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Francisco Orrego Vicuña

Gender Male
Country Chile
Year of birth 1942
OECD member Yes

Number of cases in which have they been involved

Cases in which this arbitrator has been involved, divided into claimant-appointed, respondent-appointed, or presiding arbitrator

As president Claimant/appointed Respondent/appointed Total
16 19 2 37

Additional information about nationality

Frequency with which this arbitrator has been appointed by claimants/respondents of the same/different nationality as the arbitrator

This arbitrator has been appointed by claimant 0% (0) of times from parties of the SAME country
This arbitrator has been appointed by claimant 100% (16) of times from parties of the DIFFERENT countries
This arbitrator has been appointed by respondent 0% (0) of times from parties of the SAME country
This arbitrator has been appointed by respondent 100% (2) of times from parties of the DIFFERENT countries

Claimants' countries

Nationalities of the claimants appointing this arbitrator

Country No. of times
United States 3
Netherlands 3
Spain 2
Austria 1
Turkey 1
France 1
Greece 1
Italy 1
Canada 1
United Kingdom 1
Germany 1

Respondents' countries

Nationalities of the respondent States appointing this arbitrator

Country No. of times
Georgia 1
Hungary 1

Appointed as President Arbitrator (16 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed as presiding arbitrator

Case Appointed by Law firms
LCIA Case No. UN3467
Occidental Exploration and Production Company		 Appointed by agreement of appointed arbitrators Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Paris, France Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, NY, U.S.A.
LCIA Case No UN6825
Oxus Gold		 Unknown Unknown Unknown
LCIA Case No. UN 7927
Société Générale in respect of DR Energy Holdings Limited and Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este, S.A.		 Appointed by agreement of appointed arbitrators Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Washington, USA
PCA Case No 2008-8
OAO Tatneft		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators King & Spalding Grischenko & Partners, Kiev, Ukraine Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
UNCT/07/1
Merrill & Ring Forestry L.P.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Appleton & Associates International Lawyers, Toronto, Canada
ARB/96/3
Fedax N.V.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Alberto Baumeister Toledo, Caracas, Venezuela
ARB/97/7
Emilio Agustín Maffezini		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Abogado del Estado, Subdirección General de los Servicios Contenciosos del Ministerio de Justicia, Madrid, Spain Estudio Vinuesa y Asociados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
ICSID Case No ARB/00/3
GRAD Associates, P.A.		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators Ministro de la Producción y del Comercio, Ministerio de la Producción y del Comercio, Caracas, Venezuela Connell Foley, Roseland, NJ, U.S.A.
ARB/01/3
Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation) and Ponderosa Assets, L.P.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Appointed by designated appointing authority M. & M. Bomchil Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina King & Spalding, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
ARB/01/8
CMS Gas Transmission Company		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York, NY, U.S.A. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France M. & M. Bomchil Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina
ARB/02/16
Sempra Energy International		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina King & Spalding, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
ARB/02/5
PSEG Global Inc. and Konya Ilgin Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi		 Appointed by agreement of the parties Paksoy & Co., Istanbul, Turkey Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C., U.S.A Stephen M. Schwebel, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Cerrahoğlu Avukatlık Bürosu, Istanbul, Turkey White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A Çakmak Avukatlık Bürosu, Ankara, Turkey
ARB/03/11
Joy Mining Machinery Limited		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators The Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, Cairo, Egypt Kosheri, Rashed & Riad, Legal Consultants and Attorneys at Law, Cairo, Egypt Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
ARB/03/2
Camuzzi International S.A.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Procuradora del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Estudio Moltedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
ARB/04/17
Interbrew Central European Holding B.V.		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators Cleary, Gotlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Paris, France Shearman & Sterling, Paris, France
ARB/11/4
Club Hotel Loutraki S.A. and Casinos Austria International Holding GMBH		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators Public Attorney of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., U.S.A

Appointed as Claimants Arbitrator (19 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed by claimants

