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International Arbitration

  • March 06, 2025

    Sudan Accuses UAE Of Violating Anti-Genocide Treaty

    Sudan hit the United Arab Emirates with a claim at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday, alleging that the Middle Eastern country's "unlimited support" of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has enabled genocide to be waged against the Masalit people of Darfur.

  • March 06, 2025

    Mining Co. Seeks Arbitration Of $7B Dispute With Venezuela

    The subsidiary of a Bermuda-based mining company asked an international arbitration institution to settle a dispute in excess of $7 billion against the Venezuelan government, saying its actions damaged the company's investments in a mining project.

  • March 05, 2025

    US Looks For Pause In PetroSaudi $380M Seizure Suit

    The United States has asked a California federal court to stay its suit to seize part of a $380 million arbitral award issued to a PetroSaudi unit, saying the civil case is up in the air because the oil producer's sole owner was convicted in August in Swiss criminal court.

  • March 05, 2025

    Mining Co. Says Colombia Still Owes On $8.9M Award

    A British mining and metals company has brought an $8.9 million arbitral award it won against Colombia following a dispute over nickel mining royalties to federal court in Washington, D.C., arguing that the country has only paid a fraction of the amount due.

  • March 05, 2025

    A&O Shearman Int'l Law Partner Moves To Gibson Dunn

    An international arbitration partner from Allen Overy Shearman Sterling has moved to Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP and told Law360 Pulse in an interview Wednesday that he was excited to join a team committed to client service and a global powerhouse firm.

  • March 04, 2025

    Justices Asked To Uphold Ruling Against Anti-Terror Law

    The Palestine Liberation Organization is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a ruling striking down a 2019 law nixing a jurisdictional hurdle for lawsuits stemming from terrorist attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territories, arguing that the law "attempts an end-run around settled constitutional analysis."

  • March 04, 2025

    Meijer Says 1st Circ. Must Resolve Takeda Arbitration Order

    Grocery store chain Meijer on Tuesday urged a Massachusetts federal judge to allow it to immediately appeal his ruling granting Takeda Pharmaceutical's bid to arbitrate the grocer's antitrust claims over a constipation drug, arguing that the case presents several issues that the First Circuit needs to address.

  • March 04, 2025

    Construction Co. Slams Iraq Attys' Appearance In $120M Suit

    Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co. has asked the D.C. Circuit to block a law firm from representing Iraq as the country fights efforts by the company to enforce a $120 million arbitral award in a dispute over a major port project.

  • March 04, 2025

    Malawi Telecom Regulator Looks For OK Of $8M Award

    Malawi's telecommunications regulator is urging a New Jersey federal court to enforce an $8.6 million arbitration award against a U.S. software company stemming from a soured contract to provide Malawi with a telecommunications monitoring system.

  • March 03, 2025

    Ruling Nixing $1.3B Award May Be In Jeopardy At High Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised during oral arguments on Monday to overturn a Ninth Circuit decision refusing to enforce a $1.3 billion arbitral award issued to an Indian satellite communications company, as the justices grappled with a new argument from a unit of India's space agency.

  • March 03, 2025

    Knicks And Raptors Set Arbitration Hearing In Data-Theft Suit

    An NBA arbitration hearing is scheduled to take place in July in the New York Knicks' lawsuit against the Toronto Raptors over claims a Knicks video director hired by the Toronto team had acted as a "mole" and provided his new team with proprietary data.

  • March 03, 2025

    Insurers Must Proceed With Arbitrating $40M Resort Dispute

    A Hawaii federal judge scolded a group of foreign and domestic insurers for ignoring his order to arbitrate a claim for at least $40 million in storm losses at two resorts, saying his ruling "was not advisory."

  • March 03, 2025

    3rd Circ. Preview: Litigation Funder, J&J Seek Relief In March

    The Third Circuit's case lineup this month will task panels with determining if an American litigation funder can keep its dispute with a German law firm in federal court, and whether Johnson & Johnson can decertify class claims accusing the company of artificially inflating its stock price by failing to disclose the alleged cancer risks of its talc products.

  • March 03, 2025

    Egyptian Tycoon Says Baker Botts Overcharged In $7M Claim

    An Egyptian energy mogul has told a London court that Baker Botts LLP breached Solicitors Regulation Authority rules when it failed to control its costs as he continued to fight the firm's claim for $7 million in fees.

  • March 03, 2025

    Justices Turn Away Peru Mining Pollution Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by a mining company controlled by billionaire Ira Rennert to resolve whether the Eighth Circuit incorrectly denied the dismissal of claims raised by over 1,000 Peruvians alleging improper pollution.

