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Jan 23, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Michael Scavelli
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, with six days remaining in histerm, President Joe Biden reinstated a statutory suspension of newlawsuits filed under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. Thereinstatement halts the filing of new lawsuits under Title III butdoes not affect pending suits. President Biden's suspension ofTitle III suits can—and likely will—be discontinued bythe incoming Trump administration, which had lifted a priorsuspension of Title III in 2019.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Ivan I. Gordienko
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues incommercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgmentenforcement. In this update, we take a look back at 2024 and notesome issues to watch in 2025. Last year there were significantdevelopments in arbitration law and in the interpretation of the USForeign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), as well as judgmentenforcement in the UK. We summarize and highlight thosedevelopments below.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Ivan I. Gordienko
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Jennie Askew
The First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues
in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement. This month, our update was released on the second
Tuesday of November, in light of Election Day on November 5,
2024.
We start with a recent update regarding certiorari review of a
decision in the Ninth Circuit that addressed the requirements for
exercising personal jurisdiction over a foreign sovereign under the
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA).
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | A Chinese Firm |Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in
commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Michael Scavelli
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in
commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement. This month we bring you the latest updates from
“The Summer of the FSIA.” Over the last few weeks, we
have seen a number of significant developments concerning the
application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) coming
down from the federal appellate courts.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Lauren Goldschmidt
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in
commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement. Of particular interest to us has been the Supreme
Court's ruling on four cases relating to the arbitrability of
disputes in the last two years. In this update, we take a look back
on these recent rulings as the court seems to have embraced
resolving practical open issues in arbitration procedure.
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Jun 9, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in
commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement.
In a unanimous decision (issued just a month after oral
argument), the United States Supreme Court held that when a court
grants a motion to compel arbitration, if a party asks for a stay
of the case, the court must stay the case, and
is not permitted to dismiss it, pursuant to Section 3 of the
FAA. Smith v. Spizzirri, 601 U. S. ____ (2024) (Slip
Op.).
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May 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Steven Davidson |Michael J. Baratz |Molly Fox |Steven A. Kaplan
First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in
commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment
enforcement.
This month, we look at three practical tips to improve your
dispute resolution provision should you need to enforce an arbitral
award. When parties select arbitration, they typically focus their
attention on the arbitration agreement (rules, location,
procedures, etc.) but often neglect to consider including
provisions to help enforce an award.
