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International Arbitration
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November 20, 2023
DC Judge OKs $8M Award Against Equatorial Guinea
A D.C. federal court on Friday enforced an approximately $8 million arbitral award issued to a Swiss company that was ousted from a contract to operate a hospital in Equatorial Guinea's largest city, ruling that he must defer to the arbitral panel's interpretation of an ambiguous arbitration clause.
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November 20, 2023
Swiss Trader Says VTB Bank Could Not Block Oil Delivery
A commodities subsidiary of VTB Bank was not entitled to block the delivery of fuel products to a Swiss oil trader because it was not part of a double-selling scheme, a lawyer for the trader on Monday told a $2.5 million damages trial.
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November 17, 2023
'Baby Shark' Trademarks Owner Scores $2.45M Default Win
The owner of several "Baby Shark" trademarks won a default judgment against dozens of Chinese companies barring them from selling or making any products resembling the marks, after a federal judge found them in default.
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November 17, 2023
Nigeria Pushes To End Chinese Co.'s Bid For Arbitral Award
Nigeria is asking the D.C. Circuit to revive its sovereign immunity defense as it fights the enforcement of a roughly $65 million arbitral award to a Chinese company, claiming a lower court wrongly held that an investment treaty with China means it must face the company's litigation.
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November 17, 2023
EU Proposes Ban On Russian Aluminum Products
The European Union's latest round of proposed sanctions on Russia includes bans on aluminum product imports including wire, tubes, pipes and aluminum foil, according to the industry group European Aluminium.
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November 17, 2023
Russia Can't Escape Suit To Enforce $50B In Arbitral Awards
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."
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November 17, 2023
Fraud Cops Enlist Banks To Shut Criminals Out Of The Market
British law enforcement is enlisting the private sector to keep criminals kicked out of the financial system from regaining entry as part of new changes in the fight against financial crime, the head of the country's command center for combating economic crime told Law360 in an exclusive interview.
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November 17, 2023
Ex-China Diplomat Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Senior Adviser
Gary Locke, a former ambassador to China, joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP on Thursday as a senior adviser, a position from which he intends to continue his decadeslong work fostering cross-border, trans-Pacific investment.
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November 17, 2023
Putin Doesn't Control Entire Russian Economy, UK Gov't Says
Britain's sanctions watchdog said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not control every company in his country through his political office, pouring cold water on warnings that an appellate court ruling had vastly expanded U.K. sanctions.
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November 16, 2023
Biden Admin. Urged To Reverse WTO E-Commerce Talks Exit
Sixteen bipartisan lawmakers urged the Biden administration to reassess its decision to ditch digital trade proposals at the World Trade Organization, saying the move gave other countries such as China more room to shape the global digital economy's future.
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November 16, 2023
Vagabond $15B Malaysia Arbitration Case Raises Eyebrows
A massive $14.9 billion arbitral award issued against Malaysia in a dispute stemming from a 19th century land deal has become the subject of a sprawling enforcement fight in Europe, spotlighting a highly unusual arbitration that has grabbed headlines around the world.
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November 16, 2023
Biden's Indo-Pacific Focus Stalls At The Starting Line
The lack of significant trade developments in three high-level summits focused on the Asia Pacific region this week reveals a crack in President Joe Biden's ambition to launch a new era of economic relations with the East.
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November 16, 2023
Singapore Power Cos. Look To Enforce $110M Peru Award
Two power generation companies based in Singapore have asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to enforce a more than $110 million arbitral award they won against Peru, saying the country hasn't made any indication that it will pay up.
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November 16, 2023
Panamanian Inheritance Fight Must Be Tossed, Court Hears
The son of a prominent Panamanian bank founder on Wednesday urged a Florida court to toss litigation to enforce a $135 million arbitral award his brother obtained from a Jewish rabbinical court in Miami in an inheritance dispute, saying he was not properly notified of the litigation.
