EMCO Holding Inc. (United States) and EMCO Enterprise Inc. (Panama) v. Republic of Honduras

The PCA provides administrative support in this arbitration, which is being conducted under the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in respect to the claims brought by EMCO Panama and the 2021 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in respect to the claims brought by EMCO US

Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s)	EMCO Holding Inc. (United States) (Private entity ) EMCO Enterprise Inc. (Panama) (Private entity )
Name(s) of Respondent(s)	Republic of Honduras (State) (State)
Names of Parties	-
Case number	2026-14
Administering institution	Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status	Pending
Type of case	Investment arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector	Construction
Procedural rules	- Other -
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced	Bilateral treaty Central America-Panama FTA (2002) Country A: - N/A - Country B: - N/A - Multilateral treaty CAFTA-DR
Language of Proceeding	English Spanish
Seat of Arbitration (by Country)	United States
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)	Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Presiding Arbitrator) Mr. Doak Bishop Prof. Eduardo Silva Romero
Representatives of the Claimant(s)	Mr. Daniel Pulecio-Boek Mr. Tomás Solís Mr. Hugo Hernández Ms. Ana Leme Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Representatives of the Respondent(s)	Mr. Dagoberto Aspra Iglesias Mr. Javier Antonio Canales Henríquez Mr. Olbin Antonio Mejia Cambar Ms. Reggina Iveth López Sandoval Procuraduría General de la República de Honduras Mr. Rodrigo Gil Ljubetic Mr. Francisco Grob Duhalde Mr. Matías Toselli Ms. Lucero Díaz Jana & Gil Dispute Resolution
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case	3
Date of commencement of proceeding	26 May 2026
Date of issue of final award	-
Length of Proceedings	Pending
Additional notes	-

Documents

Notice of Arbitration

Notificación de Intención

download | 18 November 2024 | Spanish | 3.34MB

Written submission

Claimants' Request for Arbitration and Statement of Claim

download | 26 May 2025 | English | 1.48MB

Solicitud de Arbitraje y Escrito de Demanda de las Demandantes

download | 26 May 2025 | Spanish | 1.27MB

Respondent's Response to the Request for Arbitration

download | 25 June 2025 | English | 295.20KB

Respuesta de la Demandada a la Solicitud de Arbitraje

download | 25 June 2025 | Spanish | 5.50MB

Respondent's Request for Bifurcation

download | 12 June 2026 | English | 1.14MB

Solicitud de Bifurcación de la Demandada

download | 12 June 2026 | Spanish | 1.16MB

Claimants' Response to Respondent's Request for Bifurcation

download | 07 August 2026 | English | 417.86KB

Procedural Documents

Procedural Order No. 1

download | 18 May 2026 | English | 230.05KB

Terms of Appointment

download | 26 May 2026 | English | 646.13KB

Revised Procedural Calendar

download | 03 June 2026 | English | 89.12KB

Procedural Order No. 2

download | 11 June 2026 | English | 141.23KB

Procedural Order No. 3

download | 28 August 2026 | English | 419.21KB

Revised Procedural Calendar

download | 02 October 2026 | English | 89.25KB

Procedural Order No. 4

download | 13 October 2026 | English | 149.60KB

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