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| Foley Hoag Expands International Litigation and Arbitration Practice, Paris Office - Anna Joubin-Bret of UNCTAD and Professor Pierre d’Argent Join Foley Hoag |
Jan 18, 2012 |
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January 18, 2012
SUMMARY
Foley Hoag LLP has expanded its market-leading International Litigation and Arbitration Practice and its Paris office, adding Anna Joubin-Bret as a Partner and Pierre d’Argent as Special Counsel.
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International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Five Lawyers Promoted to Foley Hoag Partnership |
Jan 3, 2012 |
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January 3, 2012
SUMMARY
Foley Hoag LLP has promoted five lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1.
CATEGORIES
Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, International Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation
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| Washingtonian Magazine Names Paul Reichler, Mark Clodfelter to 2011 Best Lawyers List |
Dec 1, 2011 |
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December 1, 2011
SUMMARY
Washingtonian magazine has named Foley Hoag LLP partners Paul Reichler and Mark Clodfelter to its 2011 list of Washington’s Best Lawyers.
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International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Lawyer Publishes Book on Party Autonomy in International Litigation |
Oct 4, 2011 |
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October 4, 2011
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Carlos Alberto Arrue Montenegro, an associate in Foley Hoag’s Paris office and a member of its International Litigation and Arbitration Practice, has published L’Autonomie de la volonté dans le conflit de juridictions (Party Autonomy in International Litigation) with French publishers Lextenso and LGDJ.
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| 11th Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Claims Against Venezuela by Cuban Medical Professionals |
Sep 30, 2011 |
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September 30, 2011
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld a lower court decision to dismiss all claims against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and its state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA), in an action brought by a group of Cuban medical professionals.
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International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Former Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Rejoins Foley Hoag - Jeffrey B. Mullan Brings More Than 20 Years of Transportation, Legal Experience |
Sep 21, 2011 |
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September 21, 2011
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Jeffrey B. Mullan, former Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, has joined Foley Hoag LLP in its Boston office, returning to the firm where he began his legal career.
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| Foley Hoag Adds Three International Litigation and Arbitration Lawyers to Paris Office |
Jul 27, 2011 |
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July 27, 2011
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Foley Hoag has added three international litigation and arbitration lawyers to its new office in Paris. Counsel Hery Frederic Ranjeva and associates Ivan Urzhumov and Carlos Arrue Montenegro join Foley Hoag’s International Litigation and Arbitration Practice from Winston & Strawn in Paris. The three will work closely with partners Bruno Leurent and Thomas Bevilacqua in Paris.
CATEGORIES
International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Foley Hoag Ranked in Top 10 Worldwide for International Arbitration |
Jul 13, 2011 |
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July 13, 2011
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Foley Hoag LLP was ranked in the top 10 worldwide in international arbitrations by The American Lawyer’s Focus Europe Summer 2011 Arbitration Scorecard, another accolade for the firm’s leading International Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group.
CATEGORIES
International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Foley Hoag Will Open Paris Office, Expand Leading International Litigation and Arbitration Practice - Partners Bruno Leurent, Thomas Bevilacqua Will Join the Firm, Provide Clients With Access to Legal Services in a Center of Global Arbitration |
Jun 23, 2011 |
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June 23, 2011
CATEGORIES
International Litigation and Arbitration, Sovereign Representation
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| Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Foley Hoag Lawyers, Practices - Rankings Represent 28% of Partnership |
Jun 13, 2011 |
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June 13, 2011
SUMMARY
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2011 has ranked 26 Foley Hoag LLP lawyers across 12 practice categories, representing 28 percent of the firm’s partnership.
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Banking, Energy Technology and Renewables, Energy and Regulated Industries, Healthcare, Investment Advisers & Private Investment Funds, Life Sciences, Technology, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Antitrust, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Business Crimes & Government Investigations, Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation, Business, Corporate Finance and Securities, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Corporate Responsibility, Environmental Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Litigation and Arbitration, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Medicare Coverage & Reimbursement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Patent, Private Equity and SBIC, Security and Privacy, Sovereign Representation, Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition
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| Foley Hoag a ‘Real Force in International Law Disputes’; Shares Top Ranking in the Independent Chambers Global 2011 Guide |
May 13, 2011 |
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May 13, 2011
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Law industry bible Chambers and Partners has ranked Foley Hoag LLP in the top tier of the world’s public international law practitioners in its new Chambers Global 2011 Guide, noting the firm has “emerged as a real force in international law disputes.”
CATEGORIES
International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Foley Hoag Wins Second Circuit Appeal for Client UEG Araucária Ltda. - Ruling preserves construction defect claims against Bechtel |
Apr 22, 2011 |
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Washington, D.C. - April 22, 2011
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Foley Hoag today announced it has won a Second Circuit appeal for client UEG Araucária Ltda (UEGA), a gas turbine power plant operator in Brazil, preserving the clients’ claims against Bechtel for construction defects.
