New York is a key venue for the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards, and two recent decisions concerning post-judgment discovery demonstrate that while courts will apply their execution and garnishment authority with...more
New York's position as a global financial center means litigants often have sought to use New York courts as a forum to enforce judgments or arbitration awards against foreign entities. In reality, the burden of enforcement...more
On October 23, 2014, the New York Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Motorola Credit Corp. v. Standard Chartered Bank, --- N.E.3d ----, 2014 WL 5368774, 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 07199 (N.Y. Oct. 23, 2014), reaffirming New York's...more
In Motorola Credit Corp. v. Standard Chartered Bank, 2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 07199, 2014 WL 5368774 (Oct. 23, 2014) (“Motorola”), the highest New York state court ended five years of uncertainty and for the first time expressly...more
On October 23, 2014, the New York Court of Appeals held for the first time that, under New York law, the "separate entity" rule prevents a court from ordering a foreign bank operating branches in New York from restraining a...more