Volodymyr Ponomarov
Arnold & Porter LLP
Volodymyr Ponomarov is an associate at Arnold & Porter. Volodymyr’s practice focuses on international legal disputes and general litigation matters. Volodymyr graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. Upon graduation, Volodymyr was elected to the Order of the Coif. He also earned a law degree in Ukraine.
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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