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International Arbitration and Litigation

Representative International Commercial Arbitrations

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  • APCO Sales, Inc. v. LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. f/k/a Goldstar International, Inc. (AAA Int’l Centre for Dispute Resolution) (lead counsel for Korean company in dispute with sales representative involving claims of breach of contract and defamation; favorably settled)
  • BASF v. Valspar (Zurich Chamber of Commerce arbitration) (lead respondent’s counsel in trade secrets/licensing dispute concerning chemical coatings for containers; favorably settled)
  • Beijing Huakong Technology Co. Ltd. v. MSAR Equipamentos Industriais Ltda (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce)(counsel to Brazilian respondent-counterclaimant in arbitration of claims brought by Chinese and Brazilian claimants alleging breach of contract and counterclaims for theft of computer software and related technology; pending)
  • Energy Overseas Int’l, Inc. v. POSVEN, C.A. (Ad hoc proceeding under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules) (lead counsel to Venezuelan subsidiary of a Korean steel manufacturer in an arbitration of controversies arising out of contracts for the construction of a hot briquetted iron facility in Venezuela by two subsidiaries of a United States engineering and construction company; favorably settled)
  • Magnum Research v. Israeli Military Industries, Ltd. (ICC Int’l Ct. of Arbitration) (lead claimant’s counsel in dispute concerning patent and trademark rights to Desert Eagle® pistol; favorable interim award after first phase of hearings precipitated favorable settlement)
  • Nicola Products Ltd. v. NI Corporation (Japan Commercial Arbitration Rules)(counsel for the Japanese respondent defending contract claims asserted by the Canadian claimant; claims dismissed)
  • SAFA Collections, Inc. v. Gianni Versace S.r.L. and Gianni Versace S.p.A. (AAA Int’l Centre for Dispute Resolution) (chaired arbitration panel that adjudicated dispute involving international fashion designer’s alleged breach of franchise agreement)
  • Swe-Dish Communications Co. v. DFH Network, Inc. (Ad hoc arbitration under UNCITRAL rules, Paris) (counsel to wholesaler of soccer TV matches in action for breach of contract brought by satellite uplink/downlink company; favorably settled)
  • Eldorado Stone, LLC v. Magic Stone Korea Co., Ltd., et. al. (AAA Int'l Centre for Dispute Resolution)(counsel to American claimant asserting breach of contract and intellectual property claims against South Korean and Chinese respondents; award of money damages and injunctive relief)
  • Thomson-CSF v. Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation (ICC Int'l Ct. of Arbitration)(lead respondent's counsel for airline pilot training company in dispute with manufacturer of Airbus A340 aircraft stimulator; favorable award)

Representative International Litigation

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  • Aero Falcon, S.A. v. G. Andrew Deutsch and Falcon Jet Aircraft (N.J.) (lead counsel for owner of jet aircraft distributor in Argentina brought by prior owner alleging interference with contract and related claims; favorable decision after three week trial)
  • BAT Plc v. Commissioners of the Inland Revenue (European Court of Justice) (challenging the UK credit system for taxing dividends from non-residents and the failure to regard foreign sourced dividend income as franked investment income under European law)
  • Cargill Financial Services International, Inc. v. Inkombank (N.Y.) (counsel to U.S. company, as agent for five British banks, suing to recover balance on a defaulted letter of credit issued by Russian bank; obtained a $9.2 million judgment, more than 98% of which was collected)
  • ConAgra, Ltd. v. Iraqi State Company for Food Stuff Trading (D.D.C.) (counsel to U.S. plaintiff exporter on contract and letter of credit claims in Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act case against Iraqi defendants and U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; obtained judgment before trial against Iraqi government agency and bank)
  • Consarc Corp. v. Iraqi Ministry of Industry (D.D.C. and D.C. Cir.) (lead counsel to U.S. and European engineering firm in litigation against Iraqi ministry and banks and the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; on fraud claim obtained $55 million punitive damage judgment against a foreign government agency, one of the largest to date in a Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act Case)
  • Control Data Corporation v. The Islamic Republic of Iran et al. (Iran-United States Claims Tribunal) (counsel to U.S. claimant for constructive expropriation of the assets of claimant’s Iranian subsidiary and alternative claims of breach of contract and tort on the part of the defendant government, its agencies and instrumentalities; settled favorably after hearing on the merits)
  • DaimlerChrysler UK Limited and DaimlerChrysler AG v. Classic Cars UK (English High Court, Chancery Division)(represented German car manufacturer and UK affiliate in trademark infringement, passing off, and domain name action; obtained damages and costs)
  • Hermes, S.A. v. Hermes Furriers, Ltd. (S.D.N.Y.) (counsel to French fashion manufacturer and retailer against New York company infringing plaintiff’s tradename; defendant enjoined and assessed damages)
  • In the Matter of Certain Electrically-Resistive Monocomponent Toner and “Black Powder” Preparations Therefor (U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n) (respondents’ counsel in Tariff Act Section 337 proceeding involving claims that respondents’ importation and sale of copier toner constituted unfair acts and unfair methods of competition by reason of alleged conduct actionable under U.S. antitrust laws and under common law and statutory law of unfair competition; claims dismissed by International Trade Commission)
  • Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. v. United States and Mitsui Denman (Ireland) Ltd. (U.S. Int’l Trade Comm’n and Court of Int’l Trade) (trial and appellate counsel to Irish respondent-intervenor in antidumping case; successful defense of favorable Int’l Trade Admin. determination on appeal)
  • Marks & Spencer p.l.c. v. David Halsey, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Tax (European Court of Justice)(counsel to British department store chain in litigation alleging that English tax law concerning surrender of losses between company group members in different member states of the European Community violates the EC Treaty; won)
  • Mehadrin Ltd. v. Marq Packaging Co. (S.D.N.Y.) (counsel to largest Israeli fruit grower on breach of contract claims involving fruit-packaging equipment; favorably settled)
  • Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company v. The Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran-United States Claims Tribunal) (counsel to U.S. claimant on claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment in relation to supply of specialty materials for renovation of Tehran stadium for the Asian Games and fraudulent drawdown of related bank guarantees; favorable award)
  • NEC Semiconductors Limited & Ors v Commissioners of the Inland Revenue (English High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords) (representing group of non-EU multinational corporations contending that the UK imputation system offends the non-discrimination provision of double tax conventions and European law; pending)
  • Robomatix, Ltd. v. Aluminum Co. of America (W.D. Pa.) (counsel to Israeli manufacturer of robotic laser machinery used to manufacture aluminum auto bodies for Audi, suing Alcoa for breach of contract and fraud; favorably settled)
  • Shanghai Automation Instrument Co., et al. v. Dennis Kuel, et al. (N.D. Cal.) (represented Chinese company against several Silicon Valley corporations alleging conversion; obtained $22 million judgment)
  • Wyesco v. Kvaerner (W.D. La.) (counsel for Norwegian multinational successfully compelling arbitration in London on breach of contract claims)