Experience

Hernán Pérez´s experience includes, among other matters, the following:

Arbitration & Litigation

• Co-responsible attorney of Duke Energy Electroquil Partners y Electroquil S.A. (“Duke”), in an arbitration before the ICSID, 6 million us dollars award granted.  El tribunal dictó un laudo favorable a Duke por 6 millones de dólares.  
• Expert in various matters on Ecuadorian law for Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Occidental Exploration and Production Company (Oxy), in an arbitration before the ICSID. Award for 2.3 billion dollars in favor of the plaintiff.   El tribunal dictó laudo favorable a las demandantes por $ 2.3 billones de dólares.
• Expert in contracts matters and administrative law for Perenco Ecuador Ltd. (Perenco), in an arbitration before de ICSID.  The Court ruled Ecuador to have breached the France – Ecuador Investment Treaty. 
• Expert witness on Ecuadorean law issues, including oil regulations and administrative law for Burlington Resources Inc., in an ICSID arbitration against Ecuador. The tribunal has ruled that Ecuador breached the US-Ecuador bilateral investment treaty.  Award for 380 million dollars in favor of the plaintiff.
• Expert in Ecuadorian law in several matters of contracts, administrative law and oil for Murphy Exploration and Production Company International, in an UNCITRAL arbitration. The court rendered an award in favor of Murphy for 20 million dollars.  
• Expert in Ecuadorian law in several administrative matters and contracts for two Spanish multinational companies, in an UNCITRAL investment arbitration against the Republic of Ecuador.  
• Expert in Ecuadorian law in matters of civil liability for Ikaria Maritime Corporation, in litigation before the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, Admiralty Court. 
• Counsel for the editors Carlos Pérez, Cesar Pérez, Nicolas Pérez, and former journalist Emilio Palacio, of El Universo newspaper, in a human right complaint against the Republic of Ecuador. The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights has ruled that it has authority to hear the lawsuit. 
• Counsel for the defense of Ms. Dasha Valarezo against an extradition request before the Court of London.  
• Lawyer of the multinational company AMDOCS Development Limited before the Administrative Court of Quito, in a complex litigation against the Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones.
• Expert in Ecuadorian law in several concessions and administrative law matters for Hutchinson Port Investment Limited in an ICC arbitration. The arbitration took place in Panama.  
• Expert in Ecuadorian commercial law for E & J Gallo Winery in an action of the United States against an Ecuadorian distributor. The Gallo Winery lawsuit was confirmed by the Ninth Circuit of the Federal Court of the United States. 
• Expert in corporate law in a lawsuit initiated by Mrs. Vivian Czarninski, an Israeli citizen, against several Delaware companies and Ecuadorian shareholders. The Court of the Delaware State Chancery ruled in favor of the plaintiff.   
• Leading lawyer of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, in more than 30 lawsuits of damages followed by Ecuadorian shrimp companies, originated in a trial in the United States for an amount of one billion dollars. 
• Counsel in charge of the legal defense and representation of the multinational Holcim (Switzerland), in an administrative litigation over the payment of profits to former employees. 
• Lawyer of the company Ambev, in a litigation on intellectual property.  
• Counsel of the Wong family, of La Favorita Grupo Wong, in a dispute with a local bank.
  

International Trade and Foreign Investment

• Leading Lawyer of Sumifru International, Sumitomo Group, Japan, in the acquisition of several banana plantations owned by the Bank of Moscow.    Leading Lawyer of Sumifru International, Sumitomo Group, Japan, in the acquisition of several banana plantations owned by the Bank of Moscow.  Counsel of Sumifru Ecuador in commercial and regulatory matters, in reference to the fruit export business.   Asesor de Sumifru Ecuador en temas comerciales y regulatorios en referencia al negocio de exportación de frutas.  
• Advisor to International Water Services (Guayaquil) INTERAGUA, the Ecuadorian subsidiary of Bechtel, for a 30-year concession for the potable water supply and sewerage service of the city of Guayaquil. 
• Counsel of Visa International for Ecuador.  
• Advisor of Corporación América, Argentina, for the tender and award of the contract for the construction and concession of Guayaquil International Airport.  
• Counsel of Empresa Electrica del Ecuador Inc. (Emelec), a company of Maine, in several matters related to the concession of electric power service, including the electricity market, tariffs, PPAs and administrative law.