Personal Jurisdiction

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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Kish Parella

Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Marketa Trimble

William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Aaron D. Simowitz

Willamette University College of Law
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Robert Kry

MoloLamken LLP
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Jackson Myers

MoloLamken LLP
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Russell Pulver

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Rachel Bayefsky

University of Virginia School of Law
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Paul B. Stephan

University of Virginia School of Law
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