Party-Appointed Quantum Experts: an Empirical Study of ICSID Awards

Mr. Bergolla Álvarez will address the role of party-appointed experts in a universe of 64 publicly available ICSID awards.  

This presentation will discuss (i) the influence of common law participants on party-appointed experts practice in ICSID arbitration; (ii) the presence of potential biases on the part of repeat-player party-appointed experts; their ability to achieve favorable outcomes; and (iii) the tribunals' performance in weighing complex party-appointed expert’s testimony.

This analysis is based on the classification of law firms and arbitrators (as common law/non-common law affiliated), party-appointed experts (by name, firm, testimony, and fees charged), and the awards (by monetary outcomes).

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