Sentences with phrase «state arbitration cases»

Paris - based Peter Turner's arbitration practice has had a long - standing focus on substantial investor - state arbitration cases, although he has also had recent significant activity in the commercial sphere, notably on gas price review cases.

He is highly experienced in public international law disputes and investor - state arbitration cases, with past roles including acting as part of the Law Commission of India's study group into the Indian Model Bilateral Investment Treaty.

Not exact matches

He said their attempts to move the case from the state court in Los Angeles where Daniels filed her claim to a federal court is because it would increase the chances that the matter will be decided in private arbitration, «thus hiding the truth from the public.»

He said their attempts to move the case from the state court in Los Angeles where Daniels filed her claim to a federal court is because that would increase the chances the matter be decided in private arbitration, «thus hiding the truth from the public.»

The filing also stated that Trump intended to force the case back to arbitration:

Mr. Cuomo's planned legislation would require any companies with state business to disclose the number of sexual harassment cases they had faced each year, and would bar employers from forcing their employees into private arbitration.

(2) certain forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, early neutral evaluation, minitrials, and voluntary arbitration, may have potential to reduce the large backlog of cases now pending in some Federal courts throughout the United States, thereby allowing the courts to process their remaining cases more efficiently; and

However, nowadays investors will almost always conclude a contract with the State if it concerns public services, works, etc. furthermore, a lot of the cases that go before ISDS could also be brought under commercial arbitration because they often concern the revocation of some form of license, subsidy, etc, that formed the basis of the investment.

First, the member state could argue that its obligations under EU law take priority over its BIT obligations, in which case the priority of one obligation over the other can only be established by applying conflict rules, but such arguments have not been raised in intra-EU arbitrations (apart from conflict arguments challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunals which is a different matter).

Given the length of domestic proceedings coupled with the impossibility of invoking international standards, and the difficulty to convince the home - state to further their case, the likelihood is high that the investors will choose commercial arbitration.

I have represented employees in state and federal cases, in the Nebraska Workers Compensation Court, administrative proceedings in front of the Nebraska Department of Labor and Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission and have also represented union members in arbitrations.

Mr. Stellabotte is a registered patent attorney and has extensive experience litigating patent, copyright, trade secret, antitrust, contract, tort, trademark, false advertising, and information technology related matters in federal and state trial and appellate courts, including case preparation and strategy, fact and expert discovery, depositions, motion practice, Markman hearings, preliminary injunction hearings, bench and jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, appeals, and settlement negotiations.

We have successfully represented clients in both state and federal court, as well as in arbitration, winning construction cases where millions of dollars were at stake.

For example, a German court of appeal held that the parties had concluded a new arbitration agreement by signing ICC Terms of Reference.800 Similarly, a decision by the English House of Lords stated that «[i] n the present case one is dealing with an ICC arbitration agreement.

Each chapter is devoted to different international landmark arbitration cases — primarily state - to - state but also including commercial disputes with geopolitical dimensions — and showcases how arbitration has resolved disputes in cases regarding for example potential escalation of armed conflict.

Aloke Ray who is White & Case's Asia head of international arbitration, based in Singapore, presented a paper on Bilateral Investment Treaties and State Immunity.

Many of David's cases relate to the energy sector and in particular he has considerable experience of litigating for and against state oil and gas companies, typically in confidential arbitration proceedings (see the Arbitration section above for more details).

Neal's business litigation experience has included the successful trial and arbitration of cases involving a broad spectrum of issues, including but not limited to the Uniform Commercial Code, «lender liability» law, fraudulent conveyance avoidance, preference avoidance, partnership disputes, state and federal securities law issues, business torts, and contract law.

Tried dozens of arbitration cases and related proceedings arising out of a hotly contested 105 - employee layoff, including an administrative trial before the state Labor Relations Commission upholding the lawfulness of the layoffs (19 MLC 1551, aff'd 22 MLC 1468)

During his 21 - year legal career, Mr. Goldberg has litigated hundreds of cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States involving claims of retaliation, discrimination, wrongful termination, fraud, defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract, as well as commercial contract disputes, civil RICO, ERISA, trade secrets and restrictive covenants, corporate governance disputes, minority shareholder disputes, partnership disputes, Madoff counseling and defense, advancement and indemnification proceedings, whistleblower actions (SOX and CEPA), executive compensation counseling, litigation, and arbitration, international litigation and arbitration, antitrust litigation and arbitration, products liability litigation, environmental and toxic tort litigation, and securities fraud.

In a case involving out - of - state practice in an AAA commercial arbitration, the SJC notes that the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct now expressly permit -LSB-...]

At its heart, IIAPP offers a database of summaries of some 150 cases brought by investors against states under treaties channelling disputes into less costly arbitration.

He has disposed of numerous cases through motion practice and has litigated cases through trial, arbitration, and appeal in federal and state court around the country.

The three dominant themes in 2008 cases where PIL was invoked were as follows: UK / EU law implementation of UNSC resolutions concerning freezing of alleged terrorist assets (sanctions cases); the acts / omissions of UK authorities in Iraq / Afghanistan viewed in the context of PIL and provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and Human Rights Act 1998 (Iraq / Afghanistan related cases); and state / diplomatic immunity in the context of civil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity castate / diplomatic immunity in the context of civil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity caState entities in the UK (Civil immunity cases).

