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Henri ALVAREZ |
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Fasken Martineau LLP
2900-550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6E 3G2
Canada
Tel: +1.604.631.3131
Fax: +1.604.631.3232
halvarez@fasken.com
http://www.fasken.com
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| Languages |
French (native); English, Spanish (fluent) |
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| Nationality |
Canada |
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| Bar Admission |
British Columbia - 1981 |
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| Education |
University of British Columbia (BA - 1976); University of Ottawa (LLB - 1980); Graduate Institute of International Studies (Doctoral Studies); Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators |
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Academic
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Adjunct Professor (International Commercial Arbitration and Dispute Resolutiion) - Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia (1985–) |
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Experience
as Arbitrator |
Chairman, sole arbitrator or member of the tribunal in numerous domestic and international arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, AAA, LCIA, ICSID, HKIAC and British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC); Mediator; Chapter 19 Panelist under the North American Free Trade Agreement |
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Experience
as Counsel |
International arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC and ICSID (distribution, construction, long-term supply, investment and commercial matters); post-arbitration proceedings before Canadian courts |
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Awards
Rendered |
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/8, Libananco Holdings Co. Ltd. v. Republic of Turkey, Award, 2 Sept 2011 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/04/1, Total S.A. v. Argentine Republic, Decision on Liability, 27 Dec 2010 (full text ITA)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/06/8, Libananco Holdings Co Ltd v. Republic of Turkey, Decision on Preliminary Issues, 23 June 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/05/12, Noble Energy, Inc, MachalaPower Cia Ltda v. Republic of Ecuador and Consejo Nacional de Electricidad (Ecuador), Decision on Jurisdiction, 5 Mar 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/04/01, Total SA v. Argentine Republic, Decision on Objections to Jurisdiction, 25 Aug 2006 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/10, Gas Natural SDG, SA v. Argentine Republic, Decision of the Tribunal on Preliminary Questions on Jurisdiction, 17 June 2005 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer) |
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Publications
Relating to
Arbitration |
• "Judicial Review of NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitral Awards," in Fifteen Years of NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration, IAI International Arbitration Series No. 7, 103 (F. Bachand ed., Juris Publishing, 2011)
• "The Implementation of the New York Convention in Canada," 25(6) J. Int’l Arb. 669 (2008)
• "Autonomy of International Arbitration Process," in Persuasive Problems in International Arbitration 119 (J.D. Lew ed., Kluwer, 2006)
• "Evidentiary Privileges in International Commercial Arbitration," in International Arbitration 2006: Back to Basics?, ICCA Congress Series No. 13, at 663 (2006)
• "Choice of Law in Dispute Resolution Agreements in Private Arbitration" (Continuing Legal Education, 2006)
• "La escogencia del lugar del arbitraje," Rev. Int'l Arb. No. 3 (2005)
• "Guiado por una Mano Invisible: El Orden Público al Amparo del CapÃtulo 11 del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN)," Rev. Per. Arb. No. 1 (2005)
• Model Law Decisions: Cases Applying the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (1985-2001) (H.C. Alvarez, N. Kaplan, D.W. Rivkin eds., Kluwer, 2002)
• "Arbitration under NAFTA," in Arbitration in Latin America (Kluwer, 2002)
• "Arbitration Under the North American Free Trade Agreement," 16 Arb. Int’l 393 (2000)
• "Enforcement of Arbitral Awards," in Commercial Arbitration: Advanced Practice - 1996 (Continuing Legal Education, 1996)• "Enforcement of Commercial Arbitral Awards," in Conflicts of Law in Commercial Disputes (Continuing Legal Education, 1990)
• "The Concept of Arbitration" and "Enforcement of Arbitral Awards," in Commercial Arbitration: Advanced Practice (Continuing Legal Education, 1989)
• "Choice of Law - Issues and Problems in International Commercial Arbitration," in International Maritime Arbitration (Continuing Legal Education, 1988)
• "International Commercial Arbitration - Its current Use, Advantages and Disadvantages," in Commercial Arbitration (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 1986)
• "The Role of Arbitration in Canada - New Perspectives," 21 UBC L. Rev. 247 (1987)
• "Un aperçu de la nouvelle législation canadienne sur l’arbitrage commercial international," 1986 Rev. arb. 529
Numerous book reviews, notes and conference papers on various aspects of arbitration and mediation |
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