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Arbitration, Expropriation, Jurisdiction, Sovereign Immunities, United States

Expropriation under the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act: Raising the Jurisdictional Bar

Christopher Smith (King & Spalding)/September 13, 2017September 8, 2017 /Leave a comment

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Overview On May 1, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne Int’l Drilling Co. (137 S.Ct. 1312). In its ruling, the Court addressed the expropriation exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (the “FSIA”). The expropriation exception permits plaintiffs to bring claims in…

Arbitration, Arbitration Proceedings, Discovery, Section 1782 Discovery, United States

An Eleventh Circuit U-Turn: How International Arbitration Practitioners Should Now Engage § 1782 Discovery in the United States

Christopher Smith (King & Spalding)/February 19, 2014September 24, 2019 /Leave a comment

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Co-authored by Christopher Smith and James Menz, Schellenberg Wittmer On 10 January 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a highly anticipated decision in Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., 2014 WL 104132 (11th Cir. Jan. 10, 2014) (hereinafter Consorcio II). The holding vacated the same panel’s…