Grant Hanessian
Baker McKenzie
Articles
District court stays action to confirm foreign arbitral award under New York Convention after finding state-owned entity subject to court’s jurisdiction under FSIA
USA - September 16 2019 Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., No. C18-1360-TSZ (W.D. Wash. Apr. 16, 2019) Devas Mutlimedia Private Ltd. (“Devas”) brought an...
District court found that a pending appeal in a related state court action was no basis to vacate an award
USA - September 11 2019 Ballinasmalla Holdings Ltd. v. FCStone Merch. Servs., No. 18-cv-12254 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 11, 2019) Corrib Oil Biofuels, LLC (“Corrib Oil”) contracted...
U.S.: District court confirms foreign arbitral award under New York Convention despite pending set aside proceedings as to damages portion of the award in the arbitral seat.
USA - July 8 2019 Respondents Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, S.A.B. De C.V. And GCC Latinoamérica, S.A. De C.V. (together, “GCC”) are Mexican entities that supply cement...
U.S.: District court refuses to confirm unreasoned arbitration award and remands it to the arbitrator for clarification.
USA - July 1 2019 Smarter Tools Inc. (“STI”), a Virginia corporation, executed a purchase agreement to buy thousands of gas-powered generators from Chongqing SENCI...
U.S.: District court grants petition to confirm foreign arbitral award and awards attorneys’ fees.
USA - June 17 2019 In June 2014, Eolica Tres Mesas, S. De R.L. De C.V. And Eolica Tres Mesas 2, S. De R.L. De C.V. (“Eolica”) entered into a subcontractor relationship...
