US Case Law Update -
The U.S. Supreme Court and appellate courts have issued several recent decisions on important topics related to arbitration and the ability to enforce awards and judgments in the United States....more
9/29/2023
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Brazil ,
Code of Conduct ,
Coinbase Inc v Bielski ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Creditors ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
France ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS ,
United Nations ,
Venezuela ,
Yegiazaryan v Smagin
ICSID Tribunal Finds That Colombia Violated the Minimum Standard of Treatment but Did Not Indirectly Expropriate the Investment in Eco Oro v. Colombia - In September 2021, an International Centre for Settlement of Investment...more
3/2/2022
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Latin America ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
This edition offers insights regarding COVID-19 ’s impact on mergers and acquisitions and on construction projects, recent changes to International Chamber of Commerce rules, and developments relating to discovery in aid of...more
3/2/2021
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Acquisitions ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Construction Project ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Construction Projects ,
Latin America ,
Material Adverse Change Clauses (MACs) ,
Mergers ,
UNCITRAL
As detailed in an October 2, 2018, Skadden client alert, the United States’ efforts to revise the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reached a milestone on September 30, 2018, when the U.S., Mexico and...more
2/11/2019
/ Arbitration Awards ,
Argentina ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Bolivia ,
Border Disputes ,
Brazil ,
Chile ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Ecuador ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Guatemala ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
International Court of Justice (ICJ) ,
Investor Protection ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Latin America ,
Manifest Disregard ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
NAFTA ,
Service of Process ,
Spain ,
UNCITRAL ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
Uruguay
On January 11, 2018, Mexico became the 162nd country to sign the 1965 Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention or the Convention)....more
On June 1, 2017, Skadden hosted the webinar “Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities in China-Latin America Investment.” Topics of discussion included the increasing importance of Chinese investment in Latin America,...more
7/21/2017
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Brazil ,
China ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Environmental Policies ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ,
International Arbitration ,
Joint Venture ,
Latin America ,
Natural Resources ,
Risk Mitigation
On February 6, 2017, Skadden hosted the webinar “Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Opportunities in China-Latin America Investment.” Topics of discussion included the increasing importance of Chinese investment in Latin...more
3/1/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Buyers ,
China ,
CIETAC ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Foreign Investment ,
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ,
International Arbitration ,
Joint Venture ,
Latin America ,
New York Convention ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sellers