July - 29 September 2006 The training course on managing investment disputes was preceded by a nine-week distancelearning (DL) course, organized in cooperation with the UNCTAD's programme, TrainforTrade (TfT). The DL course allowed participants to acquire the basic knowledge of key issues relevant to international investment agreements (IIAs). The following core issues were covered: - scope and definition, - admission and establishment, - treatment, including fair and equitable treatment, national treatment and most-favoured nation treatment, - protection, including taking of property and transfer of funds, and - dispute settlement (investor-state and State-State). The distance-learning course was undertaken by 56 participants through the TfT Internetbased training platform. The participants expressed their full satisfaction on the usefulness of the DL course. See attached a detailed report of the distance-learning course. Advanced training course on managing investment disputes The Advanced Training Course on Managing Investment Disputes for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Puebla, Mexico, from 11 to 20 October 2006, is the second course on this topic organized by the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS). It responds to the needs for technical assistance and capacity-building identified by developing countries to deal with disputes arising out of investment treaties and involving private investors and the State. Rationale of the course: The majority of existing international investment agreements (e.g. 2,500 bilateral investment treaties and more than 230 free trade agreements containing investment provisions) provides for investor-state dispute settlement through international arbitration. Foreign investors have increasingly resorted to this mechanism to settle their disputes with host country governments. The use of this mechanism has increased dramatically over the past five years, reaching 226 known disputes by end 2005 and involving 62 States (including 135 involving developing countries). Given the increase in international investment and the expanding nature of the universe of investment agreements, the likelihood of further treaty-based disputes between host States and individual investors has increased. Consequently, governments need not only to be judicious in negotiating IIAs and sensitive to actions that could trigger litigation, but they also need to follow closely the development and the management of such disputes when they arise. This relates especially to developing country governments that are often unprepared when faced with investor claims and have little or no experience in the management of disputes. In addition, they often lack both the institutional and practical expertise to deal with them. Their vulnerability is also based on the potentially high costs involved of conducting such procedures, and the potential impact of awards on the budget and a country's reputation as an investment location. Technical assistance is therefore necessary to enable countries to make effective and efficient use of the investor-state dispute settlement system as part of an overall endeavor to improve the investment climate, the rule of law and ensuing that IIAs contribute to countries' efforts to attract and benefit from foreign direct investment. 3

4 This second session was organized for countries from Latin America and the Caribbean, a region where investment treaty making is progressing apace and where several countries are facing an increasing number of investor-state disputes. The training course benefited from the logistical support of the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico and the Administrative Secretariat of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) and the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Secretaría de Turismo y Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio of Spain and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland. The course brought together 31 participants from 14 Latin American and two Caribbean countries, selected on the basis of their involvement in investment disputes (experience or involvement in the team managing disputes on behalf of the State). Some participants from the host institution (Secretaría de Economía) also attended the course (attached list of participants). The course was delivered in English and Spanish and simultaneous interpretation was provided. Participants benefited from the intervention of experienced resource persons involved in the actual litigation of cases either on behalf of the State in in-house teams (US Department of State, Mexican Ministry of Economy, Canadian Trade Law Bureau) or acting counsels for States (practitioners from law firms), as well as from relevant international organizations (ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, OECD). Resource persons from academia also gave presentations on specific topics (attached list of resource persons and bionotes). The course curriculum and material were prepared by the UNCTAD secretariat to enable the participants to obtain the necessary expertise to properly manage investment disputes. It was based mainly on sharing of experiences and studying actual cases (the course was the occasion to launch the UNCTAD database of treaty-based investor-state dispute settlement cases which received very positive feed-back). The course went in depth into the substantive, institutional and procedural aspects of investor-state dispute settlement. It culminated with a mock arbitration case argued by the participants in front of a mock arbitral tribunal composed of three arbitration experts. The mock exercise, very much appreciated by the participants, gave hands-on experience of some substantial issues and on the various phases of a dispute settlement procedure (attached programme). In addition, the World Investment Report (WIR) 2006 was launched during the course. A course material CD-Rom containing relevant publications, articles, the relevant modules of the UNCTAD course on dispute settlement, international treaties, case studies and a compilation of cases was made available to the participants (list attached). In addition, all presentations, relevant material, contact details and pictures of participants and resource persons were compiled on a CD-Rom. Subscription of the participants to the -based Network of IIA Experts allow for continued interactive discussions and dissemination of information on IIA issues and investment disputes. The participants to this training programme, as well as the resource persons, called for the organization of further capacity-building sessions for the region, more targeted technical assistance programmes for individual countries and continued work by the UNCTAD secretariat and the General Secretariat of the OAS on issues related to investor-state dispute settlement. In particular, Nicaragua requested the two institutions to provide assistance, 4

5 possibly in the form of an advisory facility for smaller economies facing investor-state disputes. The results of the evaluation questionnaire are very good. 92 % of the participants evaluated the efficiency and the usefulness of the course to their official duties as excellent (consolidated evaluation questionnaire available). The support provided by the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico and the FTAA secretariat, was outstanding (substantial support, facilities, logistics, functions ). The financial support from donors (mainly Canada through the OAS secretariat, Spain and Switzerland through the UNCTAD's Trust Fund on international investment agreements) is gratefully acknowledged. The course was organized by Anna Joubin-Bret and Marie-Estelle Rey from the International Arrangements Section, Division on Investment, Technology and Enterprise Development (DITE), UNCTAD, and by Maryse Robert from the Trade Section, SEDI/DTTC, OAS. 5

6 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE ON MANAGING INVESTMENT DISPUTES Organized jointly by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) with the support of the Secretaría de Economía of Mexico and the FTAA Secretariat and the financial support of the Canadian International Development Agency, the Secretaría de Turismo y Comercio, Ministerio de Industria, Turismo y Comercio, Spain and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Switzerland PROGRAMME Puebla, Mexico October

7 Wednesday 11 October :30 Welcome and Opening Remarks by the Governor of the State of Puebla, Mario Marin Torres 09:00 Opening Plenary Welcome Remarks(en español) Alejandro Faya Rodríguez, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Jorge Mattar, United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Mexico Rafael Zabalza, President, Cámara Española de Comercio en Puebla y Tlaxcala Maryse Robert, Acting Chief, Trade Section, SEDI/DTTC, Course Coordinator, General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) Anna Joubin-Bret, Senior Legal Adviser, Course Coordinator, Secretariat of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 10:00 The Art and Science of Managing Investment Treaty Disputes Bart Legum, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris 10:30 MODULE I: REVIEW OF TRENDS, TREATY PRACTICE AND KEY SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES 11:15 Discussion 11:30 Coffee Break Definition of Investment and Investor Bart Legum, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris 11:45 Covered Investments under BITs and FTAs and Dispute Settlement Rules Bart Legum, Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Paris The Use of Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms to Settle Trade Disputes Mark A. Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes, US Department of State 12:45 Discussion 13:00 Luncheon Hosted by the Government of the State of Puebla Venue: Puebla State Government FTAA Liaison Office 14:30 Protection of Investments: Fair and Equitable Treatment/Minimum Standard of Treatment and Full Protection and Security: Recent Decisions/Treaty Practice Kenneth Vandevelde, Professor of Law, Former Dean, Thomas Jefferson School of Law 15:30 Discussion 16:00 Coffee Break 16:15 Treatment of Investments: National Treatment Mark A. Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes, US Department of State 17:15 Discussion 18:00 End of Working Day 7

8 09:00 Presentation of Participants Thursday 12 October :00 Treatment of Investments: MFN Treatment in Recent Decisions (en español) Roberto Echandi, Small Economy Trade & Investment Center (SETIC), Professor of International Trade & Investment Law, Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Former CAFTA Negotiator, Costa Rica 11:00 Discussion 11:15 Coffee Break 11:30 Protection of Investments (cont'd): Expropriation (en español) Recent Decisions/Treaty Practice Case Study: the Thunderbird Case Alejandro Faya Rodríguez, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico 12:30 Discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:30 The "Umbrella" Effect of Treaties Katia Yannaca-Small, Legal Advisor, Investment Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD, Paris 15:30 Discussion 15:45 Coffee Break 16:00 Treaty and Forum Shopping: How Investors Might Structure their Investments to Invoke the Provisions of Particular Treaties and/or the Jurisdiction of Particular Fora Alexandre de Gramont, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C. 17:00 Discussion 18:00 End of Working Day 18:15 Cocktail Reception and Welcome Remarks by the Mayor of the City of Puebla, Enrique Doger Guerrero Venue: Palacio Municipal (City Hall) Patio Transportation will be provided from the FTAA Secretariat building to the Palacio Municipal (City Hall) 8

