Cyrus Benson

Gibson Dunn

Cy Benson is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and serves as Co-Chair of the firm's International Arbitration Practice Group. Mr. Benson represents clients in commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under all major institutional rules arising from a wide variety of industry sectors, with particular emphasis in oil & gas, mining/minerals and infrastructure. He is experienced in complex litigation and has significant trial and appellate experience in U.S. federal and state courts. His recent representations include advising a major oil company in a $1.5 billion ICC arbitration arising from divestment of an Eastern European refinery, pipeline and export company; a US energy company in a high value ICSID arbitration arising from the termination of a geothermal concession by an African State; and a major oil company in multi-billion dollar claims for expropriation under the Energy Charter Treaty. Mr. Benson is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer for International Arbitration by Chambers and Partners UK Guides, Chambers and Partners Global Guides, and Best Lawyers International. In addition, he is recognized for International Arbitration by The Legal 500 UK; 'highly recommended' for Dispute Resolution: Arbitration in Practical Law Company's Which Lawyer?, and listed as an expert in Arbitration in Who's Who Legal 2015, and UK Legal Experts 2012. Mr. Benson has also been recommended for Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration in Chambers Europe. He was a member of the IBA Task Force on Party Representation in International Arbitration and also sits as an arbitrator. Year Qualified: New York, USA - 1992 United Kingdom - 2008

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Investment and investor protection under the Energy Charter Treaty

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers the substantive standards of investor and investment protection under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). It does not cover the notions of the investor and investment, the denial of benefits and the dispute resolution mechanism under the ECT, which are considered in a separate Practice Note: Investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. The Practice Note considers the following protections under the provisions of the ECT: fair and equal treatment and constant protection and security, within which are considered: non-impairment of investments, non-discrimination (or non-discriminatory treatment), key personnel protection, war losses compensation, and expropriation under the ECT.

Arbitration

Investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty

Practice notes

This Practice Note considers investment treaty arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) (also referred to as investment arbitration under the ECT). It considers the background to the ECT (what is the Energy Charter Treaty?), the investors and investments protected by the ECT (what is a qualifying investment under the ECT; what is a qualifying investor under the ECT), denial of benefits under the ECT, and the options for dispute resolution under the ECT (ie to the courts or administrative tribunals of the Contracting Party to the dispute; in accordance with any agreed dispute settlement procedure; or, to international arbitration in accordance with article 26(4) of the ECT). It also considers amicable settlement under the ECT.

Arbitration