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International Legal News - Middle East
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Lebanese Banks Turn to Lobbying Powerhouses for Reputation Repair
The National Law Journal
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When Lebanon's bankers turned to DLA Piper and Patton Boggs for help last year, they hoped the firms could burnish the image of a $127 billion industry tainted by allegations of money laundering for terrorists and drug dealers. Instead, two Lebanese financial institutions last month were hit with U.S. Treasury Department sanctions for purportedly aiding Hezbollah.
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Iran / United States
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N.Y. Appellate Panel Approves Service by Email on Wife in Iran
New York Law Journal
- Despite the fact that neither the Civil Practice Law and Rules nor the Hague Convention expressly permit service of process via email, a New York appellate court has upheld email service of an international divorce summons after other methods failed in a matrimonial case where a wife returned to Iran.
Egypt
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Egypt Proceeds With Judiciary Law Despite Uproar
The Associated Press
- Egypt's Islamist-led parliament has pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nation's most senior judges, despite an uproar by the judiciary over fears the president's allies want to control the courts.
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Egypt / United States
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N.Y. Judge Declines to Recognize Validity of Egyptian Guardianship Decision
New York Law Journal
- A New York state judge has declined to recognize an Egyptian court's appointment of a son as his father's guardian, dismissing as contrary to the state's public policy the son's bid to control his father's U.S. assets. Instead, the judge appointed the elder man's wife as his personal needs guardian.
Iran / United States
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$40.5 Million Awarded to McKesson in 30-Year Iranian Dairy Dispute
The National Law Journal
- Writing that he hoped he was near the end of litigation that the D.C. Circuit once described as "Sisyphean labor," a D.C. federal judge has ordered Iran to pay $40.5 million in damages, interest and attorney fees to plaintiff McKesson Corp. in a 30-year dispute over interests in an Iranian dairy.
Oman / United States
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Duane Morris Launches in Oman With Joint Venture
The Legal Intelligencer
- Duane Morris has opened an office in Muscat, Oman, through a joint venture with Al Mashaikhi and Partners Law Firm. Duane Morris, which entered into a joint venture with Selvam LLC in Singapore in 2010, hopes to capitalize on the commerce between Singapore, Oman and London as well as the countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council.
