Canada has long been an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction and was the first state to adopt the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (“Model…
The Ninth Circuit Court of appeals reversed a district court’s refusal to vacate an arbitration award for improper conduct by the Tribunal chairman, finding…
The Southern District of New York rejected public policy and due process defenses and confirmed an international arbitration award while rejecting an argument that…
A U.S. District Court rejected Argentina’s attempt to vacate a USD 21 million international arbitration award in a proceeding administered by ICSID under the…
Baker McKenzie has released its North American Arbitration Primer. This builds on the success of Baker McKenzie’s Asia Pacific Arbitration Primer that was published…
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) reflects U.S. Congressional approval of the finality of arbitration. Indeed, the FAA and interpretive case law provide for the…
In Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. Athena Venture Partners, L.P., No. 13-3461 (3d Cir. Sept. 29, 2015), the Third Circuit held that parties must…
On August 4, 2015, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in Chevron Corp. v. Republic of Ecuador, 795 F.3d 200 (D.C. Cir. 2015), affirming the district…
In Miminco, LLC v. Democratic Republic of the Congo, No. 14-01987 (D.D.C. Feb. 9, 2015), a U.S. district court confirmed an ICSID arbitral award and granted…
In First State Ins. Co. v. National Casualty Co., No. 14-1644 (1st Cir. Mar. 20, 2015), the First Circuit rejected an argument that arbitrators…