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November 16, 2023
Lebanese Developer Claims $8M Win In Beirut Marriott Fight
A Lebanese developer said Thursday he has won more than $8 million after an arbitrator determined that hotel giant Marriott had paid two executives to testify against him in previous cases in which he accused the company of mismanaging a Beirut hotel.
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November 15, 2023
Oxy Unit Takes $392M Arbitrator Bias Suit To High Court
An Occidental Petroleum unit is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Second Circuit standard for vacating arbitral awards over apparent arbitrator bias, saying the appellate court's decision refusing to vacate a $392 million award makes arbitrators' disclosure obligations "largely irrelevant."
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November 15, 2023
Commodities Trader Seeks OK Of Award Against Wine Exec
A Slovakian commodities trading company has urged a Florida federal judge to enforce a $15 million arbitral award against an Argentine wine exporter in a dispute over a supply agreement, saying he used one of his businesses to misappropriate the trading firm's funds.
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November 15, 2023
Circ. Split In Arbitration Award Challenge 'Real,' Justices Told
The losing side in a disputed Florida yacht sale pressed the U.S. Supreme Court to accept its case over whether courts can revoke arbitrators' awards that order illegal activity, claiming opponents in the case failed to recognize a significant circuit split on the issue.
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November 14, 2023
Diageo Gets Pause In Diddy Racism Suit
A New York appeals court agreed to pause Sean "Diddy" Combs' racial discrimination suit against Diageo while the multinational liquor company appeals a lower court ruling on its motion for arbitration.
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November 14, 2023
Texas School District Says NY Court Can't Pick Arbitrator
A rural Texas public school district asked a New York federal court not to appoint an arbitration umpire for its more than $10 million hurricane damage dispute from its insurers' list of recommended candidates, claiming the insurers have refused to consider cheaper options outside the Empire State.
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November 14, 2023
Gibson Dunn Is The Latest Firm To Tout Saudi Arabia Launch
After a year's worth of expansion in the Persian Gulf region, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP announced Tuesday that it's becoming the latest of a growing number of firms to launch in Saudi Arabia.
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November 14, 2023
Alston & Bird Hires Pallas Lawyer In Litigation Boost
Alston & Bird LLP said it has appointed Will Hooker, formerly of Pallas Partners LLP, as a partner in its international arbitration and dispute resolution team in London, a move the firm said will increase its litigation presence in the City.
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November 13, 2023
Justices Urged To Turn Away Venezuela's Debt Challenge
Six major creditors of Venezuela are urging the U.S. Supreme Court not to disturb a Third Circuit ruling that affirmed the country's state-owned oil company is liable for the country's massive debts, rebutting an argument that the appeals court "broke new ground" in its sovereign immunity analysis.
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November 13, 2023
Trina Solar Looks To Pause Appeal Until High Court Decision
Trina Solar is asking the Ninth Circuit to pause its appeal in a $100 million contract breach suit filed by a TotalEnergies unit until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether arbitration is the right venue in a putative class action against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which would provide key guidance for its case.
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November 13, 2023
Nigeria, Engineering Firm Settle $2.9M Award Fight
Nigeria and an engineering firm have settled D.C. Circuit litigation over the enforcement of an arbitration award arising from the West African country's alleged delayed payments for public infrastructure work.
Expert Analysis
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Opinion
Litigation Funders Seek Transparency In Disclosure Debate
Litigation funders want to correct the record on calls for funding disclosure in the name of transparency, as this purported justification obscures the disclosure's adverse effects — prejudicing plaintiffs' cases and discouraging the assertion of meritorious legal claims, say Dai Wai Chin Feman and William Weisman at Parabellum Capital.
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5 Principles For Better Professional Development Programs
The pandemic and ensuing "great resignation" have resulted in a more transient legal work force, but law firms can use effective professional development programs to bridge a cultural gap with new associates and stem associate attrition, says Matthew Woods at Robins Kaplan.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Practice With Passion
First Circuit Judge Gustavo Gelpí recalls how Suffolk University Law School's Joseph Glannon taught the importance of the law as both a tool and a profession, and that those who wish to practice law successfully must do so with love, enthusiasm and passion.
