Nicole Duclos

• A Canadian mining company in a UNCITRAL arbitration arising from construction, project management and construction management agreements in connection with the construction of a mining project in Chile and Argentina.
• A Korean engineering and construction company in an ICC arbitration against another Korean engineering and construction company, as well as its Latin American subsidiaries, in a dispute arising from the construction of a power plant in South America.
• A utilities company in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning the cancellation of a long-term concession for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of a drinking water plant in Central America.
• Two Brazilian corporations involved in the construction and operation of thermoelectric power plants in Brazil in an ICC arbitration commenced by a multinational equipment manufacturer under an equipment supply contract.
• The Peruvian subsidiary of a Chinese mining company in an ICC arbitration against a Chinese supplier of equipment for a copper project in Peru.
• A Brazilian energy company in an ICC arbitration commenced by the supplier of major equipment for the construction of a biomass-to-ethanol plant in Brazil.
• A subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase in an ICC arbitration against the Republic of Uruguay concerning a dispute arising out of a shareholders agreement.
• Two Brazilian companies in their capacity as joint venture partners and EPC contractors in a dispute arising from the supply of defective equipment for the construction of a major thermoelectric project in Brazil.
• A leading Brazilian food company in a dispute against a French fund arising from two contracts for the sale and purchase of carbon emissions.
• The Brazilian subsidiary of a European engineering company in a ICC arbitration arising from EPC and EPCM contracts for the expansion of a paper mill plant in Brazil.
• A Belgian company and its Panamanian subsidiary in an ICC arbitration against a Colombian Joint Venture in connection with dredging works for the expansion of the Panama Canal.
• The Chilean subsidiary of a Canadian mining company in an UNCITRAL arbitration commenced by an EPC contractor in connection with the construction of a transmission line and substations in support of a major mining project in South America.
• A UK utilities company in a dispute against a Central American state agency arising from a turn-key contract for the design and construction of a drinking water plant.
• A Chilean gas distributor in an AAA arbitration against Chilean and Argentinean owners and operators of a natural gas pipeline.
• A Mexican telecommunications company in a AAA arbitration brought by a U.S. telecommunications company.

Investment Arbitration

• State and multilateral agencies in a dispute against Ecuador arising from the indirect expropriation of the collateral securing the financing of the construction of the new international airport in Quito.
• A South American State in an ICSID arbitration commenced by a Chinese investor under the relevant bilateral investment treaty.
• A Bolivian natural gas company, owned and controlled by Dutch shareholders, in an ad hoc arbitration against the Republic of Bolivia under the Netherlands-Bolivia bilateral investment treaty.
• A Canadian electricity company in a dispute against a Caribbean State for the expropriation of an electricity transmission business.

Domestic and International Litigation

• A South American paper company in five Section 1782 applications for discovery in aid of arbitration and litigation proceedings in Brazil. 
• A Korean engineering and construction company in the successful lifting of a TRO seeking to enjoin an international arbitration proceeding seated in New York. 
• An international financial institution in the challenge of a Section 1782 application made by a Chinese shipping company in the SDNY.
• A subsidiary of a major financial institution in proceedings before the SDNY, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, for the enforcement of an arbitral award rendered against a South American State in an ICC arbitration.
• A global private equity fund in connection with labor, civil, and bankruptcy proceedings arising from two failed equity investment in Brazil.
• A South Korean conglomerate in connection with bankruptcy proceedings affecting a major mining investment in Brazil.
• A South Korean automobile manufacturer in connection with bankruptcy proceedings affecting its Chilean and Peruvian distributors.
• A U.S. financial institution in civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings arising from an equity investment in a commercial bank in Argentina.