William Dodge
George Washington University Law School
William S. Dodge (@ProfBillDodge) is Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at the George Washington University Law School. He served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State from 2011 to 2012 and as Co-Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Fourth) of Foreign Relations Law from 2012 to 2018. He is currently a Reporter for the second phase of the Restatement (Fourth), an Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Conflict of Laws, and a member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Professor Dodge is the co-author of Transnational Business Problems (7th ed. 2024) and Transnational Litigation in a Nutshell (2d ed. 2021). His articles on international law and transnational litigation have appeared in journals such as the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal.
Ninth Circuit Addresses Common Law Immunity from Criminal Prosecution
Two years ago, in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States (Halkbank) (2023), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not apply to criminal proceedings and remanded the defendant’s claim of common law immunity to the Second Circuit. On remand, the Second Circuit deferred to the executive branch’s determination that Halkbank was not…
Continue ReadingWhen Is a Securities Transaction “Domestic” Under Morrison?
In Morrison v. National Australia Bank (2010), the Supreme Court held that § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act applies only to “transactions in securities listed on domestic exchanges, and domestic transactions in other securities.” This holding doomed the securities fraud claims in Morrison because the plaintiffs purchased their shares on the Australian Securities Exchange….
Continue ReadingEnforcing Foreign Judgments in Non-Uniform Act States
The recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States are generally governed by state law. Most states have adopted one of two uniform acts to address this. Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have adopted the 2005 Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act. Nine additional states still rely on its predecessor, the…
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