Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards

• Securing recognition in the United States of an international investment arbitration award against a foreign state. Not only did the court recognize the award but also convert the amount of the award in U.S. dollars at a favorable exchange rate and award prejudgment interest, issuing a judgment for nearly $60 million.
• Obtaining arbitration award in favor of a Salvadoran company against a Florida-based distributor in commercial arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules. Pursued and succeeded in the action to recognize the award in a United States district court and Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.
• Assisting in securing recognition in Russia of a $28 million international arbitration award for a U.S. company owned by prominent New York real estate developer.

International Litigation in U.S. Courts

• Representing a major Ukrainian TV company in connection with defamation claim brought by an international businessman in a U.S. federal court.
• Representing a Russian real estate investor in a dispute with its local U.S. partners concerning allegations of fraud and conversion.

Section 1782 Discovery

• Representing a Russian party in connection with request to obtain evidence pursuant to Section 1782 for use in Russian marital property division proceedings.
• Representing a major international pharmaceutical corporation in Section 1782 proceedings in connection with a patent validity dispute in Canada.

Cross-Border Advice

• Advising a major Russian oil equipment manufacturer in connection with claims against a U.S. customer in light of potential bankruptcy.
• Advising a U.S. investor in connection with sale of its interest in a major Russian construction conglomerate.
• Advising international investors in all aspects of the acquisition of the ferroalloy and steel assets in the United States including acquisition through receivership and bankruptcy proceedings.

White Collar Investigation

• Advising a U.S. Payment Processor in connection with international money laundering investigation initiated by foreign authorities.
• Serving as an expert retained by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on foreign legal issues involving assignment of distressed assets.

International Arbitration

• Representing as lead counsel a prominent New York real estate investor in Stockholm arbitration against major Russian oil refinery.

• Rutgers Law School, Adjunct Professor, Course: International Litigation in U.S. Courts.
• Recent Developments in the Investment-State Disputes Settlement – Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Against Foreign States and State-Owned Companies, ABA Section of International Law, 2020 Virtual Meeting.
• Attachment of Sovereign Assets in the United States, RAA/ABA XI CIS Dispute Resolution Conference, Moscow 2019.
• Obtaining Discovery in the United States for Use in Foreign Proceedings, 5th Edition Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Asia, Hong Kong 2019.
• The Future of Life Sciences: The Convergence of Private and Public Law, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Doing Business with the BRICS Nations, Washington, D.C. 2018.
• From Russia with the Scars (and Profits) to Prove it: How Experience in Countries of the Former Soviet Union Can Apply to Cuba (Business Law); ABA Section of International Law, Miami, FL 2017.
• The Impact of Economic Sanctions on International Arbitration, Stockholm, Sweden, 2016.
• Russia-Related Litigations in U.S. Courts, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, 2004.

• Fourth Circuit Weighs In on Whether International Commercial Arbitration Panels Are Tribunals, JD Supra, 2020
• The Eleventh Circuit Confirms its Pro-Arbitration Stance Once Again, JD Supra 2020
• $4M Arbitration Award Issued to a CBD Oil Supplier Client, Law360 (mention), 2020
• Moldova Likely to Pay $58 Million Debt to Platon-associated Energy Company, Case Returns to Paris Appeal Court, Moldova.org (mention), 2019
• Confidential Arbitration Award in Dispute Between Phosphagenics and Mylan, JD Supra, 2018
• Energy Co. Says $50M Award Row Should Proceed, Law360 (mention), 2018
• We Agreed to What? Lessons From a Recent Federal Court Decision on Arbitrability, JD Supra 2018.
• Top 5 Reasons for Life Sciences Companies to Use International Arbitration for Intellectual Property Disputes, JD Supra, 2018.
• Is There a Burger in the Treasury’s CAATSA Report? JD Supra, 2018.
• Light At The End Of Tunnel: Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns, Mealey’s International Arbitration Report, 2017.
• Dow Takes its Gene Patents Row with Bayer to the Supreme Court to Avoid the $455 Million Arbitral Award, JD Supra, 2017
• C. Court Sends a Harsh Reminder to Yukos Shareholders: Section 1782 Discovery is Discretionary, JD Supra, 2017
• Obtaining Evidence for use in Foreign Proceedings, JD Supra, 2017
• S. Discovery for Use in International Arbitration: A Catch 22, Young Arbitration Review, 2017.
• Industry Pulse for Life Sciences Companies: Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes through International Arbitration, JD Supra, 2017
• 2nd Circuit Tilts the Scale in Favor of Discovery in Aid of Arbitration, JD Supra, 2017
• Russia Responds to Western Sanctions by Banning Imported Foods, JD Supra, 2014.
• Sanctions Against Russia – Part 2: What Your Company Should Consider Now, JD Supra, 2014.
• Labor Conciliation Proceeding is Not a Tribunal for the Purposes of 28 U.S.C. §1782, JD Supra, 2014.