Matt Slovin
Matt Slovin is an Ohio municipal attorney. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in 2014 and from Harvard Law School in 2019. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a sports reporter for The (Nashville) Tennessean.
National Security Concerns as a “Burden” in Discovery Disputes
How should U.S. national security concerns be weighed in discovery disputes in cases that do not directly involve the U.S. government? That question is under consideration in Pao Taftneft v. Ukraine, a case currently before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in which Russian investors seek to enforce a foreign arbitral award…
Continue ReadingTransnational Employment Disputes and Forum Non Conveniens
When a company headquartered in the United States enters into an employment contract with an individual working abroad, both parties generally expect the relationship to be mutually beneficial. In most cases, these expectations are realized. In a small number of cases, however, the relationship collapses into acrimony. When this occurs, the U.S. employer may bring…
Continue ReadingNew Paper on Currency-Based Jurisdiction in U.S. Sanctions Enforcement
Customary international law limits the authority of nations to regulate extraterritorially. As described in TLB’s Primer on Extraterritoriality, a nation may exercise jurisdiction to prescribe if there is a “genuine connection” between that nation and what it wants to regulate. Customary international law limits on jurisdiction to prescribe apply to sanctions programs no less than…
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