Since the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued its June 2022 critical decision in AlixParters, LLP v. Fund for Prot. of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States, private parties have been foreclosed from petitioning federal courts...more
On June 13, the Supreme Court unanimously held that parties engaged in private, commercial arbitrations, as well as at least some investor-state arbitrations, seated abroad cannot obtain discovery in the United States under...more
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is primed to resolve a decades-old dispute concerning whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) applies to private international arbitrations. Its decision could open a world of discovery options to...more