On June 23, 2016, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Foreign Governments, U.S. Courts and International Arbitration.” Topics of discussion included the settlement of the Argentine sovereign debt litigation, enforcement of...more
7/14/2016
/ Arbitration Awards ,
Argentina ,
Cuba ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Iran ,
Post-Judgment Enforcement Actions ,
Sovereign Debt ,
State Sponsors of Terrorism ,
Terrorism Insurance
On November 5, 2015, after seven years of high-stakes negotiations, the Office of the United States Trade Representative released the draft Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a proposed free trade agreement among the United...more
Most investment treaties assure investors that, in the event of expropriation, they will receive compensation based on the market value of the enterprise at the time of seizure (excluding the negative valuation effects of any...more
As arbitration continues to be widely utilized in international commerce, the issue of how arbitrators should handle conflict checks, and who is suitable for appointment as arbitrator in complex cases, will remain a vital...more
Large, transnational corporations increasingly face the question of whether to litigate their disputes in local courts or to include in their agreements provisions providing for the resolution of disputes by alternative means...more
1/16/2016
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Choice of Court Agreements Treaty ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement ,
Hague Convention ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
New York Convention ,
UNCITRAL ,
Young Lawyers
When faced with questions of corruption in a commercial dispute, New York courts and international arbitration tribunals have historically taken different approaches. In particular, questions often arise pertaining to...more
New York's position as a global financial center means litigants often have sought to use New York courts as a forum to enforce judgments or arbitration awards against foreign entities. In reality, the burden of enforcement...more
2/6/2015
/ Arbitration Awards ,
DaimlerChrysler v Bauman ,
Financial Institutions ,
Foreign Judgments ,
Forum ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Judgment Debtors ,
Motorola ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Separate Entity Rule