Three Crowns partner Agustin G. Sanz has been appointed to both the Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). ICSID, an affiliate of the World Bank, is the main international dispute resolution forum administering investor-State disputes. Agustin will serve a six-year term.
Agustin has extensive experience of both international investment treaty and commercial arbitrations across a variety of jurisdictions and under all major arbitral rules, with a particular focus on Latin America, covering a broad range of sectors including infrastructure, energy, oil & gas, public contracts, and regulated industries. His most recent experience in ICSID-administered arbitrations includes acting for the respondents in Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P. v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/21/27), and for claimant in Sacyr S.A. v. Republic of Panama (ICSID Case No. UNCT/18/6). Agustin was designated to the panel by the Republic of Argentina.
Agustin has said of his appointment: “I am honoured to be appointed to the ICSID Panels of Arbitrators and Conciliators, and I sincerely thank the Republic of Argentina for the opportunity to hear such important cases”.
ABOUT AGUSTIN G. SANZ
Agustin is a partner in the Madrid office. Agustin has extensive experience advising international clients in connection with local administrative and court proceedings, settlement negotiations and contract renegotiations in the context of major disputes in Latin America. Agustin also sits as arbitrator.
Agustin previously worked at top-tier firms in New York and Buenos Aires, at the Ministry of Economy and the Federal Communications Commission in Argentina, in addition to his academic roles at the University of Buenos Aires and the University of Chicago.
Agustin teaches in Argentina, Ecuador, and Colombia, and speaks regularly on arbitration-related issues. He is admitted in Buenos Aires and in the District of Columbia (Special Legal Consultant), and speaks English and Spanish.