Francisco Menéndez

Francisco is an associate in our Buenos Aires office. Before joining Dechamps International Law, he worked in the corporate department of a boutique law firm in Argentina.

Francisco coaches the University of Buenos Aires team for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

• Representing a global nuclear power plant constructor in an ICC arbitration arising out of the termination of an EPC contract. The arbitration is ongoing. The amount in dispute is confidential.
• Representing Diamante Trading Investments Ltd. and others in an UNCITRAL arbitration against Venezuela (PCA Case No. 2019-49) under the Barbados-Venezuela and Spain-Venezuela BITs. Claim related to measures taken by Venezuela that affected the claimants’ investments in the food distribution sector. The arbitral tribunal rendered an award of over US$ 165 million in favour of the investors, including full legal costs.
• Representing Romania in an ICSID arbitration initiated by Clara Petroleum Ltd. (ICSID Case No. ARB/22/10) under the Energy Charter Treaty. Claim related to measures taken by Romania in the oil and gas sector. The amount in dispute is confidential. The arbitration is ongoing.
• Representing two Colombian companies in an ICC arbitration against a Colombian company and a United States company in connection with the termination of long-term agreements concerning the maintenance of mining equipment. The amount in dispute is confidential. The arbitration is ongoing.