On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. et al. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd. et al. (605 U.S. ___ (2025)), holding that personal jurisdiction exists over an enforcement action...more
6/9/2025
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Arbitration Awards ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
International Arbitration ,
International Shoe Co v Washington ,
Jurisdiction ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity
In a January 17, 2023 Client Alert, we addressed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to grant certiorari in CMB Monaco v. Smagin and Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, two cases which concern the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more
7/10/2023
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Domestic Injury ,
Embezzlement ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
RICO ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Shell Corporations ,
Yegiazaryan v Smagin
On January 13, 2023, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear two related cases in which it will decide for the first time whether and in what circumstances a foreign (non-U.S.) plaintiff may bring a civil action under...more
1/18/2023
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Attorney's Fees ,
Bribery ,
Certiorari ,
Embezzlement ,
En Banc Review ,
Fraud ,
International Arbitration ,
LCIA ,
Money Laundering ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS
On December 19, 2022, the SDNY further restricted the use of Section 1782 discovery by ruling that an ICSID tribunal constituted under the Italy-Panama BIT does not qualify as a “foreign or international tribunal” within the...more
On June 13, 2022, in a unanimous consolidated decision authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a) (Section 1782), which authorizes federal courts to order...more