Region: United States of America
David Kasdan 1963-2023
International arbitration lawyers have been paying tribute to David Kasdan, a prolific real-time court reporter who transcribed more than a thousand hearings and procedural sessions, who has died aged 60.
08 March 2024
Honduras to withdraw from ICSID
Honduras has made good on its threat to withdraw from ICSID over the centre’s handling of a US$11 billion claim, as the state also tries to disqualify arbitrator David W Rivkin from hearing that case.
01 March 2024
Novavax pays to settle covid-19 vaccine dispute
US biotech company Novavax has agreed to pay US$400 million to settle an ICC claim brought by global health organisation Gavi over a cancelled contract to supply covid-19 vaccines to low and middle-income countries.
22 February 2024
Decade-old ICSID award against Niger lands in US court
A Scottish airport services group has asked a US court to register an ICSID award that it won against Niger more than a decade ago.
20 February 2024
Uruguay liable in airline dispute
A private equity-backed Panamanian entity has won US$56.5 million in its ICSID claim against Uruguay over the collapse of the country’s flag carrier airline – while the state says it knocked out 94% of damages sought.
14 February 2024
Oxy agrees to settle dispute with Ecuador oil block partner
Occidental Petroleum says it has reached a preliminary settlement with its Chinese former partner in an Ecuadorean oil block to settle a long-running fight over the proceeds of an ICSID award.
13 February 2024
US weighs into Spain’s fight over intra-EU awards
The US Department of Justice has weighed into a DC Circuit appeal over the enforcement of three Energy Charter Treaty awards against Spain, arguing that the existence of an arbitration agreement is a threshold question and that it was “improper” for a judge to issue anti-suit injunctions against the respondent state.
06 February 2024
US music licensing company threatens claim against Jamaica
A US music licensing company has threatened to bring an ICSID claim against Jamaica over an alleged scheme of corruption that thwarted its attempts to be listed on the country’s stock exchange.
06 February 2024
Reed Smith hires from Steptoe
Juliya Arbisman, who has advised Canadian mining group First Quantum on a series of disputes, has left Steptoe & Johnson to join the partnership at Reed Smith in New York and London.
02 February 2024
Winston & Strawn promotes in Houston
Winston & Strawn has promoted Imad Khan to partner in its international arbitration team in Houston.
31 January 2024