The U.S. Supreme Court recently confirmed that foreign companies looking to enforce international arbitration awards have a powerful tool at their disposal: a U.S. statute targeting organized criminal activity. In Yegiazaryan...more
7/5/2023
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Asset Freeze ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Arbitration ,
Misappropriation ,
Post-Judgment Enforcement Actions ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
Yegiazaryan v Smagin
Can your business be compelled to defend an international arbitration brought by an entity with whom you never agreed to arbitrate? On June 1, 2020, a unanimous United States Supreme Court answered this question in the...more
7/14/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Signatories ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Subcontractors