Oscar Garibaldi

For over 30 years, Oscar Garibaldi has drawn on his triple training in the common law, civil law and public international law to deal with complex international matters, as both arbitrator and counsel. His current practice is primarily centered on international arbitration, both investment and commercial, as arbitrator and counsel. Secondarily, Mr. Garibaldi represents clients in complex international litigation cases, typically those that require strategic direction or coordination of litigation in multiple jurisdictions. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Arbitrator. Lead counsel to the claimants in conciliation proceedings against the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ion the ICSID Additional Facility (pending registration). Lead counsel to the claimants in Tidewater Inc. et al. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/10/5) (pending). Lead counsel to the claimants in Mobil Corporation et al. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/27) (pending). Lead counsel to the claimant in Mobil Cerro Negro v. Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. et al. (ICC Case No. 15415/JRF) (final award in favor of the claimant). Co-Lead counsel to the claimants in MTD Equity Sdn. Bhd. et al. v. Republic of Chile (ICSID Case No. ARB/01/7) (final award and final decision in annulment proceedings in favor of the claimants). Co-Lead counsel to the claimants in LG&E Energy Corp et al. v. Argentine Republic (ICSID Case No. ARB/02/1) (final award in favor of the claimants, annulment proceeding pending). Co-Lead counsel to the claimants in Rail World Estonia LLC et al v. Republic of Estonia (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/6) (settled). More Representative Matters PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE University of Virginia Law School, Lecturer on public international law and legal philosophy (1979-1981) Cornell Law School, Assistant Professor of Law for public international law and legal philosophy (1976-1978) HONORS AND RANKINGS Member of ICSID Panel of Conciliators (appointed by the United States for a term ended on 7 February 2008) Member of the ICDR Panel of Neutrals and the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. Chambers Global for International Arbitration (since 2007) Chambers Global for Public International Law (2012) Chambers USA for International Arbitration (since 2007) Chambers Latin America for International Arbitration (since inaugural. ed. 2009) The Legal 500 US for International Arbitration and Energy (since 2007) The Legal 500 Latin America, International Arbitration (2012) Practical Law Company for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (USA) (2012) Euromoney’s Expert Guides The Best of the Best USA for Commercial Arbitration (2011); Expert Guides to the World’s Leading Lawyers for International Commercial Arbitration (since 2006); Benchmark Litigation for international arbitration (Litigation Star) Who's Who Legal for Arbitration (since 2007) Best Lawyers in America for International Arbitration (since 2007) Super Lawyers (since 2007) Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Rómulo Gallegos Fellowship (1974) For more than 30 years, I have drawn on my triple training in the common law, civil law, and public international law to deal with complex international matters, as both arbitrator and counsel. My practice is primarily centered on International arbitration, both investment and commercial, as arbitrator and counsel. Secondarily, I represent clients in complex international litigation cases, typically those that require coordination of litigation in multiple jurisdictions.