Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky represents multinational companies and sovereign governments in commercial and treaty-based arbitrations and before U.S. courts, with emphasis on disputes arising in the energy, mining and infrastructure sectors.
He represented the claimant in an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) additional facility arbitration resulting in an award of $1.2 billion in compensation for Venezuela’s expropriation of a gold-mining investment. He also represented a ConocoPhillips subsidiary in obtaining $380 million in compensation for the expropriation of investments in Ecuador. Carlos recently represented Middle Eastern investors seeking compensation for the wrongful termination of a railway concession by an African state. He has also acted for Georgian and UK investors in an energy charter arbitration over the expropriation of a petroleum investment in a central Asian state and has represented numerous award and judgment creditors of foreign sovereigns before U.S. courts.
Carlos has acted in disputes arising under the rules of institutions including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
International Arbitration
- Representing Georgian and UK investors seeking compensation from Azerbaijan for the expropriation of a petroleum investment under the Energy Charter Treaty.
- Representing Middle Eastern investors in parallel investment and commercial claims challenging an African government’s termination of a railway concession.
Litigation
- Representing a U.S. defense contractor in the enforcement of a $130 million award against Venezuela and in subsequent efforts to execute judgment against Venezuelan assets.
- Representing UK investors in the enforcement of a $33 million ICSID award against Spain.