Casado

Baldomero Casado

International Associate
Washington, DC

I help our clients in a wide range of investor-state and commercial disputes

Baldomero Casado's practice focuses on representing States and State-owned entities in a wide range of international disputes, including investment arbitrations before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), as well as inter-State disputes before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

He has also represented private companies and State-owned entities in commercial arbitrations under the UNCITRAL and ICC rules, covering a wide range of matters such as oil and gas, mining, natural resources, construction, infrastructure, and M&A disputes.

His practice has a special focus on the energy sector. Baldomero currently advises a number of sovereign States and State-owned entities in a wide array of upstream and midstream oil and gas disputes.

Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Baldomero was an associate in the Madrid office of an international law firm and served as in-house counsel to one of Spain’s main oil and gas companies. Admitted to practice law in Spain and Texas, he holds degrees in law, international arbitration, and energy from the University of Texas at Austin.

Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, LL.M., 2017
  • Faculty of Law and Business Sciences of the University of Cordoba, J.D., 2009 (study abroad at the University of Burgundy, France); Master in International Trade, 2010

Bar and Court Admissions

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • Texas
  • Spain

Languages

  • Spanish

Experience

INVESTOR-STATE ARBITRATION
  • Bacilio Amorrortu v. Republic of Peru (II). Counsel to the Republic of Peru in a second UNCITRAL arbitration initiated by Mr. Bacilio Amorrortu for alleged violations of the Peru-United States Trade Promotion Agreement with respect to oil blocks in Peru.
  • Chevron Bangladesh Block Twelve, Ltd. and Chevron Bangladesh Blocks Thirteen and Fourteen, Ltd. v. People’s Republic of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Oil Gas and Mineral Corporation. Counsel to Bangladesh in an ICSID arbitration arising from two hydrocarbons production sharing agreements.
  • Quanta Services Netherlands B.V. v. Republic of Peru. Represents the Republic of Peru in an ICSID arbitration initiated by Quanta under the Peru-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, regarding the alleged wrongful termination of contracts to design, build and operate telecommunication networks in rural areas or Peru.
  • Multinational oil and gas company v. Kingdom of Thailand and its Ministry of Energy. Represented Thailand in a multi-billion-dollar PCA arbitration concerning the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas production facilities.
  • Multinational oil and gas company v. Kingdom of Thailand. Represented Thailand in a high-value PCA Arbitration in the petroleum sector.
  • Sacyr S.A. v. The Republic of Panama. Represented the Republic of Panama in an ICSID-administered arbitration initiated by Sacyr S.A., a Spanish entity, under the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), in connection with the expansion of the Panama Canal.
  • Deviandes v. Republic of Peru. Represented the Republic of Peru in an ICSID arbitration regarding alleged damages resulting from the inability to operate certain tolls due to massive social protests.
LITIGATION BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
  • Land and Maritime Delimitation and Sovereignty over Islands (Gabon/Equatorial Guinea). Represented Equatorial Guinea in a dispute with Gabon regarding the parties’ land and maritime boundaries and sovereignty over islands.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
  • Represents Perupetro S.A. in an ICC arbitration against the operator of a petroleum block in Peru, as well as its co-concessionaires and guarantors, concerning breaches of maintenance and environmental obligations.
  • Represented a Nicaraguan agricultural company as claimant in an ICC arbitration against Nicaraguan, Panamanian and Colombian companies, relating to the breach of a contract for the agricultural administration of sugar cane plantations.
  • Represented a Nicaraguan company as claimant in an ICC arbitration against a Colombian company in connection with corporate matters in the energy sector.
  • Represented the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima in a contract-based arbitration brought against a toll-road concessionaire under the rules of the International Arbitration Chamber of Paris (CAIP). In this case, the Municipality seeks the cancellation of a concession contract for the construction and operation of the “LĂ­nea Amarilla” toll road, as well as compensation for damages. It involves social protests and corruption issues related to the Lava Jato case in Peru.
  • Represented a Central American State in an ad hoc construction arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules relating to the construction of a 40 km highway.

Other Publications

  • Co-author (with T. Pasipanodya, N. Renzler & S.Y. Hwang), "Investor-State Arbitration Laws and Regulations 2025 – USA” in International Comparative Legal Guides.

Other Events

  • GoArb Lima 2025 International Investment Arbitration Course: Jurisdiction under Investment Treaties.