Miguel NAKHLE


Executive Vice President
Compass Lexecon

Miguel A. Nakhle is an Executive Vice President at Compass Lexecon, based in Houston, TX. He has over 20
years of experience in economic and financial consulting. Mr. Nakhle has provided written and oral testimony
or expert advice in more than 50 treaty and commercial international arbitration cases under ICSID,
UNCITRAL, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and other arbitration rules, as well as US litigation proceedings.

Mr. Nakhle has conducted damages assessments, as well as economic, financial and regulatory analysis
related to assets in oil & gas, power generation, telecommunications, utilities, ports, consumer products,
pharmaceuticals, air transportation, railways, hospitality, banking and mining, with emphasis in developing
countries. He has worked on arbitration cases involving investments in Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Belgium,
Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Greece,
Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Peru, Senegal, Spain, Ukraine, United States and
Venezuela. He has also worked as a consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on investor-state
disputes.

Mr. Nakhle has been recognized over several years among the most highly regarded damages expert
witnesses by Lexology (formerly Whoʼs Who Legal), and named Global Elite Thought Leader in Arbitration
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He is also included in the list of top experts in “Consulting Financial
Advisory and Valuation - Quantum of Damages” by Lexology.

Mr. Nakhle was previously an Economist with LECG, LLC in New York. He has also worked for Standard &
Poorʼs in Buenos Aires, leading a team of analysts working on valuation models and equity research reports
for major investment banks.

Mr. Nakhle has an MBA from the Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University. He also holds a
Masterʼs degree in Finance and a BA in Economics from Universidad di Tella. Mr. Nakhle is fluent in English
and Spanish.

Miguel NAKHLE

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