Squire Patton Boggs represents a number of sovereigns and government-owned entities in major cases. Clients include the Republics of Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Costa Rica, with recent mandates including defence of the latter in a Costa Rica-Spain BIT case brought by a Spanish investor. The team is also notably active in energy and transportation-related cases. Although probably best-known for its investor-state experience, the firm is a recognised force in representing state-owned companies and private companies in commercial arbitrations. Raúl Mañón heads the international dispute resolution practice in Miami and is the key figure for Latin America-related arbitrations, along with John Adam and Jose Feris (both of them in Paris), who are senior investment and commercial arbitration specialists. Singapore partner Rodman Bundy is a leading name in public international law and has represented Latin American governments in a number of state-to-state cases.
Key clients
- Costa Rica
- Peru
Work highlights
- Represented the Republic of Costa Rica in a case brought by a Spanish investor alleging that the Costa Rican Ministry of Health conducted inspections of its chicken farm business, detected infractions, and issued administrative orders that suspended the activity, thereby indirectly causing the exit of his company from the Costa Rican market.
- Represented The Republic of Ecuador in an UNCITRAL investment arbitration under the Ecuador-US Bilateral Investment Treaty, relating to two multibillion-dollar projects to upgrade and construct crude oil facilities in Ecuador.