Non-U.S. companies are routinely sued in the U.S. over disputes principally or exclusively involving their U.S. subsidiaries. In many instances, these non-U.S. companies should not even have their cases litigated in U.S....more
3/22/2019
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Defense Strategies ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Entities ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
RICO ,
Risk Management ,
Subsidiaries ,
Webinars
On Oct. 30, 2017, the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Bascuñán v. Elsaca, becoming the first court of appeals to address the requirement that a private claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...more
11/6/2017
/ Appeals ,
Bank Fraud ,
Cross-Border ,
Domestic Injury ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Mail Fraud ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Racketeering ,
RICO ,
RJR Nabisco v European Community ,
Travel Act ,
Wire Fraud
Last June, in RJR Nabisco v. European Union, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court resolved a three-way split among the federal courts to define the extraterritorial reach of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...more
For this month’s Top Stories, we are republishing two very recent Orrick Client Alerts that address an important U.S. appellate decision regarding the extraterritorial application of U.S. antitrust laws and the first U.S....more
12/16/2014
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
China ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Affiliates ,
Motorola ,
Patent Royalties ,
Patents ,
RAND ,
Royalties ,
Sherman Act
Fall 2014 -
The Global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP takes great pride in announcing the Summer 2014 edition of The World in US Courts: Orrick’s Quarterly Review of Decisions Applying US Law To Global...more
11/6/2014
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Cisco ,
Costco ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
FTAIA ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
RICO ,
Securities Litigation ,
Sherman Act
Long-simmering issues concerning the applicability of the Sherman Act to foreign conduct under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, 15 U.S.C. § 6a (FTAIA), were addressed in the June 4, 2014 decision of the 2nd U.S....more
In this issue, we discuss 28 new decisions by courts across the country and other authorities that address the "extraterritoriality" of US law, and consider whether disputes involving conduct outside the country may be...more