Jurisdictional Standards in New York Convention Cases and Actions Against Foreign States
In an article originally published in the New York Law Journal, WilmerHale Partner John V.H. Pierce and Counsel Matthew E. Draper, both members of the firm’s International Arbitration and International Litigation Practice Groups, discuss the recent ruling of the Second Circuit in Frontera Resources Azerbaijan Corp. v. State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan Republic, and explain the ruling’s implications for enforcing international arbitral awards and bringing suits against foreign states and state-owned entities in the courts of the Second Circuit.
Read the full text of the article: New York Convention Awards In the Second Circuit: ‘Frontera’ Provides Guidance on Jurisdiction and Foreign States.
Lawyers in WilmerHale’s International Arbitration and International Litigation Practice Groups have significant experience litigating disputes involving foreign states and state-owned entities in both international arbitration and US federal courts.