Bank examination privilege set aside by Southern District of New York *

USA - April 25 2013
A recent decision in the Southern District of New York casts doubt on the protections afforded by the bank examination privilege in civil litigation…

Co-authors: Christopher J. Houpt .

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The Edge Act confers federal jurisdiction according to US District Court for the Southern District of New York *

USA - March 18 2013
A recent opinion from the Southern District of New York provides a reminder that the Edge Act (12 U.S.C. § 632) permits federally chartered…

Co-authors: Christopher J. Houpt .

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New York Court of Appeals answers questions on when jurisdiction can be established based on New York correspondent accounts *

USA - January 11 2013
The New York Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that could have significant implications for non-US banks that have limited operations in the…

Co-authors: Alex C. Lakatos, Christopher J. Houpt , Marc R. Cohen.

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New York trial court reaffirms separate-entity rule in discovery dispute *

USA - November 12 2012
The recent decision by a New York State trial court in Ayyash v. Koleilat (N.Y. Sup. Ct., N.Y. County, Index No. 151471/2012 (Coin, J.)) contains important guidance on how lower-level New York State courts are inclined to interpret the decision of New York’s highest court in Koehler v. Bank of Bermuda.

Co-authors: Alex C. Lakatos, Christopher J. Houpt .

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New York Court of Appeals to consider vast expansion to Koehler: turnover of assets at a non-US subsidiary *

USA - October 3 2012
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently certified to the New York Court of Appeals two questions concerning the ability of a judgment creditor to garnish accounts of judgment debtors at non-US subsidiaries of banks that have branches in New York or are otherwise subject to jurisdiction in New York.

Co-authors: Alex C. Lakatos, Christopher J. Houpt .

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