United Mexican States v. Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P.

  1. November 03, 2025

    DC Circ. Skeptical Of Challenge To $47M NAFTA Award

    An attorney for Mexico fought an uphill battle on Monday trying to convince a D.C. Circuit panel to vacate a $47 million arbitral award to a Canadian lender based on an argument that the arbitrators misinterpreted part of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

  2. August 22, 2025

    DC Circ. Weighing $47M Award Is Told Due Process At Stake

    A Mexican businessman at the center of an allegedly fraudulent loan scheme underpinning an international tribunal's $47 million award to a Canadian investor is urging the D.C. Circuit to cancel the award, calling the underlying arbitration a "blatant denial" of due process.

  3. June 09, 2025

    Mexico Fights $47M Award, Claims Treaty Misinterpreted

    Mexico has urged the D.C. Circuit to overturn a lower court order instructing it to pay a $47 million arbitral award issued to a Canadian lender after Mexican courts failed to halt a purportedly fraudulent scheme that caused the cancellation of loans for three real estate development projects.