EIG ENERGY FUND XIV, L.P. et al v. PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S.A
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1:16-cv-00333
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- Bruch Law Group
- Coburn & Greenbaum
- Cravath Swaine
- Hogan Lovells
- Kramer Levin
- Lehotsky Keller
- Quinn Emanuel
- Sidley Austin
- WilmerHale
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August 11, 2022
Petrobras Defrauded Drilling Venture Investors, Court Rules
A D.C. federal court has agreed that Petrobras fraudulently induced several investment funds to finance a company formed for an oil drilling venture that was later revealed to be implicated in a massive bribery scheme, teeing up a trial on the investors' claim for $221 million in damages.
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April 03, 2017
Petrobras Must Face EIG Funds' Fraud Claims, Judge Finds
A D.C. federal judge has largely refused a bid by Petróleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, to dismiss claims by investment funds managed by EIG Global Energy Partners LLC regarding an alleged bribery scheme for drillship construction contracts.