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Infrastructure & Construction, International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Nicaragua Wins Court Victory Over Costa Rica In Case Alleging "Invasion" Of Disputed Territory |
Mar 8, 2011 |
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Washington D.C./The Hague - March 8, 2011
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International Litigation and Arbitration, Sovereign Representation
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| Government of Uruguay Taps Foley Hoag for Representation in International Arbitration Brought by Philip Morris to Overturn Country's Tobacco Regulations - Uruguay’s ordinances part of 170-nation effort to combat smoking by the World Health Organization; Philip Morris alleges that regulations violate Switzerland-Uruguay bilateral investment treaty |
Oct 8, 2010 |
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Washington, D.C. - October 8, 2010
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In a first-of-its-kind case focusing on areas of conflict between a nation’s tobacco control regulations and the treaty rights of a multinational corporation, the government of Uruguay has retained Foley Hoag LLP to represent it in an arbitration case brought by Philip Morris, at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
CATEGORIES
International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Foley Hoag Wins Dismissal for Venezuela in International Investment Arbitration Brought by Canadian Energy Company - A decision the other way would have led to “chaos” in the interpretation of international investment treaties, according to Venezuela lead counsel and Foley Hoag partner Ron Goodman |
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Washington, D.C. - September 28, 2010
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In a significant victory for the government of Venezuela, an arbitral tribunal under the rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague has unanimously dismissed a claim brought by Canadian company Nova Scotia Power Incorporated (NSPI) for lack of jurisdiction and awarded Venezuela $1 million in arbitration and attorney costs, the first time such costs have been awarded to Venezuela in investor-State arbitration, and rarely awarded in that type of arbitration.
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International, Litigation, International Litigation and Arbitration
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| Foley Hoag Lawyers in Chambers USA 2010 - Five New Lawyers Added to Rankings, 27% of Partners Represented in the Guide |
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Boston, MA - June 11, 2010
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Foley Hoag lawyers and practice areas retain a number of top rankings in Chambers and Partners, a leading U.K.-based research and publishing company, has ranked Foley Hoag lawyers and practice areas in its 2010 guide. A total of 26 lawyers are ranked in the following practice areas for Massachusetts: Antitrust, Banking & Finance, Bankrupcty/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environment, Health Care, Hedge & Mutual Funds, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations, Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment. The International Arbitration practice is ranked nationally.
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Banking, Energy Technology and Renewables, Healthcare, Insurance Regulation, Investment Advisers & Private Investment Funds, Life Sciences, Technology, Venture Capital & Emerging Companies, Interactive Media and Technology, Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Accountants Professional Liability, Business Crimes & Government Investigations, Business Disputes and Commercial Litigation, Business, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Corporate Responsibility, Environmental Litigation, Government Strategies, Insurance Recovery, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Litigation and Arbitration, International, Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Medicare Coverage & Reimbursement, Mergers and Acquisitions, Patent, Private Equity and SBIC, Securities Litigation, Licensing & Strategic Alliances, Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition
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| Uruguay Prevails over Argentina in International Court of Justice in Landmark Environmental Dispute - In historic international environmental case, ICJ finds Argentina’s claims of ecological damage from Uruguay’s pulp mill unpersuasive, and overwhelmingly rejects Argentina’s request to shut it down |
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Washington, D.C. - April 20, 2010
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In a much-awaited ruling on a cross-border environmental dispute, the International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled overwhelmingly in Uruguay’s favor in a case brought by neighboring Argentina, which had attempted to force the closing and dismantling of a paper pulp mill on the Uruguay River, whose course forms part of the border between the two nations.
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International Litigation and Arbitration, International, Litigation, Environmental Litigation
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| Noted International Arbitration Lawyer Mark Clodfelter Joins Foley Hoag - Addition reflects continued growth in Foley Hoag’s International Practice; Clodfelter was former legal advisor to U.S. State Department; Joins as Partner in Washington |
Oct 19, 2009 |
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October 19, 2009
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(Washington, October 19, 2009) – Law firm Foley Hoag LLP announced that prominent international arbitration lawyer Mark Clodfelter has joined the firm as a partner in its Washington office. Mr. Clodfelter has specialized in investor-state arbitration and other international disputes for over 25 years, including seven years as head of international claims and investment disputes for U.S. State Department, and adds another set of key credentials to the firm’s growing International Litigation and Arbitration Practice.
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International Litigation and Arbitration, International
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| Foley Hoag Retained by Bangladesh for Arbitrations against India and Myanmar over Boundaries in Bay of Bengal’s Resource-Rich Waters - Dispute has frustrated Bangladesh’s attempts to access undersea oil and natural gas; Foley Hoag lead counsel Paul Reichler says Myanmar warships have intimidated foreign oil companies from drilling in Bangladesh waters |
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Washington, D.C. - October 13, 2009
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Foley Hoag LLP has been retained by the government of Bangladesh in two just-filed arbitration actions against the neighboring states of Myanmar (Burma) and India over maritime borders in the resource-rich Bay of Bengal.
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International Litigation and Arbitration, International, Litigation
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| Foley Hoag Represents Uruguay in Major Environmental Case Brought Before International Court of Justice - Decision Expected Next Spring; Dispute Centers on Pulp Mill Located on Uruguay River |
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Washington D.C./The Hague - September 14, 2009
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Beginning today, the International Court of Justice in The Hague, The Netherlands, will hear three weeks of final arguments in a closely watched dispute over sustainable development between the nations of Uruguay and Argentina over a paper mill on the Uruguay River. The case is only the second environmental dispute to be decided by the ICJ, and the first since the 1990s.
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Environmental Litigation, International Litigation and Arbitration
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