  • February 28, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to consider Mexico's attempt to hold gun manufacturers and distributors liable for cartel-related gun violence and a nuclear waste site dispute that could determine who can challenge future agency actions.

  • February 28, 2025

    Russia's $34M Award Suit Appeal Must Be Nixed, Cos. Say

    Ukrainian gas companies that won a $34 million arbitral award against Russia urged the D.C. Circuit on Thursday to summarily affirm a ruling rejecting the country's sovereign immunity defense, saying Moscow is just trying to prolong the proceeding with overtly unmeritorious claims.

  • February 28, 2025

    Kazakhstan Axes $54M Award In Dispute With Mining Co.

    Kazakhstan for the second time overturned a $54.5 million arbitral award issued to a Canadian minerals company over a terminated uranium processing project, when a London judge ruled Friday that a tribunal failed to consider the country's arguments on causation and loss.

  • February 27, 2025

    Honduras Loses Bid To Duck US Developer's $11B Claim

    An international tribunal has rejected Honduras' bid for an early exit from a politically sensitive $10.7 billion claim asserted by a U.S. property developer over a nixed law that created special economic zones known as ZEDEs, ruling Wednesday that the developer was not obligated to first exhaust local remedies.

  • February 27, 2025

    11th Circ. Urged To Revive Captivity Claims Against Cruise Co.

    Two former crew members who served aboard a Celebrity Cruises Inc. ship urged the Eleventh Circuit to reinstate their COVID-19 related false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims in a proposed class action against the company, arguing they were wrongly tossed after getting remanded to the lower court.

  • February 27, 2025

    Sierra Leone Accuses Jenner & Block Of Fraudulent Overbilling

    Facing an $8 million fee suit pending in D.C. federal court, the Republic of Sierra Leone on Thursday brought counterclaims accusing its former counsel from Jenner & Block LLP of fraudulently overbilling for work the firm did on its behalf between 2019 and 2022.

  • February 27, 2025

    Poland Says Oil Trader's $35M Award Can't Be OK'd

    Poland is urging a D.C. federal court not to enforce a now-annulled $36 million arbitral award issued to the parent company of what was once the country's largest petrochemical and oil product trader, saying the commodities giant knowingly took the risk that the award would one day be nixed.

  • February 26, 2025

    Pornhub Data Privacy Suit Will Go To Arbitration

    A group of foreign companies that allegedly operate the website Pornhub have won their bid to send a proposed data privacy class action into arbitration, after a California federal judge ruled that an arbitrator must decide whether the companies waived their right to arbitration.

  • February 26, 2025

    Holocaust Case Ruling Puts Similar Claimants In Tough Spot

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Friday rejecting an expansive view of a sovereign immunity exception appears to have put even longer odds on lawsuits filed by claimants suing over Nazi-looted property.

  • February 26, 2025

    Zimbabwe Says $440M Arbitral Award Can't Be Enforced

    The Republic of Zimbabwe is opposing a bid for summary judgment by a Swiss-German family and two forestry and sawmill companies several months after the D.C. Circuit ruled that a lower court could enforce $440 million worth of arbitral awards against the country.

Expert Analysis

  • Series

    Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • Roundup

    After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 37 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

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    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • Arbitration Implications Of High Court Coinbase Ruling

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent Coinbase v. Suski ruling not only reaffirmed the long-standing principle that arbitration is a matter of contract, but also established new and more general principles concerning the courts' jurisdiction to decide challenges to delegation clauses and the severability rule, say Tamar Meshel at the University of Alberta.

  • Ecuador Ruling Marks Significant Step For Arbitral Certainty

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    The Constitutional Court of Ecuador's recent holding that a foreign arbitral award did not require homologation before local enforcement is a positive step toward fostering greater certainty in international business dispute resolution in the region, say Luis Perez and Ildefonso Mas at Akerman.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Contractual Drafting Takeaways From Force Majeure Ruling

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    Lawyers at Cleary discuss the U.K. Supreme Court's recent judgment RTI v. MUR Shipping and its important implications, including how the court approached the apparent tension between certainty and commercial pragmatism, and considerations for the drafting of force majeure clauses going forward.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • Decoding Arbitral Disputes: Spanish Judicial Oversight

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    The recent conviction of arbitrator Gonzalo Stampa underscores the critical importance of judicial authority in the realm of international arbitration in Spain, and emphasizes that arbitrators must respect the procedural frameworks established by Spanish national courts, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

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