9 Friday 13 October :00 MODULE II: INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS 11:00 Coffee Break 13:00 Lunch Arbitration under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention (en español) Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Senior Counsel, ICSID The ICSID Convention Procedure for the Initiation of a Claim Amicable Settlement: the Cooling-off Period Mediation/Conciliation under the ICSID Convention: request for conciliation, the conciliation commission, conciliation proceedings, screening of requests before arbitration The Role of the ICSID Secretariat 14:30 Case Studies of the Jurisdiction Criteria (en español) Jurisdiction ratione materiae Jurisdiction ratione personae 16:00 Coffee Break 18:00 End of Working Day Saturday 14 October :00 MODULE II (cont'd): INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS 09:45 Discussion Formal and Substantive Requirements of an Award under ICSID (en español) Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Senior Counsel, ICSID 10:00 Annulment of Awards: Procedures/Substantive Issues (en español) Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Senior Counsel, ICSID 10:45 Coffee Break 11:00 Recent Improvements on the ICSID Rules (en español) Gabriela Alvarez Avila, Senior Counsel, ICSID 11:45 Discussion 12:00 Wrap-up Discussion, Questions and Answers 13:00 End of Working Day 9

10 Monday 16 October :00 MODULE II (cont'd): INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS 10:00 Discussion 10:30 Coffee Break Ad-hoc Arbitration Using the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules Renaud Sorieul, Principal Legal Officer, Deputy Director, ITLD, Head of the Legislative Branch, UNCITRAL, Vienna 10:45 MODULE III: THE ARBITRAL AWARD 11:45 Discussion 12:30 Lunch Executing the Award: Issues at Stake and the New York Convention Renaud Sorieul, Principal Legal Officer, Deputy Director, ITLD, Head of the Legislative Branch, UNCITRAL, Vienna 14:30 Practical Exercise: Study of an Award 15:30 Coffee Break 15:45 MODULE II (cont'd): INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce Claus von Wobeser, Vice-Chair, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce 16:45 ICC Arbitration Rules Claus von Wobeser, Vice-Chair, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce 17:45 Discussion 18:00 End of Working Day 10

11 Tuesday 17 October :00 MODULE IV: CONDUCTING AN ARBITRATION Preparing to Defend a Claim Roundtable: Exchange of Experiences 11:00 Coffee Break 13:00 Lunch Luis Alberto González, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Jennifer Thornton, Attorney-Adviser, NAFTA Arbitration Division, Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes, US Department of State Sylvie Tabet, Deputy Director, Trade Law Bureau, Department of International Trade, Canada Moderator: Maryse Robert, OAS Issues for Discussion: Institutional Arrangements to Defend a Case: Setting up an In-House Team Internal or Inter-Agency Cooperation for Fact-Finding Selecting Counsel Selecting an Arbitrator Settlement during the Arbitration Proceedings: Discontinuance of Proceedings Dealing with Procedural Issues: Language, Schedule of Proceedings, Hearings, Venue, Experts, Submissions, Briefs Working with a Counsel Costs of Proceedings: Budgeting for Fees, Expenses, Charges of Arbitration Centers Seeking Costs: Quantification of In-House Costs 14:30 The Arbitration Procedure Roundtable: Exchange of Experiences 16:30 Coffee Break Luis Alberto González, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Jennifer Thornton, Attorney-Adviser, NAFTA Arbitration Division, Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes, US Department of State Sylvie Tabet, Deputy Director, Trade Law Bureau, Department of International Trade, Canada Moderator: Anna Joubin-Bret, UNCTAD Issues for Discussion: Establishment and Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal Default Procedures Disclosure on Possible Conflicts of Interest Replacement and Disqualification of Arbitrators 18:00 End of Working Day 11