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Questions To Ask Before Making A Lateral Move As Partner
Law firm partners considering lateral moves should diligently interview prospects — going beyond standard questions about compensation to inquire about culture, associate retention and other areas that can provide a more comprehensive view, says Lauren Wu at VOYLegal.
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New Indictments Reflect DOJ's All-Tools Approach To China
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently announced charges against 13 individuals allegedly working on behalf of the Chinese government reflect a refinement of law enforcement’s role in countering national security threats, and an aggressive effort to disrupt China's long-standing practice of conducting intelligence operations on U.S. soil, says David Aaron at Perkins Coie.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Argue Open-Mindedly
Queens College President Frank Wu reflects on how Yale Kamisar’s teaching and guidance at the University of Michigan Law School emphasized a capacity to engage with alternative worldviews and the importance of the ability to argue for both sides of a debate.
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ABA's No-Contact Rule Advice Raises Questions For Lawyers
The American Bar Association's ethics committee recently issued two opinions concerning the no-contact rule — one creates an intuitive and practical default for electronic communications, while the other sets a potential trap for pro se lawyers, say Lauren Snyder and Deepika Ravi at HWG.
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4 Key Skills For An Effective Attorney Coaching Conversation
As BigLaw firms are increasingly offering internal coaching as one of many talent strategies to stem ongoing lawyer attrition, Stacey Schwartz at Katten discusses how coaches can help attorneys achieve their goals.
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Perspectives
How Civilian Attorneys Can Help Veterans
With legal aid topping the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' annual list of unmet needs of veterans facing housing insecurity, nonmilitary volunteer attorneys can provide some of the most effective legal services to military and veteran clients, say Anna Richardson at Veterans Legal Services and Nicholas Hasenfus at Holland & Knight.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned That Culture Shapes Law
U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York considers how a class with Jerry Cohen at Harvard Law helped him understand culture and history’s influence on jurisprudence, and how even seemingly settled law can evolve — all while espousing a more humanistic approach to teaching that restored Judge Rakoff's pride in being a lawyer.
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Foreign Discovery Tips After Justices Tapered Statute's Scope
While U.S.-style discovery in foreign arbitration remains foreclosed in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ZF Automotive v. Luxshare decision, proceedings involving foreign governments may still qualify in international tribunals, and firms with U.S. interests should be wary of agreeing to provisions that could expose them to one-sided U.S. discovery, say Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.
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UAE's UK Reciprocity Order Is Good Start, Not Rubber Stamp
While a recent United Arab Emirates directive instructing Dubai courts to accept certain English court judgments is a step toward UAE-U.K. enforcement reciprocity, foreign orders and awards must still satisfy additional criteria in UAE onshore courts before being eligible for enforcement, say Rebecca Kelly and David Waldron at Morgan Lewis.
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9 Legal Ethics Considerations In Natural Disaster Preparation
Since natural disasters like Hurricane Ian do not relieve lawyers of their ethical obligations to clients, law firms should focus their preparedness efforts on specific areas crucial to continuity of representation and ethics compliance, like business and communications contingency planning, record redundancy and more, says Mark Hinderks at Stinson.
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Series
My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins looks back at how Judge Charles Spurlock's trial advocacy class at Northeastern University School of Law challenged her to apply what she had already learned about civil and criminal procedure, evidence and criminal law to solving real-world problems.
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UK Arbitration Review Makes Sensible Case For Status Quo
The U.K. Law Commission's recent consultation paper recommends only minor updates to key areas of the Arbitration Act 1996, showing the commission's clear preference to hold to the established standards under which London became one of the most popular seats of international arbitration, say Ruth Byrne and Elysia-Elena Stellakis at King & Spalding.