August 26, 2024
A Pennsylvania federal judge confirmed Iraq Telecom's $1.65 billion international arbitration win over Kurdish mobile operator Korek Telecom Co. last week, saying that Korek was too late in arguing that its lawyers lacked authorization to consent to the court's jurisdiction in the case.
November 01, 2023
Lawyers for Iraq Telecom Ltd. trying to secure enforcement of a $1.65 billion arbitration award in their client's favor accused opposing counsel Tuesday of "gamesmanship" in trying to drop out of the case and throw a wrench in court proceedings just before their dénouement.
August 25, 2023
Iraq Telecom Ltd. on Thursday asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to issue an entry of default against Iraqi Kurdish mobile phone operator Korek Telecom Co. after the company did not respond to Iraq Telecom's bid to confirm a $1.65 billion arbitration award against it.
July 05, 2023
Iraq Telecom Ltd. is asking a Philadelphia federal judge to confirm a $1.65 billion award that the company, a joint venture led by Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility Public Warehousing Co., won earlier this year after lodging corruption allegations against a former business partner.
May 11, 2023
Korek Telecom, a prominent mobile phone operator in the Kurdish region of Iraq, asked a Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday to seal the details of a $1.65 billion arbitral judgment involving a rival telecommunications firm that it says publicized the award out of "obvious spite."
April 20, 2023
Iraq Telecom pushed back on a motion to seal a $1.65 billion arbitration award from Iraqi mobile phone operator Korek Telecom, saying Korek only wants to keep the award sealed due to embarrassment.
March 08, 2023
An Iraqi telecom operator is free to subpoena Dechert LLP for discovery in an ongoing commercial arbitration before the International Chamber of Commerce after a federal judge in Pennsylvania granted the company's motion on Wednesday.
April 26, 2022
Dechert LLP has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge to reject an Iraqi telecommunications company's bid seeking documents in its case alleging the law firm's clients conspired to defraud the telecom of an $800 million investment in a cellular network provider, saying there are no more documents to hand over.
April 21, 2022
An Iraqi telecommunications company wants Dechert LLP to fork over documents that it told a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday help show the law firm's clients conspired to defraud its $800 million investment in a cellular network provider.
November 29, 2021
An Iraqi telecommunications company is urging a Pennsylvania court overseeing a corruption case to reconsider its order allowing Dechert LLP to seal three documents it deemed privileged, arguing that no documents turned over so far should have been considered privileged in the first place.