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COMMISSIONS IMPORT EXPORT S.A. v. REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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Case Number:

1:13-cv-00713

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Arbitration

Judge:

Richard J. Leon

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  1. September 25, 2017

    Congo Officials Can't Be Targeted In €567M Award Row: Judge

    A D.C. federal judge refused Monday to force two Republic of the Congo officials to comply with subpoenas issued by Commissions Import Export SA as it tries to enforce a more than €567 million arbitration award, which stems from the African nation's nonpayment of public works contracts in the 1980s.

  2. May 08, 2017

    Commisimpex Urges Enforcement Of $770M Congo Award

    Commissions Import Export SA asked a D.C. federal court Friday to approve enforcement actions against the Republic of the Congo for skirting a $770 million arbitration award stemming from the African nation's nonpayment of public works contracts in the 1980s, arguing the Brazzaville government has failed to give any indication that it intends to pay up.

  3. March 31, 2017

    Judge Holds Congo In Contempt, Lets Chadbourne Attys Bail

    A D.C. federal judge on Thursday held the Republic of the Congo in contempt, ordering escalating weekly fines starting in 45 days if it did not respond to long-sought post-judgment interrogatories from a public works company seeking to enforce a $770 million award, and ruled to allow the nation's fired Chadbourne & Parke LLP attorneys to withdraw from the case.

  4. February 10, 2017

    Chadbourne Says Sanctions Info Misleading In Congo Case

    Chadbourne & Parke LLP told a District of Columbia federal judge on Friday that a public works contractor's latest filing in support of a sanctions bid against the firm and the Republic of the Congo in an arbitral award case fails to shed any new light on the conflict.

  5. December 09, 2016

    Chadbourne Says Sanctions Unwarranted In Congo Spat

    Attorneys at Chadbourne & Parke LLP who have sought for months to extricate themselves from a suit to enforce a $1 billion arbitral award against the Republic of Congo told a D.C. federal judge on Thursday that it would be “draconian and disproportionate” to grant a sanctions request against them and their client.

  6. November 14, 2016

    Commisimpex Says Chadbourne Parke Can't Quit Congo Case

    A public works contractor trying to collect old debts from the Republic of the Congo urged a District of Columbia federal judge on Friday not to let the country's lawyers at Chadbourne & Parke LLP quit the case, saying the proceedings in the case are far from ending.

  7. November 08, 2016

    Congo Prez's Son Must Reveal Info On Wealth, Court Told

    A government contractor trying to collect more than $1 billion from the Republic of the Congo after hauling the country to arbitration over decades-old debt urged a D.C. federal judge Monday to make the son of the country's president produce documents and take questions about his family's wealth.

  8. October 28, 2016

    Congolese Prez's Son Fights Deposition Efforts In $1B Spat

    The son of the president of the Republic of the Congo asked a D.C. federal court Thursday to deny a motion to depose him as part of an effort to collect a $1 billion arbitration award against his country, arguing he is a sitting legislator only tangentially related to the case.

  9. October 11, 2016

    Contractor Wants To Depose Congo Leaders In $1B Spat

    A construction company trying to collect a $1 billion arbitration award from the Republic of Congo asked a D.C. federal judge on Monday to order the son of the country’s president to show up for a deposition about the country’s assets, adding Tuesday that it has demanded the country’s finance minister share similar information.

  10. August 30, 2016

    Chadbourne Says Nigeria Arbitral Case Offers No Parallel

    Chadbourne & Parke lawyers attempting to withdraw from a lawsuit in which they unsuccessfully tried to annul an $800 million arbitration award against the Republic of the Congo told a D.C. federal judge Tuesday that their case "could not be more different" from that of attorneys recently denied permission to stop representing Nigeria in a similar dispute.

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