GST LLP's Pablo Mori joined the Swiss Chapter of the Club Español del Arbitraje for an industry talk entitled, "El apoyo de los jueces a tribunales arbitrales y partes en procedimientos arbitrales extranjeros: una perspectiva comparada en Suiza, Perú, Estados Unidos y Francia." Conducted in Spanish, the panelists discussed court assistance to foreign and international tribunals, while Pablo focused on the experience in the United States (28 U.S.C. Section 1782) and Peru.
Pablo Mori serves as Counsel in GST LLP’s International Arbitration Department in Washington, D.C. He has extensive experience advising and representing parties in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration proceedings and is ranked as “Associate to Watch” and “Next generation Lawyer” by both Chambers and Partners (2018 – 2019) and The Legal 500 (2015 – 2019) respectively.
Mr. Mori represents private and state entities in various arbitration proceedings seated in the US, Latin America and Europe, in tribunals constituted according to the rules of the ICC, ICSID, and other international arbitration centers in controversies related to oil & gas, construction of large infrastructure projects, as well as disputes concerning investments governed by a variety of BITs. Currently, he also acts as party appointed arbitrator and sole arbitrator in construction disputes before the Arbitration Centers of both the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.
Prior to joining GST LLP, Mr. Mori was an Associate at Bullard, Falla, Ezcurra+, a leading firm in international arbitration in Peru, where he acted as lead counsel or second chair in different proceedings in international commercial and investment arbitration. He also has experience as an international associate in a global law firm in New York City, in its international arbitration group. During his career, Mr. Mori has acted as counsel in more than 30 arbitration proceedings in domestic and international arbitration, including ICC and CIAC arbitrations seated in New York, Miami, and other international seats, involving oil & gas, construction, fishing, bankruptcy, and shareholders controversies, among others.
Mr. Mori writes and teaches extensively on international arbitration and advocacy. He is a frequent speaker in different seminars and events organized by universities and professional organizations in Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica among others. He has lectured, extensively, on international commercial arbitration, legal skills in arbitration, and contract law in the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Universidad del Pacífico, and Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, three of the major Law Schools in Peru.
Mr. Mori holds an LL.M. from the University of Chicago (2015 – 2016) as well as an LL.B. from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú where he graduated summa cum laude and his thesis about the extension of the arbitration agreement to non-signatory parties was awarded the Best Latin American Arbitration Thesis in the first Arbitration Latin American Thesis Contest, organized by the ICC Mexico, and others (December 2011). He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Highlighted Cases
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International Arbitration
Highlighted Publications
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Book
Author, “Revising the Traditional Method for the Appointment of Arbitrators”, 2018, Legal Advocacy in Arbitral Litigation, Palestra Editores.
Co-Author, “Annulment and Due Motivation: The Remission of the Award to the Arbitrators Themselves as an Alternative to Evaluate”, 2015, Arbitral Litigation: Arbitration from a Different Perspective.
Co-Author, Commercial Arbitration: The Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Corporate Groups, p. 248, 2012, Legal Editions and Ius Et Veritas Publisher.
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Journal Article
Author, “The Passports’ Game: Chronicle Of A Foretold Death For Dual Nationals’ Claims”, 2020, Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Author, “Investors Also Cry: Review of Recent Victories for Latin American States in Investment Arbitration Proceedings”, 2019, Arbitration 360 Association of Law.
Author, “New trends for Dual Nationals Claims. Is the Ballantines Award Relevant for Cases Where a Dual Nationals-Related Provision is Not Incorporated in the Relevant Treaty?”, 2019, Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
Co-Author, “You Have Options: The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Insolvency Proceedings”, 2017, Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, LexisNexis.
Co-Author, “Stillborn Arbitration Award, Dead Remains. The Constitutional Court and Some Reflections on the ‘Enforceability’ of an Award Against Third Parties”, no. 257, 2015, Legal News, Gaceta Jurídica.
Co-Author, “Enforce in Peru, Enforce Now. The Opening Up of the Peruvian Arbitration Act for the Enforcement of a Foreign Award Under the Protection of the New York Convention”, 2014, Forseti Law Journal.
Author, “Participation of Third Parties in an Arbitration Proceeding. The Constitutional Tribunal and The Application of Article 14 of the Arbitration Law”, 2014, Gaceta Constitucional & Procesal Constitucional Journal.
Author, “The Amiable Compositeur in Peru, New Mechanism for the Efficient Solution of Conflicts in PPP’s Contracts, Benefits and Pending Issues”, 2014, Bullard, Falla, Ezcurra Virtual Bulletin.
Co-Author, “Tell Me Where You Want to Enforce, and I will Tell You if You will Make. Notes on the Enforcement of Foreign Annulled Awards Under the New York Convention, in the Host Country”, 2013, Advocatus Law Journal.
Author, “Regutran, The History of an Excluded Regulation Entity”, 2012, Journal of the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.
