Law360: International Arbitration /internationalarbitration?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: International Arbitration Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:47:28 +0000 Dentons, Boies Schiller Escape $300M Fraud Suit /internationalarbitration/articles/2394566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394566 A New York federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a $300 million fraud and racketeering lawsuit brought against Dentons and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, in which the BigLaw firms were accused of misleading a former client with respect to a deal, and later arbitration, involving Senegal's state-owned energy company. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 19:46:06 +0000 Tesla Can't Nix Battery Maker's Arbitration Award, Judge Rules /internationalarbitration/articles/2395412?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2395412 A California federal judge has confirmed an arbitration award that guarantees a battery maker's right to sell its dry battery electrode equipment to parties other than Tesla, rejecting Tesla's contention that an arbitrator disregarded the law when interpreting the companies' intellectual property rights in the equipment. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 18:59:51 +0000 Switzerland Dodges $372M Credit Suisse Collapse Suit /internationalarbitration/articles/2394932?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394932 A New York federal judge has granted Switzerland's bid to throw out a $372 million suit against the country stemming from the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse and the reduction in value of about $17 billion of debt securities, ruling that it has sovereign immunity in the dispute. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:27:46 +0000 Russia Claims Fraud Tainted $63B Yukos Arbitration Awards /internationalarbitration/articles/2393914?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2393914 Russia has told a London court that a $63 billion arbitration award to investors in Yukos Oil is unenforceable because the investors obtained it by concealing documents and bribing a witness. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:04:55 +0000 Contractor Asks Justices To Ignore Feds' Stance On Iraq Case /internationalarbitration/articles/2394923?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394923 A defense contractor fighting the dismissal of its $120 million judgment against Iraq told the Supreme Court the U.S. government's request to let the ruling stand fails to justify a denial of its petition seeking clarity on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Thu, 02 Oct 2025 10:14:59 +0000 Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer /internationalarbitration/articles/2377698?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2377698 Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:21:59 +0000 Tyson Inks $85M Deal To Exit Consumers' Pork Antitrust Suit /internationalarbitration/articles/2395124?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2395124 Pork consumers asked a Minnesota federal court Wednesday to greenlight an $85 million settlement resolving their claims against Tyson Foods Inc. in major antitrust litigation alleging pork producers conspired with data firm Agri Stats Inc. to inflate pork prices by limiting the supply in the U.S. market. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 21:38:04 +0000 Reed Smith Seeks 2nd Circ. Help Over Eletson Orders /internationalarbitration/articles/2394582?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394582 Reed Smith LLP has urged the Second Circuit to nix an order displacing the firm as counsel and requiring it to turn over client files for international shipping group Eletson Holdings Inc. to lawyers representing the company's new owners, saying Eletson's bankruptcy plan has not validly taken effect. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:31:55 +0000 Chubb Can't Yet Arbitrate La. Casino Owner's COVID Losses /internationalarbitration/articles/2394421?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394421 A Louisiana federal court has temporarily barred a Bermuda-based Chubb unit from pursuing arbitration proceedings in England in a dispute with a hospitality and entertainment company over coverage for pandemic-related losses at its U.S. properties. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:53:28 +0000 Djibouti, DP World Trade Barbs Over Award In $1B Port Feud /internationalarbitration/articles/2394689?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394689 United Arab Emirates-based logistics company DP World on Wednesday disputed the government of Djibouti's statement that a London Court of International Arbitration tribunal nixed DP World's $1 billion claim this week in a bitter, yearslong dispute over control of a deep-sea terminal, saying it remains active. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:46:12 +0000 3rd Circ. Hints Forum Query Premature In $139M Award Row /internationalarbitration/articles/2394200?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394200 A Third Circuit panel wondered Wednesday whether a Delaware court asked the right question before it concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over a Chilean company's quest to rope an Italian contractor's U.S. assets into a bid to collect on a $139 million arbitration award. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:54:00 +0000 Boies Schiller Hires Kobre & Kim Asset Recovery Atty In DC /internationalarbitration/articles/2394602?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394602 Boies Schiller Flexner LLP has hired a Kobre & Kim lawyer who will continue his practice focused on asset recovery and judgment enforcement matters at the firm as a partner, according to an announcement Wednesday. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:02:33 +0000 Peru Says Mining Co. Can't Revive $417M Penalty Claim /internationalarbitration/articles/2394638?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394638 Peru is resisting an Arizona-based mining company's bid to annul a decision by international arbiters who found they lacked jurisdiction over $417 million in penalties and interest the country imposed for unpaid royalties, saying the company is wrong to claim the issue was improperly ignored. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:52:21 +0000 What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech /internationalarbitration/articles/2394316?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394316 Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 21:52:36 +0000 Calif. Judge Bars Russia Suit In $1.3B Google Affiliate Fight /internationalarbitration/articles/2393758?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2393758 A California federal judge has barred a former Russian Google affiliate from pursuing litigation in Moscow seeking a $1.3 billion judgment in a contract dispute with an Irish Google affiliate after the Russian company was a no-show in the litigation. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 20:20:27 +0000 Ecuador Defeats $214M Gambling Claim In Arbitration Win /internationalarbitration/articles/2394308?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394308 Officials in Ecuador said the country has fended off a $214 million investor-state claim asserted by a U.S. entity after the country banned gambling in 2011. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:34:57 +0000 Spain Must Pay €332M Renewables Awards, Judge Rules /internationalarbitration/articles/2393928?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2393928 A D.C. federal judge enforced a pair of arbitral awards against Spain worth a combined €332.4 million ($390.5 million), days before the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to take up the country's jurisdictional challenge in the cases. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:29:14 +0000 Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes /internationalarbitration/articles/2391599?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2391599 Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor. Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:09:06 +0000 Iran Oil Co. Can't Stop Office Seizure In $2.4B Arbitration Fight /internationalarbitration/articles/2394003?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2394003 Iran's state oil company on Tuesday lost a bid to avoid handing over an office to pay a $2.4 billion arbitration award, with a London appeals court upholding a ruling that the property was transferred into a trust to keep it out of creditors' hands. Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:21:56 +0000 Venezuela Must Pay $1B ExxonMobil Award, Judge Rules /internationalarbitration/articles/2393357?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationalarbitration/articles/2393357 A D.C. federal judge enforced a $1 billion arbitral award against Venezuela in a dispute with three Exxon Mobil affiliates, saying the interim government's argument that the tribunal wrongly allowed the illegitimate government of president Nicolás Maduro to argue the case is foreclosed under D.C. Circuit precedent.