ICSID Disqualifies Arbitrator For Concurrent Service As United States Adviser

(January 19, 2023, 1:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Jan. 18 published a decision by the chair of its Administrative Council disqualifying the United States’ appointed arbitrator from hearing an arbitral dispute over three Ukrainian-owned entities in a dispute over the civil seizure of their real estate investments, writing that the arbitrator’s separate appointment to advise the United States on homeland security created the appearance of a lack of impartiality....