Case Law firms
SCC Case No 117/2012
Sana Consulting & Management GmbH
PCA Case No 2013-15
South American Silver Limited		 Procuraduría General del Estado, La Paz, Bolivia Dechert, Paris, France King & Spalding, New York, NY, U.S.A. King & Spalding, Houston, TX, U.S.A. Guevara & Gutiérrez S.C., La Paz, Bolivia
E.T.I. Euro Telecom International N.V.
ARB/13/21
Edenred S.A.		 Baker & McKenzie, New York, NY, U.S.A. Baker & McKenzie, Budapest, Hungary Baker & McKenzie, Toronto, Canada Hogan Lovells, Paris, France
ARB/09/10
EVN AG		 Latham & Watkins, Hamburg, Germany Latham & Watkins, London, U.K. Latham & Watkins, Washington, D.C., USA Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London, UK Konrad & Justich, Vienna, Austria Polenak Law Firm, Skopje, Macedonia
ARB/11/25
OI European Group B.V.		 Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Escritorio Muci-Abraham & Asociados, Caracas, Venezuela Lucas Bastin, London, U.K. Volterra Fietta, London, U.K.
ARB/08/19
Karmer Marble Tourism Construction Industry and Commerce Limited Liability Company		 White & Case, Paris, France White & Case, New York, NY, U.S.A Akinci Law Office, Istanbul, Turkey Latham & Watkins, Hamburg, Germany Latham & Watkins, London, U.K. Volterra Fietta, London, U.K.
ARB/08/7
Itera International Energy LLC and Itera Group NV		 White & Case, New York, NY, U.S.A White & Case, Paris, France White & Case, Moscow, Russian Federation Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London, UK Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
ARB/14/10
Highbury International AVV, Compañía Minera de Bajo Caroní AVV, and Ramstein Trading Inc.		 Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela González de Cossío Abogados, S.C., Mexico City, Mexico Homer Bonner Jacobs, Miami, FL, U.S.A. Mezgravis & Asoc, Caracas, Venezuela
ARB/13/31
Antin Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.à.r.l. and Antin Energia Termosolar B.V.		 Abogacía General del Estado, The Ministry of Justice of the Government of Spain Allen & Overy, London, U.K. Jeffrey Sullivan, London, U.K.
ARB(AF)/11/3
Vincent J. Ryan, Schooner Capital LLC, and Atlantic Investment Partners LLC		 K&L Gates Jamka sp.k., Warsaw, Poland State Treasury Solicitors Kochanski Zieba Rapala & Partners, Warsaw, Poland
ARB/12/38
Repsol, S.A. and Repsol Butano, S.A.		 Procurador del Tesoro de la Nación, Buenos Aires, Argentina Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Marval, O'Farrel & Mairal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Uría Menéndez, Madrid, Spain
ARB/10/8
Pan American Energy LLC		 Dechert, Paris, France Procuraduría General del Estado, La Paz, Bolivia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
ARB/07/28
E.T.I. Euro Telecom International N.V.		 Foley Hoag, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Ministerio para la Defensa Legal del Estado, La Paz, Bolivia Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Paris, France Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Rome, Italy
ARB/05/18
Ioannis Kardassopoulos		 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY, U.S.A. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, London, UK Dewey LeBoeuf, London, UK Dewey LeBoeuf, Washington, DC, USA
ARB/05/15
Waguih Elie George Siag and Clorinda Vecchi		 Baker & McKenzie, New York, USA Helmy, Hamza & Partners Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority King & Spalding, London, U.K.
ARB(AF)/12/5
Rusoro Mining Ltd.		 Foley Hoag, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Figueiras & Fishbach Mezgravis & Asociados
ARB(AF)/12/3
Mercer International, Inc.		 Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C., U.S.A Sangra Moller, Vancouver, Canada
ARB(AF)/12/2
Grupo Francisco Hernando Contreras		 Gabinete y Agencia "T&E", Malabo, Equatorial Guinea José Merino Jimémez, Madrid, Spain Sergio Polvorinos Santos, Madrid, Spain

Appointed as Respondent Arbitrator (2 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed by respondent State

Case Law firms
ARB/01/4
AES Summit Generation Limited		 White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A White & Case, London, UK Réczicza Law Firm, White & Case, Budapest, Hungary Allen & Overy, London, U.K. Philippe Sands, Matrix Chambers, London, U.K.
ARB/07/15
Ron Fuchs