International Arbitration

  • January 31, 2025

    US Chamber Backs Exxon Suit Over Seized Cuba Property

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Exxon Mobil Corp.'s challenge of a D.C. Circuit decision that made it harder for the energy giant to seek damages over property that Fidel Castro's government confiscated decades ago in Cuba.

  • January 31, 2025

    Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case

    A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.

  • February 14, 2025

    Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

  • January 31, 2025

    JAMS Adds AI-Focused Litigation Vet To Arbitration Team

    The alternative dispute resolution service JAMS has expanded its arbitration and mediation team with the addition of an attorney with over three decades of experience spanning complex commercial litigation, independent arbitration and leadership positions at the American Bar Association.

  • January 31, 2025

    McDermott Taps Arbitration Pro From Curtis

    McDermott Will & Emery LLP has hired a dual-qualified international arbitration lawyer and Italian avvocato from Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle LLP to join its litigation and arbitration team, as the firm looks to strengthen its disputes offering for Italian clients.

  • January 30, 2025

    Peruvians Tell High Court Smelter Lawsuit Should Proceed

    Peruvian nationals suing U.S. billionaire Ira Rennert's The Renco Group Inc. for allegedly poisoning them with toxic chemicals from a smelting and refining complex in a rural part of the country are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let their litigation move forward.

  • January 30, 2025

    Semiconductor Co. Eyeing $5M Award Can't Get Asset Freeze

    A California federal judge has denied a Chinese semiconductor company's request to bar a commodity trading firm from dissipating its assets while the two are locked in an arbitration battle over a contract for lithography machines, saying the trader, now aware of the litigation, had not sold off its assets or indicated an intention of doing so.

  • January 30, 2025

    Croatia Fends Off 2nd Claim Over Luxury Golf Resort

    Croatia has prevailed in a second claim initiated by an Israeli investor in a proposed development of luxury villas, hotels and golf courses after an international tribunal ruled Wednesday that the case repeated previously rejected claims, the country's counsel said.

  • January 30, 2025

    2nd Circ. Backs Valentino $200K Award In Copyright Feud

    The Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed the enforcement of a Milanese arbitral award favoring Italian luxury fashion house Valentino following a copyright dispute with a New York-based designer, agreeing with a lower court that the parties' contract delegated jurisdictional questions to an arbitrator.

  • January 30, 2025

    Brazil Biz Pro Joins Kobre & Kim To Lead Latin America Team

    Kobre & Kim LLP has brought on an experienced international trade expert and consultant as regional managing director for Latin America, enhancing the cross-border dispute and investigation firm's business and product development and overall operations from her base in São Paulo, Brazil.

  • January 29, 2025

    Lloyd's Can't Yet Arbitrate $5M Settlement Coverage Dispute

    A New Jersey federal court rejected a bid Wednesday from certain Lloyd's of London underwriters to arbitrate a man's demand that they cover a $5 million settlement he won against a police department they insured, though it stopped short of saying whether the parties must actually go to arbitration.

  • January 29, 2025

    Families Of Slain Urge Justices To Uphold Terror Victim Law

    Relatives of U.S. nationals killed in terrorist attacks in Israel told the U.S. Supreme Court this week that the Second Circuit was wrong to invalidate a federal law that broadened jurisdiction for Anti-Terrorism Act cases against the Palestine Liberation Organization.

  • January 29, 2025

    Exail Escapes Suit Challenging Award In Aerospace Feud

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a case brought by two units of French aerospace firm Safran hoping to nix an arbitral award to Exail Technologies, saying the latter company was right that it had not been given proper notice of the case.

  • January 29, 2025

    India Asks High Court To Nix $1.3B Telecom Award

    The Republic of India urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a Ninth Circuit order that refused to enforce a $1.3 billion arbitral award against the commercial arm of its space agency, arguing that a lower court had baselessly said that India held control over the division.

  • January 28, 2025

    Jury Clears LED Distributor Of Korean Co.'s Fraud Claims

    A California federal jury returned a verdict Tuesday clearing the head of a now-defunct LED screen distribution company of allegations that he lied to his Korean manufacturing partner about efforts to repay millions of dollars worth of mounting debts.

  • January 28, 2025

    5th Circ. Revives Arb. Bid In Saudi Arabia Oil Project Row

    A Louisiana federal judge wrongly nixed a bid to send a dispute stemming from a Saudi Arabian oil and gas project to arbitration after the administering institution named in an underlying subcontract was dissolved, the Fifth Circuit ruled in a published opinion.

  • January 28, 2025

    Oilfield Co. Looks To Avoid Arbitration In Hydrocarbon Row

    Oilfield services operator Schlumberger has asked a Texas judge to block an arbitration proceeding initiated by a Guatemalan oil company over alleged mismanagement of a hydrocarbon project, saying it never entered a valid arbitration agreement.

  • January 28, 2025

    Cricket News Site Says Privacy Suit Belongs In Arbitration

    The operator of cricket news site Cricbuzz has told a New Jersey federal judge that a data privacy suit by two users should be sent to arbitration or dismissed outright, since its terms of service contain a clause in which viewers agree to mandatory arbitration.

  • January 27, 2025

    Google Ireland Says $1.3B Russia Suit Belongs In Arbitration

    An Irish Google affiliate is pressing a California federal court to halt a former Russian Google affiliate from pursuing litigation in Moscow seeking a $1.3 billion judgment in a dispute ostensibly challenging certain underlying contracts, saying the matter belongs in arbitration in the Golden State.

  • January 27, 2025

    Takeda Pushes Meijer Antitrust Suit Into Arbitration

    Meijer is going to have to arbitrate its claims that Takeda Pharmaceutical broke antitrust law by cutting a pay-for-delay deal with Par Pharmaceuticals to keep a generic version of Takeda's anti-constipation drug Amitiza off the market for several years.

