Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
In this installment, Cal welcomes Associate Armeen Shroff to discuss how the RICO statute can be used to enforce and collect on a foreign arbitration award, as illustrated in the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin. Specific topics include:
• Facts of See more +
Join Troutman Pepper White Collar and Litigation Partner Cal Stein for a special podcast series, discussing the legal landscape surrounding the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).
In this installment, Cal welcomes Associate Armeen Shroff to discuss how the RICO statute can be used to enforce and collect on a foreign arbitration award, as illustrated in the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin. Specific topics include:
• Facts of Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (3:12);
• History of RICO’s “domestic injury” requirement (5:30);
• The location test for “domestic injury” to tangible property (8:13);
• The bright line test for “domestic injury” to intangible property (10:40);
• The multifactor test for “domestic injury” to intangible property (12:44);
• Procedural posture of Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (16:04);
• Supreme Court majority finds RICO standing in Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (18:30);
• Dissenting opinion (22:12); and
• Practical takeaways from Yegiazaryan v. Smagin (24:30). See less -
