Lawrence W. Newman

September 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write: When practitioners and scholars speak, in articles and seminars, about corruption in international arbitration, they are most often referring to bribery on the part of the parties in obtaining government contracts. Only rarely does the subject of wrongful conduct by arbitrators come up. But recently, a well-known international arbitrator appointed to a panel in a dispute between Croatia and Slovenia was revealed to be discussing the case with the agent of Slovenia.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

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September 24, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write: When practitioners and scholars speak, in articles and seminars, about corruption in international arbitration, they are most often referring to bribery on the part of the parties in obtaining government contracts. Only rarely does the subject of wrongful conduct by arbitrators come up. But recently, a well-known international arbitrator appointed to a panel in a dispute between Croatia and Slovenia was revealed to be discussing the case with the agent of Slovenia.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

11 minute read

July 23, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky review a case that shows the very different ways two courts handled requests to enforce the exact same arbitration award.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

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July 22, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky review a case that shows the very different ways two courts handled requests to enforce the exact same arbitration award.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

11 minute read

May 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write that in connection with the largest arbitration award ever issued, questions of the extent and influence of tribunal secretaries on arbitrators' decisions recently have been brought to the fore.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

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May 27, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Dispute Resolution column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write that in connection with the largest arbitration award ever issued, questions of the extent and influence of tribunal secretaries on arbitrators' decisions recently have been brought to the fore.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

11 minute read

March 26, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky look at two recent cases in which location was the key element: one involving whether 28 U.S.C. §1782 can be used to obtain evidence located outside the United States, the other, one that answers the question, "when is a U.S. citizen not a citizen?"

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

10 minute read

March 25, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky look at two recent cases in which location was the key element: one involving whether 28 U.S.C. §1782 can be used to obtain evidence located outside the United States, the other, one that answers the question, "when is a U.S. citizen not a citizen?"

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

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January 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write that when a judgment debtor is foreign and has no ongoing business operations and no visible assets, the usual approach of enforcing a judgment against it by identifying assets and levying on them becomes more challenging. Two recent, related New York decisions illustrate the difficulties in pursuing certain foreign debtors.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

11 minute read

January 28, 2015 | New York Law Journal

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky write that when a judgment debtor is foreign and has no ongoing business operations and no visible assets, the usual approach of enforcing a judgment against it by identifying assets and levying on them becomes more challenging. Two recent, related New York decisions illustrate the difficulties in pursuing certain foreign debtors.

By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky

11 minute read