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Litigators of the Week: Second Circuit Tells Argentina to Turn Over More Than $300M to Bondholders

The Second Circuit held that certain funds weren't protected by the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, handing a win to investors represented by Dennis Hranitzky, John Bash and Alex Loomis of Quinn Emanuel.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Argentina Owes Bondholders More Than $300 Million, 2nd Circuit Rules

A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed a lower court's finding that investors were owed reversionary interests in collateral backing the bonds, which recently matured.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

'A Good Day': Florida Bank Linked to Venezuela Is Hit With $800,000 Verdict

"Any day where you help prevent an illegal authoritarian regime in Venezuela from penetrating the United States banking system and hold those accountable for assisting that regime is a good day," Derek E. León, the plaintiffs' attorney, said.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Colombian American Bar Association Has Dramatically Expanded Thanks to University Outreach

"This is an organization that was created 30 years ago, and now we're getting this new wave of lawyers—second-generation, people that just moved—that want to have the support," said COLBAR president Paula Arias.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Reset in the Fight Over Nearly $2B in Bonds Issued by Venezuela's National Oil Company

After the New York high court previously ruled that Venezuelan law governs the validity of bonds issued under the Maduro regime, the Second Circuit this week vacated a judgment against Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a win for affiliated clients represented by Igor Timofeyev of Paul Hastings and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CITGO Alleged to Have Aided in Wrongful Arrest of 'CITGO 6'

The Zambranos allege CITGO callously abandoned them, crippling their capacity to mount their own defense.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Squire Hires Former Polsinelli Latin America Leader

Emil Infante and his ultra-high-net-worth clientele joined Squire Patton Boggs last week.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyers Step Into Case Grabbing International Headlines

The attorneys represent relatives of Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, the South Florida businesswoman who went missing in Spain in February.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Caribbean Energy Needs Are on the Rise, and Plenty of That Work is Headed For U.S. Law Firms

After a slow period in the Caribbean that was caused by COVID-19 and supply chain issues, lawyers are starting to see an uptick of work coming out of the region, particularly in the energy sector.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Foley & Lardner Adviser Sentenced to 15 Years After Spying On Behalf of Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha admitted to acting as a Cuban agent. He faces a separate wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an allegedly assassinated Cuban dissident.
5 minute read

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