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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

No Service Shortcuts Abroad: The Limits of Alternate Service Under CPLR 308

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When litigants pursue claims against foreign defendants, the question of how to serve them is more than procedural – it’s jurisdictional. As many readers of this blog are aware, CPLR 308  authorizes alternate service methods...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Don’t Hit Send: Judge Rochon Denies Motion for Alternative Service via Email

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On September 24, 2024, District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon (S.D.N.Y) denied Plaintiff Square One Choices, Inc. (“SOC”)’s Motion for Alternative Service because SOC failed to show that the Hague Convention permits service by...more

Hogan Lovells

Cutting red tape: China joins Apostille Convention, simplifying recognition of foreign documents

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Today, the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention enters into force in China. The Convention aims to abolish the requirement of legalization of foreign official documents, replacing it with the issuance of a single apostille by one...more

Morgan Lewis

Hague Apostille Certification to Replace Legalization Process in China

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Beginning November 7, 2023, the Apostille Convention of the Hague Conference on Private International Law will come into effect in mainland China. Upon effectiveness, the country will replace the current legalization process...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Apostille Under Hague Convention will be Effective in Mainland China, Replacing the Long Legalization Process

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On March 8, 2023, China acceded to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents ("Hague Convention"). The legal effects of the Hague Convention will enter...more

Conyers

Hague Service, or Substituted Service, of Cayman Islands Court Proceedings: Not Just a Technical Game

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The Cayman Islands, as a British Overseas Territory, is a party, through the United Kingdom, to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (‘the Hague...more

Weintraub Tobin

Federal Circuit Allows Easier Foreign Corporation Service Requirements

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In In re: OnePlus Technology (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., case number 2021-165, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit validated a possible framework for courts and plaintiffs in patent cases to significantly speed up the...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Theft of U.S. Companies’ IP Assets and Other National Security Issues Involving Foreign Governments and Foreign-Controlled...

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Federal authorities have recently described the threat of economic espionage from foreign entities as one of the greatest threats to the economic vitality of the United States, and this has led to an increase in...more

Carlton Fields

California Appellate Court Holds Parties Cannot Contract Around Service Requirements of Hague Service Convention

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Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., Ltd. (“Changzhou”) is a Chinese company that develops fonts. Changzhou and Los Angeles-based investment firm Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII (“Rockefeller”), entertained the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Involving the US and Latin America

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The Continuing Rise of Chinese Investment in Latin America - Chinese investment and transactions in Latin America exceeded US$125 billion in the last decade, and China is expected to continue to be a key player in Latin...more

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