Perspectives on International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

On May 18, partner Hunter T. Carter participated in the conference “Corrupción y sector privado: La experiencia chilena e internacional” or “Corruption and the private sector: The Chilean and international experience” in Santiago, Chile with the President of Chile Transparente, the Chilean regional

Iran and the United States, along with Russia, China, France, the UK, and Germany announced that they have reached an agreement on the key parameters for a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action regarding the Iran nuclear program in exchange for the termination of certain sanctions.

Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Arent Fox’s Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, and International Trade practices in its annual worldwide rankings of top law firms.

Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, and International Trade practices recognized.

The stakeholder engagement process supporting the Obama Administration’s plans to develop a National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct (NAP) is well underway. Two stakeholder meetings have already occurred in New York City and Berkeley, California.

Hunter T. Carter has been named to Latinvex’s list of Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers

The US National Contact Point recently issued a Final Statement regarding complaints by two international labor unions that Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) engaged in conduct inconsistent with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD Guidelines).

Most parties that enter into arbitration agreements do not expect their choice to be diminished by being forced to litigate in open court. This paramount deference to contractual freedom is a hallmark of US law as well as the practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Arent Fox International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution partner Timothy J. Feighery wrote an opinion article published by Roll Call that outlined potential next steps for US businesses and private citizens to secure payment on $1.8 billion in unpaid claims against Cuba.

Arent Fox International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution partner Timothy J. Feighery was interviewed by Mike Vitoria, host of the radio program On the Money, about the United States’ normalizing of diplomatic relations with Cuba.

Arent Fox International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution partner Timothy J. Feighery was quoted by Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal after President Barack Obama announced that the United States will seek to establish diplomatic ties with Cuba and ease economic barriers.

The United States and the European Union imposed additional sanctions on Russia and Crimea.

In a live press conference yesterday, President Barack Obama announced the beginning to a thaw in more than 50 years of chilly relations with Cuba.

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to two agreements relating to real estate in New York and a third agreement relating to real estate in Florida because they “affect interstate commerce,” the court ordered that the arbitration panel, should rule whether the claims were time-barred.

As the crisis in Ukraine intensifies and broadens, more foreign investment is likely to find itself caught in the crossfire. The situation raises novel questions about the application of Ukraine’s many investment treaties in the context of armed conflict and belligerent occupation.

A federal court granted a motion to dismiss filed by Arent Fox LLP on behalf of the Government of Greece.

The book provides an article-by-article analysis of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as revised in 2010 by the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

On April 17, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control granted Arent Fox LLP’s petition.

The United States (US) Supreme Court’s recent ruling in BG Group v. Argentina generally reflects a pro-investor approach to interpreting preconditions in investment treaties.

The tumultuous events currently unfolding in Ukraine raise concerns not only about Ukraine’s political future, but also its overall economic stability.

Arent Fox LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution practice with the addition of partner Lee M. Caplan.