Our lawyers spend a significant amount of time in labor and employment litigation, which includes the defense of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge cases in federal and state courts, arbitration proceedings, the defense of individual employment contract actions, and proceedings before various state and federal administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board, United States, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania Departments of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, and OSHA.

Since that first case, we have represented blind managers, groups of managers, state licensing agencies, the National Association of Blind Merchants, and the National Federation of the Blind throughout the United States in arbitrations, trial courts, and appellate courts.

Similarly, close to two - thirds (62 %) of respondents to the 2010 White & Case and Queen Mary University survey Choices in International Arbitration stated that a jurisdiction's «formal legal infrastructure» remains the most important factor when choosing a seat for international arbitration.

David is also an experienced trial lawyer with more than 100 cases under his belt in state and federal courts all over the country, before administrative agencies, and in domestic and international arbitration forums.

We handle all levels of appeals from state and federal cases, as well as administrative proceedings and arbitrations, across both civil and criminal defense matters.

Mandatory arbitration in an agreement can effectively rob you of the right to present your case in a court if the agreement states that the arbiter's decision is binding for both parties.

While deciding HRC Shipping case, the learned court had drawn upon the reasoning used in the landmark Indian case, Bhatia International v Bulk Trading SA [3], where the Court held that the Act itself did not state that it would not apply if the place of arbitration is not in Bangladesh or that it would apply only if the place of arbitration is in Bangladesh.

While Japan has the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), the number of arbitration cases resolved in Japan is very limited as stated above.

Regularly represents clients in a variety of cases that involve issues arising under the Federal Arbitration Act and state analogs, including briefing and arguing numerous motions to both compel and stay arbitration.

He has tried cases in state and federal courts, as well as arbitration matters before the American Arbitration Association.

He has handled and tried cases, arbitrations and administrative proceedings in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

In London, Fred has participated in a mock arbitration of a New York State Labor Law case, at Xchanging, a mock trial of a tractor - trailer accident, and a symposium on litigation at the Lloyd's Library all presented to large groups of claims professionals, underwriters and brokers.

He has handled hundreds of cases before federal and state courts and arbitration panels throughout the United States.

Therefore, the homologation process in Ecuador implies that the party that seeks the enforcement of a foreign award shall file a petition with the Provincial Court8, which will assess whether the award complies with the following requirements: (i) The international award complies with the formalities required for it to be considered authentic in the state where it was issued; (ii) The award is final and binding in the jurisdiction where it was delivered and the attachments are duly legalized; (iii) With regard to the requirement prescribed in the Convention, if the award is in a language other than the official language of the country, in this case Spanish, it shall incorporate a translation; (iv) It is shown from the legal papers of the arbitration proceedings that the party against whom the awards is being enforced was duly notified of the claim and that there was no due process violation; (v) The petition must specify the domicile of the party against whom the award is being enforced.

These laws vary, but it is generally the case that the recovery of these costs is more difficult for arbitrations seated in the United States.

Counsel for claimant in ICC arbitration case no. 16199 / GZ involving scope of bank guarantees and state aid exemptions

The firm has more than two decades» worth of experience advising clients on transactional mandates such as joint ventures with the Cuban state, as well as representing them in contentious mandates such as investment treaty arbitration cases.

In addition, Corrie has extensive experience in the defense and settlement of complex, multiparty cases in both federal and state court, including trial and pre-trial motion practice, devising settlement and trial strategies, and preparing for and participating in mediations and arbitrations.

A. Introduction While investor - state arbitration remains a relatively new area of international law, the number of cases commenced under international investment agreements (IIAs) has grown...

More recently, we have been instructed by a number of states, including Egypt, Spain, Greece and the Kyrgyz Republic, and investors in investment arbitration cases.

«We need not decide in this case whether an out - of - State attorney's representation of a party at a Massachusetts arbitration proceeding constitutes the unauthorized practice of law.

In a case involving out - of - state practice in an AAA commercial arbitration, the SJC notes that the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct now expressly permit multijurisdictional practice in arbitration and that the Massachusetts rules committee is currently weighing adoption of that rule.

Our business litigation attorneys have tried cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, and in national and international administrative tribunals and arbitration panels.

The Claimants sought an order for alternative service on the basis of good reason, rather than exceptional circumstances, which had to be their case in the light of English authorities on service where a treaty made exclusive provision for service in the state in question, but I would have considered the circumstances exceptional in any event in the light of the evidence before me as to the likelihood of the KRG seeking to utilise Article 10 and the stifling, stalling and obstructive tactics adopted by the KRG in the arbitration and enforcement actions in the UK and the District of Columbia, as set out in the relevant witness statements before me at the time, to which I have already referred.

As Arbitrator, he sat in over 80 major international cases, including appointments as President and Co-Arbitrator in numerous ICSID, NAFTA and ad hoc investor - State disputes and institutional and ad hoc commercial arbitration cases worldwide (including ICC; LCIA; Stockholm Chamber of Commerce; Netherlands Arbitration Institute; International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber; ARIAS; CCIG (Swiss Rules); UNCITRAL).

Hodgson's panel, «The Law as a Primary Tool,» will examine such topics as the law and rules applicable to the arbitration agreement and jurisdictional issues in view of latest case law; the law applicable to ancillary issues, such as incorporation of companies, powers of attorney and other issues of representation; the law applicable to the standard of proof and evaluation of evidence; and laws potentially relevant in cases involving States.