On June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision on the issue of whether 28 U.S.C. § 1782 permits district courts to order discovery for use in international commercial arbitration or ad hoc...more
8/10/2022
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AlixPartners LLP v The Fund for Protection of Investors Rights in Foreign States ,
Arbitration ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Discovery ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Foreign Tribunals ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
SCOTUS ,
UNCITRAL ,
ZF Automotive US Inc v Luxshare Ltd
As discussed in our previous blog, many foreign companies favor private international arbitration for dispute resolution purposes in order to avoid being haled into a U.S. court and to avoid U.S.-style discovery. That...more
Fearing the burdens of U.S. court litigation, many foreign companies doing business with American counter-parties insist on forum selection clauses that call for resolution of disputes outside of U.S. courts, either in...more