December 09, 2025
A D.C. federal court has ruled that a Turkish construction company may proceed with attaching Libyan government assets in the United States to satisfy an approximately $30 million judgment, finding that enough time has passed without a response from the country since the decision was entered.
February 04, 2025
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday enforced a $21.9 million arbitral award against Libya issued by a Swiss tribunal in a dispute over decades-old unpaid public works contracts, rejecting the country's argument that the case should be stayed during parallel enforcement proceedings in Turkey and Curaçao.
February 15, 2023
Libya is facing pushback over its attempt to escape a $21.9 million arbitral award, as the Turkish construction company that obtained the judgment four years ago says it cannot be thrown out simply because a Tripoli court quietly invalidated an underlying settlement agreement.
January 30, 2023
Libya is urging a D.C. federal court not to enforce a $21.9 million arbitral award issued to a Turkish construction company, saying chaos caused by the ongoing civil war in the country prevented the tribunal from realizing that an underlying pact had been voided by a Libyan court.
December 07, 2022
Libya is pressing a D.C. federal court to keep a Turkish construction company's lawsuit seeking to enforce a $21.9 million arbitral award on hold until enforcement proceedings abroad have played out, saying it doesn't matter that a Swiss court has already upheld the award.
April 01, 2022
A Turkish construction company has asked a D.C. federal court to enforce a $21.9 million arbitral award against Libya that was issued following a decades-old dispute over unpaid public works contracts.