David Khachvani’s experience includes participation in various investment and commercial disputes as counsel or as secretary or assistant to the arbitral tribunal.
Representative arbitrations include:
- Federal Elektrik Yatırım ve Ticaret A.Ş. and others v. Republic of Uzbekistan (ICSID Case No. ARB/13/9) – confidential ICSID Arbitration concerning the natural gas distribution industry
- Astrida Benita Carrizosa v. Republic of Colombia (II) (ICSID Case No. ARB/18/5) – confidential ICSID arbitration related to the banking sector
- Cairn Energy PLC and Cairn UK Holdings Limited (CUHL) v. Government of India (PCA Case No. 2016-7) – confidential UNCITRAL/PCA arbitration concerning the oil exploration industry
- Inicia Zrt, Kintyre Kft and Magyar Farming Company Ltd v. Hungary (ICSID Case No. ARB/17/27) – confidential ICSID arbitration concerning the farming industry
- Vestey Group Ltd v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, (ICSID Case No. ARB/06/4)– ICSID arbitration concerning the farming industry
- Horthel Systems BV, Poland Gaming Holding BV and Tesa Beheer BV v. Poland (PCA Case No. 2014-31) – confidential UNCITRAL/PCA arbitration concerning the gambling industry
- Miedzi Copper Corp. v. Poland (PCA Case No. 2015-27) – confidential UNCITRAL/PCA arbitration concerning the mining industry
- Ioannis Kardassopoulos v. The Republic of Georgia, (ICSID Case No. ARB/05/18) – ICSID arbitration related to the construction of an oil pipeline
- Luxembourgish company v. French fashion house – confidential ICC arbitration involving an acquisition of a fashion retailer
- Canadian distributor v. Multinational high-tech company – confidential ICC arbitration involving an share acquisition and issues of the performance of a distributorship agreement
- Major French telecommunications company v. Middle Eastern agent – confidential ICC case involving a termination of an agency agreement
- US military service provider v. Eastern European State – confidential AAA arbitration concerning indemnity for third-party liability
- Turkish pharmaceutical producer v. Albanian distributor – confidential ICC arbitration concerning the distributorship of pharmaceutical products
- Turkish gas distribution company v. transnational corporation – confidential ICC arbitration concerning the gas price adjustment
- Northern American company v. Eastern European State – confidential UNCITRAL arbitration concerning an alleged revocation of a mining license
- Eastern European company v. CIS company – confidential SCC arbitration involving trade in agricultural commodities
- CIS oil and gas company v. Georgian consultancy – confidential ICC arbitration concerning a thermal power plant
- Eastern European company v. CIS State – confidential ICC arbitration concerning a renewable energy plant
- Turkish electricity company v. Major Chinese investor – confidential SIAC arbitration concerning a post M&A dispute