  • January 27, 2025

    Zee Entertainment Hits Star India With Cricket Counterclaim

    Indian media conglomerate Zee Entertainment has challenged joint venture Star India's $940 million damages claim over broadcasting rights for international cricket matches, denying all assertions made by the JV in proceedings initiated before the London Court of International Arbitration.

  • January 27, 2025

    Contractor Seeks DC Circ. Approval Of $200M Arbitral Award

    A toll road contractor asked the D.C. Circuit to approve a $200 million arbitral award against the Peruvian city of Lima over a failed construction contract, saying the city's argument that the contract was obtained through corruption had already been rejected by two arbitration panels and a federal judge.

  • January 27, 2025

    Justices Decline $400M Argentina Bond Default Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review Argentina's petition asking the justices to clarify the parameters of the commercial activity exception in sovereign immunity law, in a long-running case relating to some $400 million in defaulted sovereign bonds.

  • January 24, 2025

    Chiles Brings Fight For Bronze Medal To Swiss Supreme Court

    U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is fighting to overturn a ruling stripping her of her Olympic bronze medal, arguing in her latest briefing to a Swiss court that prominent arbitrator Hamid Gharavi had a "blatant conflict of interest" and should not have been involved in the case.

  • January 24, 2025

    La. Judge Returns $22M Hurricane Ida Claim To State Court

    A Louisiana federal judge has sent a $22 million insurance dispute over oil drilling equipment damaged by Hurricane Ida back to state court, citing an invalid arbitration clause between the parties.

Expert Analysis

  • 3 Ways To Train Junior Lawyers In 30 Minutes Or Less

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    Today’s junior lawyers are experiencing a skills gap due to pandemic-era disruptions, but firms can help bring them up to speed by offering high-impact skill building content in bite-sized, interactive training sessions, say Stacey Schwartz at Katten, Diane Costigan at Winston & Strawn and Lauren Tierney at Freshfields.

  • The Bar Needs More Clarity On The Discovery Objection Rule

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    Almost 10 years after Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 was amended, attorneys still seem confused about what they should include in objections to discovery requests, and until the rules committee provides additional clarity, practitioners must beware the steep costs of noncompliance, says Tristan Ellis at Shanies Law Office.

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    Being A Navy Reservist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Serving this country in uniform has not only been one of the greatest honors of my life, but it has also provided me with opportunities to broaden my legal acumen and interpersonal skills in ways that have indelibly contributed to my civilian practice, says Phillip Smith at Weinberg Wheeler.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: State Immunity And ICSID Awards

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    In a landmark decision in cases involving Spain and Zimbabwe, the English Court of Appeal grappled with the intersection of state immunity and the enforcement of arbitration awards, setting a precedent for future disputes involving sovereign entities in the U.K, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray's Inn.

  • So You Want To Move Your Law Practice To Canada, Eh?

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    Google searches for how to move to Canada have surged in the wake of the U.S. presidential election, and if you’re an attorney considering a move to the Great White North, you’ll need to understand how the practice of law differs across the border, says David Postel at Henein Hutchison.

  • 2nd Circ. Halkbank Ruling Shifts Foreign Immunity Landscape

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    Following the Second Circuit’s recent common law immunity ruling in U.S. v. Halkbank, foreign state-owned banks, wealth funds and other entities now must seriously consider the risk of criminal liability for commercial activity that violates U.S. laws, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • The Int'l Arbitration Diversity Landscape By The Numbers

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    Attorneys at Crowell & Moring explore the current statistical demographic data of the international arbitral community, highlight recent diversity initiatives and present strategies for fostering diversity in arbitration.

  • Promoting Diversity In The Selection Of ADR Neutrals

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    Choosing neutrals from diverse backgrounds is an important step in promoting inclusion in the legal profession, and it can enhance the legitimacy and public perception of alternative dispute resolution proceedings, say attorneys at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Playing Ultimate Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    In addition to being fun, ultimate Frisbee has improved our legal careers by emphasizing the importance of professionalism, teamwork, perseverance, enthusiasm and vulnerability, say Arunabha Bhoumik and Adam Bernstein at Regeneron. 

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Recent Rulings On Metadata

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    Several recent rulings reflect the competing considerations that arise when parties dispute the form of production for electronically stored information, underscoring that counsel must carefully consider how to produce and request reasonably usable data, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • What New Int'l Treaty Means For Global AI Regulation

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    Lawyers at Bird & Bird consider how global artificial intelligence regulation will be affected by the first international AI treaty recently signed by the U.S., EU and U.K., as well as its implications for business and several issues that stakeholders should be aware of.

  • Striking A Balance Between AI Use And Attorney Well-Being

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    As the legal industry increasingly adopts generative artificial intelligence tools to boost efficiency, leaders must note the hidden costs of increased productivity, and work to protect attorneys’ well-being while unlocking AI’s full potential, says Ed Sohn at Factor.

  • Empathy In Mediation Offers A Soft Landing For Disputes

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    Experiencing a crash-landing on a recent flight underscored to me how much difference empathy makes in times of crisis or stress, including during mediation, says Eydith Kaufman at Alternative Resolution Centers.

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    Being An Artist Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My work as an artist has highlighted how using creativity and precision together — qualities that are equally essential in both art and law — not only improves outcomes, but also leads to more innovative and thoughtful work, says Sarah La Pearl at Segal McCambridge.

  • Inside The Premier League's Financial Regulation Dilemma

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    The Premier League's arbitration award in its dispute with Manchester City Football Club has raised significant financial governance concerns in English football, and a resolution may set a precedent in regulatory development, say consultants at Secretariat.

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