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International Arbitration

  • March 25, 2025

    Canadian Miner Faces Deadline Over $10M Romania Award

    A cash-strapped Canadian mining company is nearing a deadline to put up security for an approximately $10 million costs award issued to Romania after the country prevailed in the company's $4.4 billion arbitration over a blocked gold and silver mining project.

  • March 25, 2025

    Ship Co. Targets Vessel Seizure In $12M Arbitration Dispute

    A U.S. shipping charter firm that specializes in the offshore wind market has urged a Mississippi federal court to let it seize a deep-sea motor vessel as it looks to enforce more than $12 million of arbitral awards against a Mexican maritime company.

  • March 25, 2025

    FINRA President Hints At Offloading Arbitration Oversight

    The president of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said Tuesday that he's considering whether another entity should take up the brokerage regulator's arbitration oversight, questioning whether it's an appropriate function for FINRA to continue running.

  • March 24, 2025

    Contrarian Unit's $3.7B Bid For Citgo Faces Opposition

    The special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars of Venezuelan debt is recommending a federal judge proceed with a floor-setting bid of $3.699 billion submitted by an affiliate of Contrarian Capital Management, with the recommendation already meeting resistance.

  • March 24, 2025

    Canadian Miner Now Seeks $1B From Mexico Over Project

    A Canadian mining company has quintupled the amount it's seeking in damages from Mexico in arbitration over the loss of its precious metals project, saying it now wants $1 billion due to the country's breach of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

  • March 24, 2025

    Ex-Pioneer CEO's Federal Case Against FTC Paused

    A Texas federal court agreed Monday to pause a lawsuit from the former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources accusing the Federal Trade Commission of violating his constitutional rights by barring him from serving on Exxon's board until there's a decision in the administrative case.

  • March 24, 2025

    Reed Smith Accused Of Interference In $102M Award Fight

    The purported new owners of Eletson Holdings Inc., a reorganized international shipping group, have urged the Second Circuit to nix Reed Smith's appeal challenging the law firm's removal as counsel for the company's prebankruptcy shareholders in an enforcement action, saying the former owners declined the opportunity to intervene and that their counsel cannot intervene on their behalf.

  • March 24, 2025

    Reed Smith Adds Baker McKenzie Arbitration Pro In Dallas

    Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has added a Dallas-based partner to its global commercial disputes group and international arbitration team who has come aboard from Baker McKenzie.

  • March 21, 2025

    Iraq Urges Supreme Court To Uphold $120M Immunity Ruling

    Iraq has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to take up a petition asking it to clarify parts of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's commercial activity exception, as it looks to avoid a $120 million judgment issued to a Pennsylvania defense contractor following a dispute over a two-decade-old contract.

  • March 21, 2025

    Jenner & Block Fights Sierra Leone's Fraud Claims In $8M Suit

    Jenner & Block LLP on Thursday urged a D.C. federal judge to nix Sierra Leone's counterclaim accusing the firm of fraud as it looks to collect some $8 million from the country in unpaid legal fees, saying the claim is improper in a breach of contract suit.

  • March 21, 2025

    La. Town Tells 5th Circ. No Arbitration For Hurricane Claims

    A Louisiana town seeking hurricane damage coverage urged the Fifth Circuit to uphold a Louisiana district court's decision finding an arbitration clause unenforceable, noting the Louisiana Supreme Court explicitly said it disagreed with a recent Fifth Circuit ruling that had ordered arbitration under similar circumstances.

  • March 20, 2025

    India Wins Bondless Stay Of $156M Award Enforcement

    At least while it's appealing, India won't have to start paying Deutsche Telekom AG the $155 million an arbitrator and a D.C. federal court has said the country owes the telecom after a massive satellite licensing deal went sour, that court has ruled.

  • March 20, 2025

    11th Circ. Allows Remand Of EB-5 Suit To Fla. State Court

    The Eleventh Circuit has dismissed the appeal of a Canadian citizen trying to compel arbitration and keep in federal court the suit accusing him of defrauding foreign investors, saying it doesn't have jurisdiction to review the order sending the case back to Florida state court.

  • March 20, 2025

    Judge Won't Let Meijer Appeal Takeda's Arbitration Mandate

    A Massachusetts federal judge refused Thursday to let Meijer immediately appeal his order letting Takeda Pharmaceutical force the grocery chain into arbitration and out of its role as a representative of a proposed class of direct purchasers suing over delayed generics to a constipation drug.

  • March 20, 2025

    South Korea Can't Nix $32M Award To US Hedge Fund

    South Korea on Thursday lost its bid to set aside an arbitral award ordering it to pay some $32 million to a U.S. hedge fund following a dispute over a government bribery scandal that allegedly underpinned the $8 billion merger of two Samsung affiliates in 2015.

  • March 27, 2025

    Vedder Price Hires A&O Pro To Launch UK Litigation Team

    Vedder Price has recruited an experienced litigator from A&O Shearman to head up its new U.K. litigation practice as the firm expands its dispute resolution and arbitration offerings in London and beyond.

  • March 19, 2025

    Swiss Investor Can't Revive $230M Czech Republic Claim

    A Swiss company with failed plans to develop a Prague residential complex has lost its bid to revive a $230 million damages claim against the Czech Republic based on arguments that the arbitrators had not adequately considered the fallout after the company rebuffed a local official's bribe request.

  • March 19, 2025

    Bondholders Say $2B Venezuelan Bond Contracts Are Valid

    The holders of approximately $2 billion in defaulted bonds issued by Venezuela's state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela SA have urged a New York federal court to enforce their contracts with PDVSA, saying the country hasn't shown how its domestic law makes the bonds invalid.

  • March 19, 2025

    Plaintiffs Attys Fight Arbitration, While Imposing It On Clients

    Plaintiffs attorney groups have for decades lobbied against forced arbitration, saying it strips injured consumers and aggrieved workers of their right to jury trial and hides corporate misconduct from public view. But many plaintiffs lawyers nationwide have subjected their own clients to forced arbitration in their retainer contracts — including leaders of some organizations that forbid the practice, Law360 has found.

  • March 19, 2025

    Norton Rose Continues Energy Growth With 4 Houston Attys

    Norton Rose Fulbright announced the additions of four energy attorneys from Texas boutique Alvarez Stauffer Bremer PLLC on Wednesday, bringing complex commercial litigation and catastrophic incident response experience as the firm continues to build on its momentum in the energy market.

  • March 19, 2025

    Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

  • March 18, 2025

    Port Project Fight Belongs In Arbitration, 3rd Circ. Hears

    An affiliate of Latin America-focused investment and asset management firm Notarc is urging the Third Circuit to send its dispute over control of a lucrative $1 billion port project near the Panama Canal to arbitration, saying a lower court mistakenly ruled the claims fell outside an underlying arbitration clause.

  • March 18, 2025

    Google, Apple Urge 9th Circ. To Reject Search Collusion Case

    Google and Apple are urging the Ninth Circuit to reject an appeal from an advertiser seeking to revive a case accusing Google of paying Apple to stay out of the search market, arguing that a ruling in the government's search case against Google has nothing to do with the claims.

  • March 18, 2025

    PetroSaudi Says Feds' Suit Over $380M Award Must Proceed

    A PetroSaudi unit is fighting the U.S. government's bid to stay its years-long suit to seize part of a $380 million arbitral award while criminal proceedings in Switzerland play out against the unit's former owner, telling a California federal court the move is a stall tactic.

  • March 18, 2025

    11th Circ. Upholds GE Arb. In Algerian Power Plant Lawsuit

    An Eleventh Circuit panel on Tuesday affirmed a lower court's ruling forcing reinsurers of an Algerian power plant into arbitration over a $28 million turbine failure, saying the plant's owner ultimately benefited from the services contract between General Electric and the plant operator.

Expert Analysis

  • Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China

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    In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • State Immunity Case Highlights UK's Creditor-Friendly Stance

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    The English Court of Appeal's decision in a conjoined case involving Spain and Zimbabwe, holding that the nations cannot use state immunity to escape arbitral award enforcement, emphasizes the U.K.'s reputation as a creditor-friendly and pro-arbitration jurisdiction, says Jon Felce at Cooke Young.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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    Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.

  • Key Points From New Maritime Oil Price Cap Advisory

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    The Price Cap Coalition's updated advisory regarding the maritime oil industry's compliance with the Russian oil price cap highlights the role of governmental authorities, additional areas warranting due diligence and the need for training programs, say attorneys at Miller & Chevalier.

  • Takeaways From Final Regulations For China Investment Ban

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    ​The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s final rule banning U.S. investment in emerging Chinese technology clarifies some key requirements, includes additional exceptions for covered transactions and attempts to address concerns that the rule will put U.S. businesses at a competitive disadvantage, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

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    Circus Arts Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Performing circus arts has strengthened my ability to be more thoughtful, confident and grounded, all of which has enhanced my legal practice and allowed me to serve clients in a more meaningful way, says Bailey McGowan at Stinson.

  • When Investigating An Adversary, Be Wary Of Forged Records

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    Warnings against the use of investigators who tout their ability to find an adversary’s private documents generally emphasize the risk of illegal activity and attorney discipline, but a string of recent cases shows an additional danger — investigators might be fabricating records altogether, says Brian Asher at Asher Research.

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

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    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: State Immunity And ICSID Awards

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    In a landmark decision in cases involving Spain and Zimbabwe, the English Court of Appeal grappled with the intersection of state immunity and the enforcement of arbitration awards, setting a precedent for future disputes involving sovereign entities in the U.K, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

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