12 Wednesday 18 October :00 MODULE IV (cont'd): CONDUCTING AN ARBITRATION 11:00 Coffee Break The Arbitration Procedure (cont'd) Roundtable: Exchange of Experiences Luis Alberto González, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Jennifer Thornton, Attorney-Adviser, NAFTA Arbitration Division, Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes, US Department of State Sylvie Tabet, Deputy Director, Trade Law Bureau, Department of International Trade, Canada Moderator: Maryse Robert, OAS Issues for Discussion: The Place of Proceedings The Rules of Procedure The First Session The Written and Oral Procedure Evidence, fact-finding, Experts Reports Interim Measures of Protection Amicus Curiae Submissions Opening to the Public Consolidation 11:15 Calculation of Damages Mark Kantor, Georgetown University Law Center 12:15 Discussion 13:00 Lunch 14:30 The Arbitration Procedure (cont'd): Roundtable 16:30 Coffee Break Luis Alberto González, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Jennifer Thornton, US Department of State Sylvie Tabet, Department of International Trade, Canada Issues for Discussion: Introducing Objections Objections on Competence Objections against Frivolous Claims Ancillary Claims Introducing a Counter-Claim Governing Law Role of National Courts in Interim Injunctive Relief and Other Phases Mark Kantor, Georgetown University Law Center 18:00 End of Working Day 12

13 Thursday 19 October :00-12:30 MOCK ARBITRATION INCLUDING A PANEL DECISION (en español) Panel: Raúl Vinuesa, Arbitrator, Professor, Universidad de Buenos Aires Miguel Rábago, Universidad Ibero Americana, México Francisco González de Cossío, González de Cossío Abogados, S.C. Mexico Legal Advisors to the Teams: Marco Tulio Venegas, Litigation Department, Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C Luis Alberto González, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Máximo Romero Jiménez, Secretaría de Economía, Mexico Mark Kantor, Georgetown University Law Center Preparation of the Case with the Coaches 12:30 Lunch Break as Part of the Preparation of the Mock Arbitration 14:00-18:00 Pleadings 14:15-15:00 Opening Argument by the Claimant 15:00-15:15 Break 15:15-16:00 Opening Argument by the Defendant 16:00-16:15 Break 16:15-17:45 Hearing with Examination of Witness (One Witness or Expert for Each Party) 17:45-18:00 Petition for Intervention and Participation as Amicus Curiae (Oral Petition on Factual Link to the Case and Legal Implications) 18:15 Closing Cocktail Reception Fiesta Mexicana Hosted by the Mayor of the City of Puebla, Enrique Doger Guerrero Venue: FTAA Secretariat Premises - Entrance Patio Friday 20 October 2006 MOCK ARBITRATION INCLUDING A PANEL DECISION (cont'd) 9:00-9:30 Closing Arguments: The Claimant 9:30-10:00 Closing Arguments: The Defendant 10:00-10:15 Break 10:15-13:00 Deliberation and Award 13:00 Wrap-Session 14:00 Distribution of Diplomas 13

14 UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE ON MANAGING INVESTMENT DISPUTES Puebla, Mexico October 2006 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND RESOURCE PERSONS LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Argentina María Carolina Rodríguez Asesora, Dirección Nacional de Política Comercial Externa Ministerio de Economía y Producción Julio A. Roca floor 31, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: / 3931, Fax: crodrig@mecon.gov.ar Marina García del Río Abogada, Dirección Nacional de Política Comercial Externa Ministerio de Economía y Producción Julio A. Roca 651, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: /3923, Fax: magarc@mecon.gov.ar 14

15 Bolivia Pablo Ezedín Alarcón Prado Técnico especialista en asuntos jurídicos e institucionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Cultos Plaza Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia Tel: , Fax: palarcon@rree.gov.bo / pabloezedin@hotmail.com Walter Clarems Endara Vera Consultante en solución de controversias Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Cultos Plaza Murillo, La Paz, Bolivia Tel: , Fax: wendara@rree.gov.bo / claremcy@hotmail.com Brazil Sônia de Almendra Freitas Portella Nunes General Coordinator of the Financial Operations, General Attorney Office Ministry of Finance Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco "P", 8 andar, sala 803, Brasilia, DF Brasil Tel: / 3, Fax: sonia.nunes@fazenda.gov.br Chile Raimundo González Lawyer, Legal Assistant General Directorate of International Economic Affairs - DIRECON Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Teatinos 180, piso 11, Santiago, Chile Tel: , Fax: rgonzalez@direcon.cl Costa Rica Manuel Tovar Rivera Advisor, General Directorate of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Foreign Trade Centro de Comercio Exterior, 4to piso, Ave. 1 y 3, calle 40 Paseo Colón San José, Costa Rica Tel: (506) (ext. 946), Fax: (506) manuel.tovar@comex.go.cr Ecuador Juan Carlos Castrillon Counselor, Embassy of Ecuador in the United States, Ministry of Foreign Affairs th Street, NW, Washington DC 20009, USA Tel: (202) Ext. 1222, Fax: (202) jcastrillon@mmrree.gov.ec 15

16 Martha Escobar Subdirectora de contencioso administrativo e internacional Procuraduría general del Estado Robles 731 y Amazonas, Quito, Ecuador Tel: or PBX ext. 2119, Fax: mescobar@pge.gov.ec, mescobarkoziel@yahoo.com.mx Juan Manuel Escalante Primer Secretario, Dirección General de Comercio Mundial Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Ave. 10 de Agosto y Carrión, Quito, Ecuador Tel: , Fax: jescalante@mmrree.gov.ec El Salvador Carlos Canjura Abogado Senior, Superintendencia de Competencia Edificio Madre Selva Primer Nivel No.82 Urbanización Madre Selva, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Departamento de La Libertad, San Salvador, El Salvador Tel: , Fax: ccanjura@sc.gob.sv Haiti Ronald Grey Décembre Director of Fiscal Investigations President of the Investment Joint Ministerial Commission, Ministry of Economy Rue Monseigneur Guilloux, Palais des Ministères, Port au Prince, Haiti Tel: (509) / , Fax : (509) / 33 graydec@yahoo.com Honduras Miguel Angel Bonilla Asistente negociador, Departamento de Servicios e Inversión Dirección General de Integración Económica y Política Comercial Secretaria de Industria y Comercio Colonia Humuya, Antiquo Edificio Fenaduanah, Boulevard Jose Cecilio del Valle, 4to Piso, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Tel: , Fax: mbonilla@sic.gob.hn Jamaica Stacian Bennett Crown Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers 2nd floor, North Tower, NCB Towers, 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica Tel: , Fax: stacian.bennett@agc.gov.jm 16

17 México Mónica Ruth Arellano Torres Deputy Director of Treaties for America, Directorate-General of Foreign Investment Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: (52) ext , Fax: (52) Israel Octavio Torres López Head of Office, Directorate-General of Foreign Investment Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: (52) ext , Fax: (52) Zaida Sariñana Schroeder Head of Office of Treaties with Europe and International Organizations Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: (52) (55) ext , Fax: (52) (55) Ana Cecilia Moctezuma Barbará Subdirectora de Resoluciones Específicas Dirección General de Inversión Extranjera - Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: (52) (55) ext , Fax: (52) (55) amoctezuma@economia.gob.mx Jonathán Esaú Luna García Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: (52) (55) Ext jluna@economia.gob.mx Georgina Rosaura Marina Robles Underdirector of Bilateral Treaties, Legal Advisor s Office Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores Plaza Juárez #20, Oficina 677, Piso 6, CP , México D.F, México Tel: (52) (55) gmarina@sre.gob.mx / g_marina@yahoo.com Monica Miron Medellín Deputy Director, Bilateral Treaties and APEC Directorate General for Foreign Investment Secretaría de Economía Insurgentes Sur 1940 piso 8, Col. Florida, C.P , México, D.F., México Tel: , Ext: mmiron@economia.gob.mx 17

18 Nicaragua Julio César Saborio Argüello Director General de Soberanía, Territorio y Asuntos Jurídicos Internacionales Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Avenida Bolívar, frente antiguo Cine González, Managua, Nicaragua Tel: (505) , Fax: (505) jsaborio@cancilleria.gob.ni Rochelle Waimer Vargas Asesor Legal de la Dirección Superior Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio Kilómetro Seis Carretera a Masaya, Frente al Camino de Oriente, Managua, Nicaragua Tel: (505) Ext. 1156, Fax: (505) rochelle.waimer@mific.gob.ni Roberto Salvatierra Rivas Asistente Jurídico de la División de de Asesoría Legal. Ministerio de Fomento, Industria y Comercio Kilómetro Seis Carretera a Masaya, Frente al Camino de Oriente, Managua, Nicaragua Tel: (505) Ext. 1095, Tel/Fax: (505) rsalvatierra@mific.gob.ni Paraguay Carlo Luigi Negri Snead Jefe de Acuerdos de Inversiones y Cooperación Económica Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Presidente Franco y Ayolas, Edificio AYFRA 6º Piso, Asunción, Paraguay Tel: , Fax: lnegri@mre.gov.py, luiguin@hotmail.com Perú Luz Betty Caballero de Clulow Directora de Organismos Económicos y Financieros Subsecretaría de Asuntos Económicos Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Jr. Lampa No. 545, piso 6, Lima 1, Peru Tel: (511) annex , Fax: (511) lcaballero@rree.gob.pe José Luis Cano Cáceres Legal Adviser, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (MINCETUR) Calle Uno Oeste Nº 50, Urbanización Corpac, San Isidro, Lima, Perú Tel: (511) , Fax: (511) , Annex jcano@mincetur.gob.pe 18

