On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous decision in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not require plaintiffs to show that a foreign state...more
In a highly anticipated ruling published last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in NextEra Energy v. Spain that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to enforce arbitral awards issued in intra-EU...more
9/12/2024
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Arbitration analysis: In Part 1 of this series, Steven Finizio, Danielle Morris and Katherine Drage of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP explore the importance of enforcement of arbitral awards to those investing in...more
7/9/2015
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