Co-Author, “The Mask Game: Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-signatory Parties in the Groups of Companies’ Case”, no. 66, 2012, International Chamber of Commerce Mexico – PAUTA Journal.
Author, “The Appointment of Foreign Arbitrators in Domestic Arbitration Proceedings, and the Principle of Equidistance in the Appointment of the President of the Arbitral Tribunal”, 2012, Parthenon – Virtual Journal of Foro Jurídico.
Author, “What is the Right Way to Challenge the Exclusion of a Non-signatory Party of an Arbitration Proceeding?”, 2011, Actualidad Jurídica Journal.
Co-Author, “Unmasking the Reality: The Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-signatory Parties, The Case of Corporate Groups”, 2010, Advocatus Law Journal.
Author, “Camisea: The Fallacy of Low Prices”, 2010, CDA (Círculo de Derecho Administrativo – Administrative Law Journal).
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GST Counsel Pablo Mori joined Karima Sauma, Alfredo Bullard, and Sophie Nappert for the ITA's virtual "YoungITA Mentorship Program" to elaborate on The (Sometimes Forgotten) Importance of the Arts and Psychology in Advocacy in International Arbitration. The presenters discussed the use of the arts and psychology in international arbitration and how the employment of such devices stands to influence an arbitrator's decision-making.
The 2021 Peru presidential election and frontrunner Pedro Castillo's proposals related to foreign investment and international arbitration are examined in this news article by GAR. Counsel Pablo Mori's perspective is included, as he warns "that Castillo's planned mining sector reforms - forcing investors to hand over more of their profits to the government - could result in more arbitrations against the state."
Peruvian attorney and arbitration law expert, GST LLP's Pablo Mori shares his analysis with Gestión regarding two proposals presented by Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo and their probable adverse effects on the Peruvian community.
Counsel Pablo Mori was a guest speaker for the virtual panel: "Double Hatting in Peru? Insights from the Peruvian Arbitration Community." He was joined by Alfredo Bullard, Elena Gutiérrez García de Cortázar, Fernando Cantuarias and Catherine Rogers. The issue of double hatting has been framed in the words of Phillippe Sands, "as to whether a lawyer can perform the activity of counsel in the morning arguing a position and then act as arbitrator in the afternoon deciding the same legal issue."
Representing Guatemala, GST LLP applied to annul an ICSID award on the basis of Bulgarian arbitrator Stanimir Alexandrov's alleged failure to disclose ties with an expert witness – a year after Spain successfully annulled an award based on similar allegations. The state also argues there are contradictions in the decision and it violates the res judicata of a previous award issued in the same dispute.
Represented by GST LLP, Guatemala has lodged a counterclaim in a US$350 million DR-CAFTA dispute with third-party funded mining investors, seeking damages for alleged misrepresentation and a failure to meet environmental commitments. The state alleges that when obtaining their license, Kappes and KCA (the investors that hold licenses for the gold and silver mining projects) “omitted key information” in their environmental impact assessment (EIA), which did not meet international standards and failed to show the effect the projects would have on local water resources.
In this 2020 round-up, Kluwer Arbitration looks at the most important investment arbitration decisions in Latin America. Preeminent practitioners highlight and interpret key disputes from across the region, and Counsel Pablo Mori's analysis on The Rutas de Lima v. Metropolitan Municipality of Lima case was included.
In the first edition of Washington Arbitration Week (WAW), Counsel Pablo Mori moderated a panel entitled "Perspectives of Young Arbitration Practitioners." Panelists shared useful and interesting insights on how to break into, stay and succeed in the international arbitration world, how to successfully second-chair an arbitration proceeding, how to clerk for an arbitrator and how to keep up with new trends in international arbitration.
Presenting alongside attorneys from Dechert LLP, Curtis and Shearman & Sterling, GST LLP's Pablo Mori elaborated on the webinar's theme, "Perfect Strangers: Underutilized Methods for Investment Arbitrations." Conducted in Spanish, the panel discussion drew an international crowd of lawyers, arbitrators and law students, and was broadcast online.
Written by GST LLP’s Pablo Mori, this expert analysis spotlights the recent ICSID lawsuit against Peru pertaining to Law No. 31018, which establishes the suspension of toll collection across the country. The emergency law was enacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this, his second article chronicling the emergency legislation for Diario Gestión, Mori also looks at the state’s engagement with other road concessionaires and the international implications they may pose.
GST LLP promotes two international arbitration attorneys to Counsel; Katherine Sanoja, who is a US-UK citizen of Venezuelan heritage, and Peruvian Pablo Mori Bregante. The practitioners have been involved in numerous high-profile investment disputes representing two of GST’s key clients, Venezuela and Pakistan.
Rankings
Chambers
Associate to Watch
2018 – 2019
Legal 500
Dispute Resolution: Peru
2015 – 2019
