SIGMA CONSTRUCTORES, S.A. v. REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA

  1. December 12, 2025

    Guatemala Must Pay $32M Awards, Court Rules

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday enforced some $32 million in arbitral awards owed by Guatemala to a highway contractor, rejecting the country's arguments that the dispute belongs in its domestic courts or that it should be put on hold while related proceedings in the country play out.

  2. April 11, 2025

    Construction Firm Pushes For $31M Award Against Guatemala

    A construction and engineering firm has argued a magistrate judge correctly recommended enforcement of $31 million in arbitral awards against Guatemala in D.C. federal court, saying the court is the appropriate forum for the case.

  3. July 01, 2024

    Guatemala Says $31M Award Can't Be Enforced In U.S.

    Guatemala told a D.C. federal court on Friday that litigation filed by a construction and engineering firm to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards against it must be tossed, saying the underlying arbitration and dispute are entirely Guatemalan in nature.

  4. May 13, 2024

    Construction Co. Says Guatemala Can't Exit $31M Award Suit

    A construction and engineering firm has asked a D.C. federal court not to toss its litigation to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards against Guatemala that arose from unpaid public works contracts, saying local courts already denied the country's claim the awards violate domestic law.

  5. May 03, 2024

    Greenberg Traurig No Longer Repping Guatemala In $32M Suit

    Guatemala's newly elected government has decided not to have Greenberg Traurig as its counsel in its fight against a construction and engineering firm's bid to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards, according to a Friday filing in a D.C. federal court.

  6. December 01, 2022

    $31M Construction Fight Belongs In Guatemala, Court Hears

    Guatemala on Wednesday urged a D.C. court to toss litigation to enforce $31 million in arbitral awards that arose from unpaid public works contracts, saying the litigation is a "brazen" effort by a construction and engineering firm to get around the country's public finance laws.