Randa Adra
Crowell & Moring LLP
Articles
Second Circuit Gives Renewed Hope to Account Holders Seeking to Access Their Funds Trapped in Lebanese Banks—But Is It Only a Glimmer?
Lebanon, USA - December 20 2022 On December 15, 2022, in Raad v. Bank Audi SAL, Case No. 21-2612, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the Southern District of…
SCOTUS: U.S. Discovery Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Not Available in International Commercial and (Some) Investment Arbitration
USA - June 14 2022 Can a party in an international arbitration compel a person in the United States to provide testimony or produce documents? For decades, the answer…
See You In State Court: The U.S. Supreme Court Limits Federal Jurisdiction Over Petitions to Confirm and Vacate Arbitral Awards
USA - April 5 2022 On March 31, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Badgerow v. Walters, ruling that federal courts may not “look through” to the…
2022 ICSID Amended Regulations and Rules - What Has Changed?
Global - March 24 2022 On March 21, 2022, Member States of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”) approved amendments to ICSID’s…
Fifth Circuit Rejects the Enforcement of An International Arbitral Award Against Saudi Aramco on Sovereign Immunity Grounds
USA - December 8 2021 In Al-Qarqani v. Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Case No. 21-20034, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a petition seeking enforcement of a…
