International Arbitration

  • July 09, 2026

    Investors Look To Enforce €52M Romania Energy Award

    A Dutch investor and related European entities have urged a D.C. federal court to enforce an arbitral award now worth some €52 million ($59 million) that they won against Romania after the country yanked a series of incentives for renewable energy projects.

  • July 09, 2026

    $500M Medical Glove Contract Breach Suit Sent To Arbitration

    A Malaysia-based distributor must arbitrate its $500 million suit against a medical gloves supplier in a case stemming from a COVID-19 era agreement aimed at supplying nitrile gloves to Walmart for resale, after a New York federal court found an exception to arbitration for intellectual property disputes did not apply to the claims.

  • July 09, 2026

    Levona Pans Greenberg Traurig, Reed Smith Privilege Claims

    Levona Holdings has urged a New York federal judge to order Reed Smith LLP and Greenberg Traurig LLP to turn over privilege logs in discovery related to the company's motion for sanctions, saying there are "reasons to doubt" the firms' privilege claims.

  • July 08, 2026

    Calif. Judge Won't Reopen Asbestos Suit Against Reinsurers

    A California federal judge has declined to reopen an asbestos suit by an insurance exchange for the trucking industry against a group of reinsurers as the parties battle whether to remove a supposedly "side-switching" arbitrator, saying the arbitration is proceeding in New York.

  • July 08, 2026

    Mexico Can't Convince Canadian Court To Nix $80M Award

    A Canadian appeals court panel refused to revive Mexico's bid to overturn a more than $80 million international arbitral award against it that was issued to a group of U.S. casino investors, finding that a lower court judge correctly deferred to the arbitrators.

  • July 08, 2026

    Slovenia Defeats $684M Claim Over Fracking Ban

    Ascent Resources PLC has lost its €598.7 million ($684 million) claim against Slovenia after an international tribunal on Tuesday rejected the British oil and gas exploration company's argument that a 2022 fracking ban violated the country's obligations under the Energy Charter Treaty.

  • July 08, 2026

    Citadel Securities Drops Portofino Suit To Chase UK Judgment

    Citadel Securities has dropped its New York trade secrets lawsuit targeting a Swiss cryptocurrency trading firm launched by two ex-employees in order to focus on enforcing a roughly £6 million ($8 million) judgment it's already won in the dispute, according to documents filed Wednesday.

  • July 08, 2026

    EU Duty On Indonesian Fatty Acids Too High, WTO Says

    The European Union's anti-dumping margin on fatty acids imported from Indonesia exceeds the margin that should have been set under World Trade Organization standards, a WTO panel said Wednesday while rejecting other concerns raised by Indonesia.

  • July 07, 2026

    Entrepreneur Can't Sue Over Ex-Worker's Hill Testimony

    The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday nixed a multimillionaire executive's defamation suit against a former employee whose testimony to Congress helped secure passage of a law barring the arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims, litigation that also sought to undo an arbitral award favoring the former employee.

  • July 07, 2026

    Webuild Wants Justices' Input In Row Over In-State Property

    Webuild has pressed the Third Circuit to delay sending a case over a $140 million arbitral award against the Italian construction giant back to lower court as it seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of a circuit decision reviving a Chilean company's bid to enforce the award.

  • July 07, 2026

    White & Case Taps Two Disputes Partners From Broadfield

    White & Case LLP said Tuesday it has hired two Broadfield lawyers to join its Hong Kong office as partners in the firm's global litigation practice and global private capital industry group, saying they have broad experience in multi-jurisdictional matters and international arbitration disputes.

  • July 07, 2026

    Spain Cert Denial Clears A Path, But Creditors Face Hurdles

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision last week not to review a D.C. Circuit decision laying a path to enforce more than $400 million in arbitral awards against Spain has removed a jurisdictional hurdle for other similarly situated creditors, but other sticking points in the cases are likely to remain.

  • July 07, 2026

    Judge Recommends Netting Sugar Arb. Awards To $3.9M

    A Florida federal magistrate judge recommended rolling an arbitration award and a related counterclaim award over broken sugar contracts into a single judgment, which would set the net amount awarded to an Illinois sugar company at $3.86 million.

  • July 06, 2026

    Stablecoin Issuer Looks To Confirm Award Against Investor

    The issuer of a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin urged a Massachusetts federal court Monday to enforce arbitral awards it won against an investment firm and also to secure a declaratory relief judgment, claiming the Malta-based firm has a long history of market manipulation.

