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
For the second time in two years, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case where the central issue is whether a court (or an arbitrator) should decide whether a dispute belongs in the courts or in arbitration.
The Court...more
On September 23, 2020, a panel of Skadden attorneys hosted a webinar entitled “Key Supreme Court Cases From the 2019-20 Term and a Look Ahead to the 2020-21 Term.” Panelists Julie Bédard, Boris Bershteyn, Jocelyn E. Strauber...more
11/10/2020
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Arbitration ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fraud ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Separation of Powers ,
Title VII ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wire Fraud
Impact of COVID-19 on Cross-Border Disputes -
Cross-border disputes in the year 2020 are likely to be significantly impacted by the current outbreak of COVID-19, and disputes involving Latin America are no exception. The...more
5/18/2020
/ Arbitral Authority ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cuba ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Federal Pleading Requirements ,
Helms-Burton Act ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Litigation ,
Latin America ,
Parallel Proceedings ,
SCOTUS ,
Signatures ,
Subcontractors ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
US Supreme Court Issues Trio of Arbitration Decisions -
During its 2018-19 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued decisions in three cases involving arbitration matters. These decisions, discussed further in our September 26,...more
10/29/2019
/ 28 U.S.C. § 1782 ,
Arbitrators ,
Class Arbitration ,
Commercial Electronic Messages ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cuba ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Exceptions ,
Expropriation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Foreign Tribunals ,
FRCP 37(e) ,
Helms-Burton Act ,
Henry Schein Inc v Archer and White Sales Inc ,
International Arbitration ,
International Litigation ,
Lamps Plus Inc v Varela ,
Latin America ,
New Prime v Oliveira ,
Private Right of Action ,
Question of Arbitrability ,
Request for Production ,
SCOTUS ,
Text Messages ,
Treble Damages ,
U.S. Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (FCSC) ,
Venezuela
This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more
10/3/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Blocking Statutes ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
China ,
CLOUD Act ,
Communication Restrictions ,
Compliance ,
Conspiracies ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the COPO Act) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EURIBOR ,
Exports ,
Extradition ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Records ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Hungary ,
Imports ,
India ,
Indictments ,
Information Sharing ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Israel ,
Lithuania ,
Money Laundering ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Rate-Rigging ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Spoofing ,
Subpoenas ,
Swiss Supreme Court ,
Switzerland ,
Tax Crimes ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Treaty ,
Turkey ,
UK ,
United States ,
Venezuela ,
Wal-Mart
US Courts Will Decide Whether to Enforce US$2 Billion Award Against Petróleos de Venezuela -
In April 2018, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal awarded US$2.04 billion in damages to two subsidiaries of U.S....more
7/13/2018
/ Affiliates ,
Alien Tort Statute ,
Animal Science Products Inc v Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Application of Foreign Laws ,
Bonds ,
Brazil ,
Breach of Contract ,
China ,
Class Action ,
ConocoPhillips ,
Corporate Liability ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Damages ,
Discrimination ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Investment ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Litigation ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Jesner et al. v. Arab Bank ,
Joint Protocols ,
Judicial Deference ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Oil & Gas ,
One Belt One Road (OBOR) ,
Petrobras ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Venezuela
On January 12, 2018, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Animal Science Products v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. (In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation), No. 16-1220. The issue before the Supreme Court is...more
1/26/2018
/ Animal Science Products Inc v Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Appeals ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Comity ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
International Litigation ,
Judicial Deference ,
Judicial Review ,
MOFCOM ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Price-Fixing ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act ,
Trump Administration ,
Vacated
NAFTA’s Future Looks Increasingly Uncertain -
The United States, Mexico and Canada have now completed the fifth round of negotiations concerning the renegotiation of NAFTA, and the future of the treaty is looking...more
12/19/2017
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Bonds ,
Canada ,
Cuba ,
Default ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ,
Financial Crisis ,
ICSID ,
International Arbitration ,
Jurisdiction ,
Latin America ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Negotiations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Personal Property ,
Peru ,
Poison Pill ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Treaties ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Venezuela v Helmerich & Payne ,
Writ of Attachment
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to review a key issue concerning service abroad of process on foreign defendants — namely, whether foreign defendants may be served by mail. The case, Menon v. Water Splash, Inc., marks the...more
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, No. 10–1491 (U.S. Apr. 17, 2013), a significant decision holding that the so-called “Alien Tort Claims Act” or “Alien Tort...more