Zachary R. Orr
Vanderbilt Law School
Zachary R. Orr is a third-year student at Vanderbilt Law School. He is the 2023-2024 Editor in Chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law and is an active member of the International Law Society and Law Students for Veterans Affairs at VLS. Zachary graduated summa cum laude from Wake Forest University with a B.A. in English. Prior to law school, he served as a U.S. Army Field Artillery Officer, and after graduating VLS, he will continue service as a U.S. Army Judge Advocate. His views do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States or any department thereof.
Foreign Sovereign Immunity and the Time-of-Filing Rule
Suppose a defendant goes into liquidation during litigation and becomes an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state through the liquidation process. Is the defendant entitled to sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA)? The Second Circuit recently said yes. The proper answer is no. Bartlett v. Baasiri The issue arose…
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