While there are numerous U.S. court decisions holding that federal statute 28 U.S.C. § 1782 may be used to compel discovery in aid of investor-state arbitrations, far fewer have held that § 1782 may be used in aid of private, commercial international arbitrations. A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, In re Owl Shipping, LLC, No. 14-5655 (D.N.J. Oct. 17, 2014), did just that. Factual Background Owl Shipping, LLC and Oriole Shipping, LLC…