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Vol. 4 of our "Arbitration in the Courts" report, authored by Yasmine Lahlou, Andrew Poplinger and David Berman is now available! Check it out here: http://ow.ly/pygP50BWQ5F. Case summaries include: - Illinois Federal Court Refuses to Enjoin Remote Arbitration Hearing: Arbitrators, rather than court, should decide procedural question of whether to hold remote hearing due to Covid-19 pandemic. - Fifth Circuit Holds Award did not Violate Public Policy where Arbitrators had reje...cted claim that contract had been unlawfully obtained as part of the Lavo Jato bribery scandal. Court must defer to arbitrators’ conclusion that alleged bribery did not invalidate the parties’ contract. - SDNY Holds Section 1782 Available in Connection with Investor-State Arbitration: Tribunal in arbitration between Russian investor and Republic of Lithuania is foreign or international tribunal under 28 U.S.C. 1782. - Fifth Circuit Rejects Claim against AAA and Arbitrators for Damages Following Vacatur of Arbitration Awards: The FAA provides for vacatur of award as exclusive remedy for arbitrator bias.

Getting our #stepcount for the #2020jpmorganchallenge in #centralpark #chaffetzlindsey #bettertogether #CLunited #soveRUNimmunity #expertsinmotion

During this week’s #fridayfriendly, we learned we are better #lawyers than we are artists, but #pictionary was still fun. #whatisthat #chaffetzlindsey #teambuildingmadefun

We were SO lucky to have @prospectebam from @brooklynkura give our team a sake tasting and virtual tour of the brewery. No doubt Chaffetz Lindsey has a few more sake converts after tonight. Thank you, Brian!

The CL Commercial Litigation Report (Vol. 10) is now available: https://bit.ly/2WOH7o0

The 2020 Legal 500 USA rankings recognize Chaffetz Lindsey as the go-to New York-based firm for Insurance and International Arbitration disputes. Congratulations to our team and our partners who received individual recognition as leaders in their fields: Peter Chaffetz, James Hosking, Yasmine Lahlou, David Lindsey, Cecilia Froelich Moss, Caline Mouawad, Aníbal Sabater, Steve Schwartz and Charles Scibetta. Read more: http://ow.ly/GUui50Aobfc

The Chaffetz Lindsey Insurance/Reinsurance Report (Vol. 8) -- authored by Andrew Poplinger, Charles Scibetta, Steve Schwartz, and Karen Baswell is now available! https://bit.ly/2NwkoYQ

Join Matilde Flores on Thursday, June 16th for a discussion hosted by JURIS Conferences about whether or not security costs should be mandated for investor-State Arbitration. Read more: http://ow.ly/DbHf50A4aYX

Last month, Elizabeth Rainbow Willard and Agustina Alfaro lead an online lecture about pretrial activities in US civil procedure at IE Law School. Read more about their discussion: http://ow.ly/7tJB50A4aRb

Vol. 3 of our "Arbitration in the Courts" report, authored by Yasmine Lahlou, Andrew Poplinger and David Berman is now available! Check it out here: https://bit.ly/3cKhPfN #arbitrationinthecourts #arbitrationrelatedlitigation #ussc #arbitration

Recording #2 of NYIAC's 3-pt podcast series feat. Aníbal Sabater on how the dueling dynamic and policy changes across Latin American jurisdictions impact international arbitration in Peru, Bolivia & Chile is now available here: https://bit.ly/3dnXn5N

Congratulations to our former visiting trainee (Referendar) Tim Drunkenmölle on his admission to the German bar! We wish Tim all the best in his new position as an associate with Bodenheimer Herzberg in Cologne/Berlin.

A recording of NYIAC'S Part 1 podcast series -- where Aníbal Sabater, Noiana Marigo and Rekha Rangachari discuss how #policychanges across #LatAm jurisdictions impact #internationalarbitration in Mexico, Ecuador and Argentina is now available: http://ow.ly/dwzX50zA8YI