Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition
Click here for the chapter on the United States in the 2018-2019 Arbitration Yearbook.
Arbitration News from the United States
Supreme Court Holds That Section 1782 (For The Most Part) May Not Be Used...
The Supreme Court has issued only two decisions on Section 1782. In this Alert, we discuss the second of those two decisions, ZF Automotive...
District court affirms arbitral award, holding that selection of ICC Rules provided clear and...
Olin Holdings Ltd. v. State of Libya, No. 21-CV-4150 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 22, 2022)
In the 1990s, Libya made a number of legislative changes to foster...
District court orders party to withdraw actions in Mexico because the parties agreed to...
Citigroup Inc. v. Sayeg, No. 21-cv-10413 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 20, 2022)
Factual Background
Luis Sebastian Sayeg Seade ("Sayeg") was employed by Banco Nacional de México, S.A. ("Banamex"),...
New York state court applies principles of contract formation set out in the CISG...
In the Matter of the Application of New York State Department of Health, Petitioner, For an Order, Pursuant to Article 75 of the CPLR,...
District court recognizes and confirms a partial final arbitration award against a foreign sovereign...
District court recognizes and confirms a partial final arbitration award against a foreign sovereign and foreign government agency, rejecting arguments that the arbitration provision...
First Circuit vacates grant of motion to compel arbitration
First Circuit vacates grant of motion to compel arbitration, finding that the parties' disagreement over which conflicting agreement applied required the district court to...
Myths Debunked: Preferences for Arbitration and Litigation
No training programme for first year arbitration associates is complete without an exploration of the advantages of arbitration versus litigation. Young lawyers learn the...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2021-2022 – United States
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
The United States has arbitration-related legislation at both the federal (national) and state levels. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) of...
District court enters default judgment against a foreign sovereign thereby confirming the arbitral award...
DIGOIL v. Democratic Republic of Congo, No. 20-cv-1130 (RJL) (D.D.C. Sept. 14, 2021)
Factual Background
In 2007 and 2008, DIGOIL, a South African oil exploration...
District court applies balancing test to determine whether to enforce an arbitration award or...
Cube Infrastructure Fund Sicav v. Kingdom of Spain, No. 20-cv-1708 (EGS) (D.D.C. May 17, 2021)
Cube Infrastructure Fund SICAV, Cube Infrastructure Managers S.A., Cube...
