Matter
Access Business Group LLC v. United Mexican States (ICSID Case No. ARB/23/15)
- 8 December 2023United States
8 December 2023United States
Procedural Order No. 1
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal recorded the applicable ICSID procedural framework, its constitution, party representation, place of proceeding, procedural language, and procedural timetable.
Supporting details
7 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
United Mexican States
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
- Tribunal secretary
- Francisco Abriani
- Institutional administrator
- Laura Zinnerman
1 month and 11 days later · 42 days
- 19 January 2024United States
19 January 2024United States
Procedural Order No. 2 on Transparency and Confidentiality
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal established transparency and confidentiality arrangements for the proceedings, including publication of orders, decisions, written submissions, and non-disputing State submissions, while reserving treaty-regime differences for later determination.
Supporting details
6 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
United Mexican States
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
- Tribunal secretary
- Francisco Abriani
7 months and 10 days later · 223 days
- 29 August 2024United States
29 August 2024United States
Procedural Order No. 3 on Bifurcation
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal bifurcated the Respondent's second and third preliminary objections, directed continuation under Scenario 3 of the procedural timetable, and reserved costs.
Supporting details
6 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
United Mexican States
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
- Tribunal secretary
- Francisco Abriani
7 months and 9 days later · 221 days
- 7 April 2025United States
7 April 2025United States
Procedural Order No. 4 on the Organization of the Hearing on Jurisdiction
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal set the organization and conduct of the online hearing on the preliminary objections, including its format, schedule, access, participant arrangements, examination of witnesses and experts, and post-hearing steps.
Supporting details
6 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
United Mexican States
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
- Tribunal secretary
- Francisco Abriani
9 days later · 9 days
- 16 April 2025United States
16 April 2025United States
Procedural Order No. 5 on Post-Hearing Matters
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- The Tribunal directed the parties to confer on transcript corrections and file simultaneous post-hearing briefs by 27 May 2025, and to file costs statements by 10 June 2025.
Supporting details
6 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
United Mexican States
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
- Tribunal secretary
- Francisco Abriani
7 months and 5 days later · 219 days
- 21 November 2025United States
21 November 2025United States
Award
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Decision summary
- By majority, the Tribunal found that it lacked jurisdiction over the dispute. It ordered Access Business Group LLC to pay the United Mexican States USD 250,000 for its share of tribunal fees, expenses, and ICSID administrative costs, and USD 1,050,096.79 for legal representation and expert fees.
Supporting details
3 authorities · 24 participantsAccess Business Group LLC
- Representative
- Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga (For: Access Business Group LLC)
- Representative
- C. Ryan Reetz (For: Access Business Group LLC)
- Representative
- Kevin Cheung (For: Access Business Group LLC)
- Representative
- Erica Kwan (For: Access Business Group LLC)
- Representative
- June Foyo-Lorenzo (For: Access Business Group LLC)
United Mexican States
- Representative
- Alan Bonfiglio Rios (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Luis Fernando Munoz Rodriguez (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Pamela Hernandez Mendoza (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Oscar Manuel Rosado Pulido (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Fabian Arturo Trejo Bravo (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Monserrat Perez Vazquez (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Sergio Alonso Patino Reyes (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Greg Tereposky (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Daniel Hohnstein (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Juan Pablo Gomez (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Alejandro Barragan (For: United Mexican States)
- Representative
- Stephan E. Becker (For: United Mexican States)
- Expert
- Christian J. Tams (For: United Mexican States)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- Arbitrator
- Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
- Arbitrator
- Franco Ferrari
- Arbitrator
- Loretta Malintoppi
Other
- Witness
- Kenneth Patrick Smith Ramos