On 13 June 2022, in ZF Automotive v. Luxshare, the U.S. Supreme Court held unanimously that 28 U.S.C. § 1782 does not allow discovery for use in most international arbitral proceedings. The Supreme Court held that only...more
6/16/2022
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
AlixPartners LLP v The Fund for Protection of Investors Rights in Foreign States ,
Arbitration ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Foreign Tribunals ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
SCOTUS ,
UNCITRAL ,
ZF Automotive US Inc v Luxshare Ltd
This is the fifth issue of WilmerHale’s 10-in-10 Hot Topics in Energy Series. Over the course of 10 weeks, our attorneys will share insights on current and emerging issues affecting the US energy sector. Attorneys from across...more
3/1/2019
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Business Disputes ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Feed-in-Tariffs ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Taiwan ,
Tribunals
On November 29, WilmerHale held its second annual Women in Energy and Infrastructure - Powering the Future conference in Washington DC. The event and pre-conference dinner provided a forum for women thought leaders to discuss...more
After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement on September 30 to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—renaming it the United...more
10/11/2018
/ Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada (the “Parties”) reached an agreement late Sunday night to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”)—renaming...more
10/8/2018
/ Agricultural Sector ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biologics ,
Canada ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Exports ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Sunset Provisions ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Negotiations to reshape the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) among the United States, Canada and Mexico have recently intensified as various factors—upcoming elections in Mexico in July and in the United States in...more
5/4/2018
/ Canada ,
Energy Sector ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Infrastructure ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power