May 28, 2026
Russia is pushing back against the Trump administration's stance that federal courts may consider decisions by foreign courts in cases involving jurisdictional questions under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, telling a D.C. federal judge on Wednesday that the government's position is "wrong" and not entitled to deference.
May 11, 2026
The Trump administration told federal judges in Washington, D.C., on Friday that as far as it's concerned, they can consider decisions by foreign courts in cases involving jurisdictional questions under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act as they weigh whether to enforce billions of dollars' worth of arbitral awards against Russia.
March 09, 2026
The government has asked a Washington federal judge for additional time to submit its position on questions about jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in a case where ex-Yukos Oil shareholders are seeking to enforce about $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia.
February 03, 2026
White & Case LLP has now effectuated its withdrawal from a long-running case in which former Yukos Oil Co. shareholders are looking to enforce more than $50 billion in arbitral awards against Russia, more than three years after the firm initially sought to halt its representation of the country.
August 05, 2025
The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ordered a lower court to reconsider Russia's bid to escape a long-running case to enforce $50 billion in arbitral awards issued to former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co., ruling the court must independently determine whether an underlying arbitration agreement exists.
November 17, 2023
Russia cannot escape a long-running case to enforce $50 billion in arbitral awards issued to former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co., a D.C. federal judge concluded on Friday, saying to rule in Moscow's favor would "risk upending the global community's predominant mechanism for international commercial dispute resolution."
October 17, 2023
Russia on Monday fought back against an argument from former shareholders of Yukos Oil Co. that an advisory opinion to the Dutch Supreme Court finding that the Kremlin agreed to arbitrate its dispute with the shareholders constitutes the "final word" from the Dutch courts on that issue.
October 03, 2023
A recent opinion by a Dutch advocate general confirms that Russia agreed to arbitrate a dispute over the demise of Yukos Oil Co. that resulted in $50 billion in arbitral awards against the Kremlin, the company's former shareholders have told a D.C. federal judge.
August 09, 2023
Russian authorities say recent court judgments out of Canada and Sweden support the notion that a U.S. federal judge can vacate arbitral awards holding the Kremlin liable for $50 billion, broadening the scope of an enforcement fight against two exiled oligarchs.
May 17, 2023
Former shareholders in the Yukos Oil Co. pushed back Tuesday on claims from Russia's attorneys that a recent decision to dismiss an arbitration against Spain means it should also escape arbitral awards currently before a D.C. federal judge.