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Yves Derains

Gender Male
Country France
Year of birth 1945
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
12 1 7 20

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% (1) 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% (7) of times from parties of the DIFFERENT countries

Claimants' countries

Nationalities of the claimants appointing this arbitrator

Country No. of times
Spain 1

Respondents' countries

Nationalities of the respondent States appointing this arbitrator

Country No. of times
Ecuador 2
Bolivia 2
Venezuela 1
Romania 1
Colombia 1

Appointed as President Arbitrator (12 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed as presiding arbitrator

Case Appointed by Law firms
PCA Case No AA535
Exeteco International Company S.L.		 Unknown White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A White & Case, New York, NY, U.S.A
SCC Case No 2013/153
Isolux Infrastructure Netherlands B.V.		 Appointed by agreement of the parties Abogacía General del Estado, Ministerio de Justicia, Madrid, Spain Bird & Bird LLP, Spain Latham & Watkins, Paris, France

Oiltanking GmbH, Graña Montero S.A. and Graña Montero S.A.A.		 Unknown Ministerio para la Defensa Legal del Estado, La Paz, Bolivia
PCA Case No. 2012-25
Detroit International Bridge Company		 Appointed by agreement of the parties Trade Law Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Canada, Ottawa, Canada Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
PCA Case No 2015-30
Clorox Spain S.L.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela García & Morris Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia GST LLP, Washington, U.S.A. King & Spalding, New York, NY, U.S.A.
SCC Case No V 2014/169
Robert Aleksandrowicz and Tomasz Częścik		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Elena Zachariadou Unknown
ARB(AF)/14/1
Anglo American PLC		 Appointed by agreement of the parties Procuradora General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Baker & McKenzie Barcelona S. L. P., Caracas, Venezuela Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London, UK
ARB/05/19
Helnan International Hotels A/S		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators Abdel Raouf Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France Hafez, Cairo, Egypt Kosheri, Rashed & Riad, Cairo, Egypt The Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, Cairo, Egypt Baker Botts, London, U.K. Peter Griffin, London, U.K.
ARB/10/2
Convial Callao S.A. and CCI - Compañía de Concesiones de Infraestructura S.A.		 Appointed by agreement of the parties White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A Estudio Echecopar, Lima, Peru Dechert, Paris, France
ARB/13/1
Karkey Karadeniz Elektrik Uretim A.S.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Allen & Overy, London, U.K. Arnold & Porter, London, UK Hassan Kaunain Nafees, Islamabad, Pakistan
ARB/15/40
Belenergia S.A.		 Appointed by agreement of party-appointed arbitrators Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Rome, Italy Watson Farley & Williams, Rome, Italy
ICSID Case No ARB/12/22
Venoklim Holding B.V.		 Appointed by designated appointing authority Curtis Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Mexico City, Mexico Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt and Mosle, New York, U.S.A. Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Jiménez & Liévano Abogados, Bogota, Colombia

Appointed as Claimants Arbitrator (1 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed by claimants

Case Law firms
ARB/09/5
Iberdrola Energía, S.A.		 Arenales & Skinner Klée, Guatemala City, Guatemala Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Procuraduría General de la Nación, Guatemala City, Guatemala Uría Menéndez, Madrid, Spain

Appointed as Respondent Arbitrator (7 case/s)

Cases in which this arbitrator was appointed by respondent State

Case Law firms
SCC Case No 068/2008
Ashmore Energy International (A.E.I) Luxembourg Holdings S.a.r.l.		 Foley Hoag Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer King & Spalding
PCA Case No. 2012-16
Murphy Exploration & Production Company – International		 Foley Hoag Procuraduría General del Estado, Quito, Ecuador King & Spalding Pérez Bustamente & Ponce

Mantenimientos, Ayuda a la Explotacion y Servicios SA (MAESSA), Sociedad Espanola de Montajes Industriales SA (SEMI), Consorcio GLP Ecuador		 Foley Hoag Jones Day Pérez, Bustamante & Ponce, Quito, Ecuador
ARB/18/3
Telefónica, S.A.		 Agencia Nacional de Defensa Jurídica del Estado, Bogota, Colombia Dechert, Paris, France White & Case, London, U.K.
ARB(AF)/18/5
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.		 Procuraduría General del Estado, La Paz, Bolivia Guglielmino Derecho Internacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Madrid, Spain
ARB/05/13
EDF (Services) Limited		 Tuca Zbârcea & Asociatii, Bucharest, Romania White & Case, Washington, D.C., U.S.A Wolf Theiss, Vienna, Austria
ARB/13/11
Valores Mundiales, S.L. and Consorcio Andino S.L.		 Foley Hoag, Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Procuraduría General de la República, Caracas, Venezuela Covington & Burling LLP