Mateo Noseda Zorrilla

Mateo is an associate in our Latin America international arbitration practice. He has more than a decade of experience in international litigation and arbitration proceedings, both commercial and investment, under the rules of several institutions such as the ICC, ICSID, GAFTA, Montevideo Chamber of Commerce, etc. He is qualified both in Uruguay and United States.

Work highlights

• Enagás: advising in an ICSID arbitration against Peru related to the termination of the concession for the construction of the biggest pipeline in South America. Amount in dispute: US$510m.

• Uruguayan SPV of a French-Japanese joint venture: advising on a US$680m ICC arbitration against a Brazilian subcontractor. The dispute arose out of an EPC contract for the construction of an LNG terminal in Uruguay. Also advised the client on parallel civil, insolvency and Supreme Court proceedings in Uruguay.

• A Brazilian company: advising on seeking recognition and enforcement in Uruguay of a US$175m ICC award, rendered in an arbitration arising out of a contract for the export of gas.

• A Uruguayan vehicle of a multinational energy joint venture: assisting in negotiations with the Uruguayan government prior to a potential ICC arbitration, regarding a dispute arising out of the concession of a gas pipeline.

• A Spanish investor: advising in an investment dispute against Peru related to the restriction imposed by the Government for the transfer of dividends abroad. Amount in dispute: US$200m.

• HSBC: advising in an ICSID case against El Salvador related to a claim for denial of justice. Amount in dispute: US$70m.

•  An Asian bank: advising in an ICC arbitration relative to the acquisition of a bank in Brazil. Amount in dispute: US$250m.

• A Mexican company: advising on an ICC arbitration against a Uruguayan company, arising out of a shareholder’s agreement in the context of a municipal concession for the operation of a hotel and casino.

•  A French group: advising on arbitration proceedings under the auspices of the Uruguayan Chamber of Commerce against a Uruguayan company, arising out of the mass termination of all distribution contracts of the client in Latin America.

• A Uruguayan governmental entity and an Argentinian telecommunications company: advising in court proceedings against a Swiss maritime shipping company, arising out of a submarine telecommunications cable disruption caused by an underwater collision.

Work highlights continued

• A Latin American State: advising on a US$800m investment arbitration proceeding under the ICSID Rules.

• Philip Morris Brands Sàrl, Philip Morris Products S.A. and Abal Hermanos S.A. c. República Oriental del Uruguay ICSID Case No. ARB/10/7: part of the team that advised the investor in the first ICSID case against Uruguay.

• A major Uruguayan commodities company: advising on a GAFTA arbitration seated in London against an Austrian company, arising out of the rejection by a buyer of the goods shipped under an international sale and shipping of commodities.