R. Reeves Anderson
Arnold & Porter LLP
Reeves Anderson is a partner in Arnold & Porter’s Appellate & Supreme Court practice. He has represented businesses, individuals, states, and foreign governments in appeals and trial litigation across the United States, including 50 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. His practice covers a broad spectrum of legal issues “with a notable expertise in complex disputes with cross-border elements,” according to Chambers USA.
Second Circuit Expands Scope of Anti-Terrorism Act Suits Against Foreign States
On February 4, 2025, in Schansman v. Sberbank, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that foreign states and their agencies and instrumentalities may be sued under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) for acts of international terrorism, provided that one of the enumerated exceptions to sovereign immunity in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act…
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