July 09, 2021
Ukraine urged the D.C. Circuit on Friday to not enforce a $112 million award for Russian oil company Tatneft, arguing that the United States prevents rewarding parties for illegal acts and that Tatneft is trying to benefit from "illegal conduct."
June 02, 2021
Ukraine can't pause the enforcement of a nearly 7-year-old $112 million arbitral award in favor of Russian oil company Tatneft without posting a bond, a D.C. federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying there's a dispute revolving around the country's willingness to pay should it lose on appeal.
April 13, 2021
Russian oil company Tatneft is urging a D.C. federal judge not to pause its efforts to enforce a $112 million arbitral award against Ukraine without the country posting a bond, arguing that the bid is a continuation of the former Soviet state's efforts to avoid paying the nearly 7-year-old award.
August 24, 2020
Ukraine on Monday lost its challenge resisting enforcement of a $112 million arbitral award issued to the Russian oil company Tatneft after a D.C. federal judge rejected arguments that an arbitrator lacked impartiality and that improprieties underpinned the award.
May 14, 2020
Ukraine "appears to be hedging its bets" by trying to raise a new argument to resist enforcement of a $112 million arbitral award issued to the Russian oil company PAO Tatneft, which the country now claims arose out of an illegal investment, a D.C. federal judge concluded on Wednesday.
May 02, 2018
A D.C. federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Russian energy company's bid to enforce a $112 million award against Ukraine should be paused pending the outcome of the Eastern European country's appeal of the court's March decision not to dismiss the suit.
April 17, 2018
Ukraine said Tuesday that it will ask the D.C. Circuit to reverse a decision not to dismiss a Russian energy company's bid to enforce a $112 million award issued following the forced takeover of the country's largest refinery, arguing that the appeal immediately freezes those collection efforts.
March 19, 2018
A D.C. federal judge declined Monday to toss Russian energy company PAO Tatneft's suit to enforce a $112 million award it won following the forced takeover of Ukraine's largest refinery, but held off on deciding whether to enforce the award until additional questions are answered.
September 13, 2017
Ukraine on Tuesday reiterated its request that a D.C. federal court toss Russian energy company PAO Tatneft's bid to confirm a $112 million award following the forced takeover of the country's largest refinery, arguing that the court had a duty to decide that the company is partly owned by a Russian state and therefore can't sidestep Ukraine's foreign sovereignty exemption.
August 29, 2017
A D.C. federal judge on Monday denied a quick win to Russian energy company PAO Tatneft in its bid to confirm a $112 million award against Ukraine following the forced takeover of the country's largest refinery, saying the court has to first address the country's challenge to its jurisdiction.