19 Carlos Martín Ramírez Rodríguez Official of the General Direction of International Commerce, Competition and Private Inversion, Ministry of Economy and Finances Jr. Lampa N 277, Piso 5, Lima, Peru Tel: (511) , Fax: (511) ramirezc@mef.gob.pe / cram_62@yahoo.com República Dominicana Richard Alejandro Benoit Domínguez Asesor legal, Consejo Nacional de Zonas Francas de Exportación Leopoldo Navarro Ave. No.63, San Rafael Building Santo Domingo, República Dominicana Tel: (809) , Fax: (809) r.benoit@cnzfe.gov.do Ileana Tejada Ciprián Gerente, División Negociaciones Comerciales Centro de Exportación e Inversión (CEI-RD) Ave, 27 de Febrero, Plaza La Bandera, Santo Domingo D.N., República Dominicana Tel: ext. 498, Fax: ileana.tejada@cei-rd.gov.do Uruguay Pedro Daniel Arbilla Martínez Asesor en inversiones, Asesoría de Política Comercial Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Colonia 1089 Piso 3, Montevideo CP 11100, Uruguay Tel: , Fax: parbilla@internet.com.uy 19

20 LIST OF RESOURCE PERSONS Gabriela Alvarez-Avila Senior Counsel, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA Tel: , Fax: / galvarezavila@worldbank.org Mark Clodfelter Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes United States Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C , USA Tel: (1 202) ClodfelterMA@state.gov Roberto Echandi Small Economy Trade & Investment Center (SETIC) P.O. Box , Moravia, San Jose, Costa Rica Tel: (506) , Fax: (506) rechandi@setic.org Alejandro Faya Director General Adjunto de Asuntos Internacionales Dirección General de Inversión Extranjera, Secretaría de Economía Av. Insurgentes Sur 1940, Piso 8, Col. Florida, 01030, Del. Alvaro Obregón México, D.F., México Tel: (52-55) , Fax: (52-55) afaya@economia.gob.mx Francisco González de Cossío González de Cossío Abogados, S.C. México Bosque de Acacias 61B, Bosques de las Lomas, Miguel Hidalgo México, D.F., México Tel: (52 55) , Fax: (52 55) fgcossio@gdca.com.mx Luis Alberto Gonzalez García Secretaría de Economía Av. Insurgentes Sur 1940, Piso 8, Col. Florida, 01030, Del. Alvaro Obregón México, D.F., México lagonzal@economia.gob.mx 20

21 Alexandre de Gramont Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C , USA Tel (office): (202) , Fax: (202) Mark Kantor Georgetown University Law Center Suite 311B, 110 Maryland Avenue, N.E., Washington D.C , USA Tel: , Fax: Bart Legum Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 21, avenue George V, Paris, France Tel: (33) , Fax: (33) blegum@debevoise.com Miguel Rábago Dorbecker Professor, Law Department, Universidad Iberoamericana Jalapa 164-A, Department 106, Colonia Roma, Mexico City 06760, México Tel: (52) , Fax: (52) miguel.rabago@uia.mx Máximo Romero Jiménez El Director General Nacional Proyecto de Cooperación y Facilitación Técnica entre México y Unión Europea (PROTLCUEM) Secretaría de Economía Torre Picacho, Periférico Sur No piso 12, Col. San Jerónimo Aculco Delegación Magdalena Contreras México, D.F. C.P Tel: (55) Ext 25300, Fax: (55) Ext mromero@economia.gob.mx Renaud Sorieul Principal Legal Officer, Deputy Director, ITLD, Head of the Legislative Branch UNCITRAL Secretariat Vienna International Centre P.O. Box 500, A-1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: (43 1) or 4061, Fax: (43 1) renaud.sorieul@uncitral.org Sylvie Tabet Deputy Director, Trade Law Bureau, Department of International Trade 125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2, Canada Tel: (613) , Fax: (613) sylvie.tabet@international.gc.ca 21