John Coyle
University of North Carolina School of Law
John F. Coyle is the Reef C. Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a past chair of the AALS Section on Conflict of Laws and is currently an Adviser for the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws. His articles on choice-of-law clauses, forum selection clauses, cross-border dispute resolution, and international commercial contracts have appeared in journals such as the Notre Dame Law Review, the William & Mary Law Review, the North Carolina Law Review, and the Iowa Law Review. Before entering the academy, he worked as a transactional attorney at Covington & Burling LLP.
Is It Too Dangerous To Litigate In Israel?
Many international contracts contain forum selection clauses stating that litigation must occur in the courts of another country. While these clauses provide a welcome measure of certainty as to where future disputes should be resolved, they are sometimes viewed as inconvenient by plaintiffs who would prefer to sue in the United States. In an attempt…
Continue ReadingThe Most-Viewed Posts of 2025 (So Far)
As we approach the third anniversary of Transnational Litigation Blog—the site officially launched on March 28, 2022—I thought it would be interesting to take a look at which posts have attracted the most views in the first few months of 2025. A list of the top ten appears below. Views 1 A Primer on Choice-of-Law…
Continue ReadingChoice of Law in Terrorism Cases in the District of Columbia
When an Iranian-backed terrorist group operating out of Lebanon detonates a bomb in Israel that kills a U.S. citizen domiciled in Texas, what law governs civil claims brought against Iran in the District of Columbia (DDC)? Some version of this choice-of-law question has been presented to the DDC many times over the past two decades….
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