Category: Main Cases

Main Cases

Main Cases

Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (The Hague)

  • Case A/1 (interest on Security Account; payment of settlements; bank fees; holding bank harmless) (1982)
  • Case A/2 (Tribunal jurisdiction over direct claims against U.S. companies) (1981-1982)
  • Choice of forum clause cases (Tribunal jurisdiction) (1982)
  • E Systems (Litigation in Iran; Tribunal jurisdiction and powers) (1983)
  • Weatherford v. Iran (1984-1987)
  • Borg Warner v. Iran (1984-1985)
  • Combustion Engineering v. Iran (1985-1990)
  • Fluor Corp. v. Iran (1986-1989)
  • Rockwell International v. Iran (1986-1987)
  • Watkins Johnson v. Iran (1986-1988)
  • Case A/23 (validity under Algiers Accords of Fluor attachment of NIOC assets in Germany) (1987-1989)
  • Highlands Insurance Corp. v. Bimeh Melli (1989-1990)
  • Petrolane v. Iran (1990)
  • Collins v. Iran (1990)
  • Gulf Associates v. Iran (1984-1999)
  • Sabet v. Iran (1991-2000)

United Nations Compensation Commission (Geneva)

  • Egypt v Iraq (1993-1997)
  • John Brown E&C v. Iraq (1994-2000)
  • Bank of New York v. Iraq (1996-2000)
  • NCR v. Iraq (1997- 2001)
  • Tetra-Pak v. Iraq (1997-2001)
  • Borg International v. Iraq (1997- 2001)
  • Biwater v. Iraq (1997-2001)
  • Cegelec v. Iraq (1997-2001)
  • Shanning Int’l v. Iraq (1998-2002)
  • Broddway v. Iraq (1998-2002)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (Paris)

  • Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Ltd. v. Iran (1988-1989)
  • PhonIran v. General Dynamics (1988- 1989)
  • International Brokerage & Finance v. Seamar (1990-1992)
  • Kalantari et al. v. Fritz Werner Industrie (1990-1994)
  • Recordati & Pharmetrix v. Elan (1992-1994)
  • Haidar v. John Brown (1993-1995)
  • Morning Star International v. Gabon (1995-1997)
  • Esco Corporation v. Svedala Faço Ltda (1996-1998)
  • Eurotrain v. Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (2001 – 2004)

Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

  • Compagnie NOGA d’Importation et d’Exportation S.A. v. The Russian Federation (1993-1994)
  • Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu International v. L. Joannides & Co. (1997-1998)

Ad Hoc Arbitrations

  • Niagara Mohawk v. Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (1986 1987)
  • Northeast Utilities v. Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited (1988)
  • Touche Ross International v. Treuverkehr AG (1990 1991)
  • Alba Petroleum Corp. v. the United Nations (1996-1997). Party–appointed arbitrator, by the United Nations, in a case involving the sale of oil for the UN peace-keeping operation in Somalia (Gerald Aksen, Chairman).

American Arbitration Association

  • Rosseel Corp. v. Oriental Commercial Shipping (1989 1990)
  • AOT Ltd. v. J. Aron & Co. (1991)
  • Fabricated Plastics, Inc. v. Plastiflex Company, Inc. (1997-1998)

NAFTA

  • Archer Daniels Midland/Tate & Lyle v. United Mexican States (2005), etc. Party-appointed arbitrator, by the U.S. corporations, on the first consolidation panel established under NAFTA, Article 1126 (Bernardo Cremades Chairman).
  • Archer Daniels Midland/Tate & Lyle v. United Mexican States (2006 – 2008). Party-nominated arbitrator by ADM/T&L. Bernardo Cremades, Chairman. Wrote a Concurring Opinion on the issues of independent investor rights, diplomatic protection, and countermeasures.

ICSID

  • Accession Mezzanine Capital L.P. and Danubius v. Hungary. Arthur Rovine, Chairman (2012 – )
  • Permanent Court of Arbitration: Nadel v.The Kyrgyz Republic (2012- )
  • EDF Services, Ltd. v. Romania (2006 – 2009). Party-nominated arbitrator by EDF Services, Ltd. Piero Bernardino, Chairman. Wrote a Dissenting Opinion on Costs.

ICDR

Cases sitting as arbitrator on bonds, banking, and satellite communications.

International Court of Justice (The Hague)

South West Africa Cases (1963-1965)

Namibia Case (1970 1971)

US Federal Courts

  • Goldwater v. Carter (1979 – briefs for D.C. Dist. Ct., Ct. of Appeals, Supreme Court)- Dames & Moore v. Regan (1980-1981 briefs for Supreme Court)
  • Tampa Chamber of Commerce v. Adams (D.C. Dist. Ct. 1978)
  • Boselli v. Boselli Industrie Tessili (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
  • Exchange National Bank of Chicago v. Empresa Minera de la Centro del Peru, S.A. (S.D.N.Y. 1984)
  • Gerling Global Reinsurance v. Commissioner of Insurance of Montana (S.D.N.Y. 1985)
  • Rosseel Corp. v. Oriental Commercial Shipping (S.D.N.Y. l985 1988)
  • NL Chem Canada v. John Brown Engineers & Constructors, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 1987-1989)
  • Lucky Goldstar v. Phibro Asia & Phibro Energy, Inc. (S.D.N.Y. 1988)
  • American Graphic Equipment Corp. v. Redaelli Tecna Offset, S.P.A. (E.D.N.Y. 1989-1990)
  • International Brokerage & Finance v. California Steel, et al. (C.D.C. 1990-1992)
  • Bseirani v. Abou-Khadra, et. al (2nd Circuit Ct. of Appeals 1991-1993)
  • Deloitte Noraudit Oslo A/S v. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, US, Deloitte & Touche, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 1991 1994)
  • Gabay v. Mostazafan Foundation, et al. (S.D.N.Y. 1992-1997)
  • Singer v. Ryobi (D.C.S.C. 1996-1997)
  • Mitsui v. the Republic of Iraq (S.D.N.Y. 1996)