Grant Hanessian
Baker McKenzie
U.S.: District court judgment vacating award overturned for failure to apply CISG and to consider extrinsic evidence of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate
USA - August 1 2018 In 2013, Transmar Commodity Group Ltd. (“Transmar”) and Cooperativa Agraria Industrial Naranjillo Ltda. (“Naranjillo”) entered into six nearly...
U.S.: Second Circuit affirms bankruptcy and district court decisions to deny motion to compel arbitration given the conflict between arbitration and the Bankruptcy Code.
USA - June 18 2018 Plaintiff was a credit card holder with Credit One Bank, N.A.’s predecessor (the “Bank”). On March 12, 2012, the Bank “charged off” Plaintiff’s...
U.S.:District court confirms ICSID award and refuses to stay enforcement pending foreign proceeding
USA - June 11 2018 Rusoro, a Canadian company, owned 58 mining concessions and contracts for the exploration and production of gold in Venezuela. At the time of Rusoro’s...
U.S.: District court confirms arbitration award, denying Respondent’s claims that the agreement at issue was subject to Ghanaian law.
USA - May 30 2018 Balkan Energy Ltd. v. Republic of Ghana, No. 17-cv-00584 (D.D.C. Mar. 22, 2018) click for opinion In 2007, the Republic of Ghana (“Ghana”)...
Enforcement of Arbitration Agreement. District court dismisses Defendant’s arbitrable counterclaims and stays Plaintiffs’ non-arbitrable claims against Defendant
USA - May 7 2018 Plaintiffs, West African Ventures Limited and Sea Trucks Group FZE, brought a guarantee-enforcement action against two guarantors under various...
