Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has failed to persuade a US court to stay the enforcement of an ICSID award worth over US$400 million – after the court said it “may take years” to stabilize the country and transition to another political regime. Lawyers from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle are acting on behalf of Guaidó; Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is represented by GST LLP.

Pakistan, represented by GST LLP, negotiates a settlement with a Turkish energy company which will avoid their paying any part of an ICSID award worth US$1 billion.