Personal Jurisdiction

Corporate Registration and Jurisdiction in Transnational Litigation

When companies register to do business in a U.S. state, are they granting state courts the power to exercise jurisdiction over them for claims arising outside the state—and perhaps outside the country? The answer to this question is not an easy one. The effect of business registration is hotly contested in the United State, and…

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Litigating a Russian Bond Default

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the sanctions imposed in response by the United States and other governments, have fueled expectations of a Russian sovereign debt default. Despite the Russian government’s recent coupon payments on two dollar bonds and apparent desire to avoid default, prices remain in deeply distressed territory. As often happens in such…

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S.D.N.Y. Holds Consent-Based Personal Jurisdiction over the PLO Unconstitutional

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The Southern District of New York recently held in Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization that a federal statute subjecting the Palestine Liberation Organization (“PLO”) to personal jurisdiction violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. The case adds to a growing list of important due process questions in transnational litigation.

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Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk

Vanderbilt Law School
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William Dodge

George Washington University Law School
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Maggie Gardner

Cornell Law School
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John F. Coyle

University of North Carolina School of Law
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Hannah Buxbaum

UC Davis School of Law
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Rinat Gareev

Whitecliff Management
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Harold Hongju Koh

Yale Law School
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Rachel Brewster

Duke Law School
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Marketa Trimble

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Anokhi Patel

Vanderbilt Law School
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Holden Bembry

Vanderbilt Law School
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Aaron D. Simowitz

Willamette University College of Law
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