Introduction 

The first session of the Tribunal was held on February 4th, 2014, by telephone conference. 

Participating in the conference call were: 

Members of the Tribunal: 

Daniel Bethlehem, Presiding Arbitrator 

Mark Kantor, Arbitrator 

Raúl E. Vinuesa, Arbitrator 

ICSID Secretariat: 

Anneliese Fleckenstein, Secretary of the Tribunal 

Participating on behalf of the Claimant: 

Geoffrey Cowper, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 

Tina Cicchetti, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 

Tracey Cohen, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 

Mónica Jimenez Gonzalez, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 

Todd Weiler 

Participating on behalf of the Respondent: 

Stanimir A. Alexandrov, Sidley Austin LLP 

Jennifer Haworth McCandless, Sidley Austin LLP 

Courtney Hikawa, Sidley Austin LLP 

María Carolina Durán, Sidley Austin LLP 

Adriana González, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica 

Andrea Zumbado, Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica