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International Arbitration

  • March 28, 2025

    3rd Circ. Preview: April Arguments Feature Class Action Rows

    The Third Circuit's April argument lineup springs into action with securities litigation brought by Walmart investors claiming they were misled about the government's opioid investigation into the company, and a bid to upend an attorney fee award stemming from the settlement of data breach litigation against convenience store chain Wawa.

  • March 28, 2025

    PE Firm Peppertree Wins $354M Award In Telecom Deal Row

    An international arbitration panel has awarded $354 million to affiliates of private equity firm Peppertree Capital Management Inc. against the majority shareholders of a Latin American telecommunications tower operator, in a dispute stemming from an attempted sale of the company.

  • March 27, 2025

    Royal Caribbean Seeks Arbitration In Hidden Camera Lawsuit

    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pressing a Florida federal court to force an Iowa family to arbitrate their damages claim after a now-former employee secretly placed a hidden camera in their underage daughter's cabin, saying there was no physical injury that would exempt the claim from an underlying arbitration clause.

  • March 27, 2025

    Judge Confirms $27M Award Against Electric Car Company

    A New York federal judge confirmed a $27 million arbitral award for a multinational investment group alleging that an electric vehicle company it intended to invest in had not disclosed a proposed reverse merger with a mobile payment company.

  • March 27, 2025

    IBA Arbitration Committee Co-Chair Joins ArbBoutique

    ArbBoutique has added a chartered arbitrator and Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution-accredited mediator as a partner, the arbitration-specialized firm announced Wednesday.

  • March 27, 2025

    Eletson, Levona Ask 2nd Circ. To Not Delay Atty Removal

    The new owners of reorganized international shipping group Eletson and a creditor-turned-affiliate have urged the Second Circuit to nix Reed Smith LLP's emergency motion for a stay in a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $102 million arbitral award, as the law firm fights to continue representing the shipping company's pre-bankruptcy shareholders.

  • March 26, 2025

    Sotomayor Urges Caution On Nondelegation Doctrine Revamp

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor cautioned her colleagues during oral arguments Wednesday against using a challenge to the Federal Communications Commission's administration of a broadband subsidy program as a way to resurrect the long-dormant nondelegation doctrine. Several conservative justices, however, seemed willing to disregard that admonition.

  • March 26, 2025

    Crypto Expert Seeks OK Of $28M Bitcoin Arbitration Award

    A Malta-based cryptocurrency expert and his two companies have asked a Manhattan federal judge to enforce a more than $28 million arbitral award against a bitcoin mining server supplier they claim sent them faulty machinery.

  • March 26, 2025

    Sysco Can't Tap Out Of $50M Price-Fix Deal With JBS

    Sysco can't back out of a $50 million agreement it made with JBS for the meat producer to exit sprawling litigation accusing it of working to fix the price of poultry, beef and pork, even though Sysco has since signed away its interest in the antitrust claims, a federal court has ruled.

  • March 26, 2025

    French Co. Fails To Win Arbitration Bid In Payment Dispute

    French engineering company Saipem SA has lost its bid for a stay in a London court as it looks to arbitrate claims asserted by Panamanian logistics provider Destin Trading Inc. related to an alleged $7 million shortfall in payment for a Congo River project.

  • March 26, 2025

    Ex-GE Exec Gets 7 Years For Fraud In $1B Angola Energy Deal

    A Manhattan federal judge hit a former GE Power executive with seven years in prison Wednesday, after a jury convicted him of forgery and taking a $5 million kickback while working on a $1.1 billion deal in his native Angola.

  • March 25, 2025

    Nigeria Drops Supreme Court Challenge On $70M Award

    Nigeria has agreed to abandon its effort to overturn a D.C. Circuit ruling nixing its sovereign immunity defense in litigation to enforce a $70 million arbitration award to a Chinese company that was forcibly booted from a free trade zone it had developed near the city of Lagos.

  • March 25, 2025

    Venezuelan Law Invalidates $2B Bonds, PDVSA Argues

    Venezuela's state-owned oil company is fighting back against efforts by creditors to enforce some $2 billion in defaulted bonds, dismissing as "illogical" the creditors' argument that the underlying bond documents were exempt from a requirement for National Assembly approval.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • 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.

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