  • July 06, 2026

    Special Master Tapped To Oversee $150M Lead Poisoning Deal

    A Missouri federal judge appointed a special master to oversee administration of a $150 million settlement between a mining company controlled by billionaire Ira Rennert and Peruvian citizens who alleged that children were harmed by lead emissions from mining facilities in the Andes.

  • July 06, 2026

    RapidRuling Says NYAG's Fraud Suit Belongs In Federal Court

    An online arbitration platform sued by the New York attorney general has removed the case to federal court, saying the suit implicates questions relating to the Federal Arbitration Act.

  • July 06, 2026

    The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

    U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.

  • July 06, 2026

    After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

    Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.

  • July 06, 2026

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

  • July 06, 2026

    Partnership Docs Sealed In Clifford Chance Clawback Spat

    A federal judge has sealed the partnership agreements that two ex-Clifford Chance LLP practice group heads who jumped to Sidley Austin LLP included in their lawsuit challenging a nearly $6 million clawback demand, after Clifford Chance claimed the tactics put it at a competitive disadvantage. 

  • July 06, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week handled disputes involving arbitration, corporate control, advancement rights, freeze-out mergers and insolvent company wind-downs.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

    The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

  • July 03, 2026

    Italian Engineer Wins Order Blocking 'Vexatious' Russian Case

    An Italian engineering company has successfully prevented a Eurochem subsidiary owned by a sanctioned oligarch from trying to enforce a $1.19 billion judgment against it in Russia, as a court held that the Russian proceedings are "vexatious and oppressive."

Expert Analysis

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    High Court, Not A Single Justice, Should Decide On Recusal

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    As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to decline, the court should adopt a collegial framework in which all justices decide questions of recusal together — a reform that respects both judicial independence and due process for litigants, say Michael Broyde at Emory University and Hayden Hall at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

  • Series

    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

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    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

  • EU-US Data Transfer Ruling Offers Reassurance To Cos.

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    The European Union General Court’s recent upholding of the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Latombe v. European Commission, although subject to appeal, provides companies with legal certainty for the first time by allowing the transfer of European Economic Area personal data without relying on alternative mechanisms, say lawyers at Wilson Sonsini.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

  • Israeli Ruling Shows A Non-EU ICSID Enforcement Approach

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    An Israeli district court's recent decision declining to enforce an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes award served as a prominent testing ground for how a non-European Union jurisdiction approaches the enforcement of an intra-EU award against an EU member state, says Josep Galvez at 4-5 Gray’s Inn.

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    Judging Figure Skating Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Judging figure skating competitions helps me hone the focus, decisiveness and ability to process complex real-time information I need in court, but more importantly, it makes me reengage with a community and my identity outside of law, which, paradoxically, always brings me back to work feeling restored, says Megan Raymond at Groombridge Wu.

  • What Ethics Rules Say On Atty Discipline For Online Speech

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    Though law firms are free to discipline employees for their online commentary about Charlie Kirk or other social media activity, saying crude or insensitive things on the internet generally doesn’t subject attorneys to professional discipline under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, says Stacie H. Rosenzweig at Halling & Cayo.

  • Junior Attys Must Beware Of 5 Common Legal Brief Mistakes

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    Junior law firm associates must be careful to avoid five common pitfalls when drafting legal briefs — from including every possible argument to not developing a theme — to build the reputation of a sought-after litigator, says James Argionis at Cozen O'Connor.

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    Power To The Paralegals: How And Why Training Must Evolve

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    Empowering paralegals through new models of education that emphasize digital fluency, interdisciplinary collaboration and human-centered lawyering could help solve workforce challenges and the justice gap — if firms, educators and policymakers get on board, say Kristine Custodio Suero and Kelli Radnothy.

  • Series

    Playing Softball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My time on the softball field has taught me lessons that also apply to success in legal work — on effective preparation, flexibility, communication and teamwork, says Sarah Abrams at Baleen Specialty.

  • AI Risks Legal Sector Must Consider In Dispute Resolution

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    Artificial intelligence presents significant opportunities to lawyers and decision-makers navigating increasingly data-heavy legal proceedings, but two recent cases provide a sobering reminder of the potential for misuse, say lawyers at White & Case.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Time Management

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    Law students typically have weeks or months to prepare for any given deadline, but the unpredictability of practicing in the real world means that lawyers must become time-management pros, ready to adapt to scheduling conflicts and unexpected assignments at any given moment, says David Thomas at Honigman.

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