by Thomas C. Sullivan | May 4, 2021 | 1782 Blog
In Servotronics, Inc. v. Boeing Co., 954 F.3d 209, 210 (4th Cir. 2020) the Fourth Circuit recently held a private arbitration panel convened in England, is a “foreign or international tribunal” under § 1782(a) and, therefore, the district court has authority to permit...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Feb 10, 2021 | 1782 Blog
WHO WE ARE: Marks & Sokolov is a boutique litigation law firm with offices in the United States and Russia, that for over twenty years has served ultra-high net worth individuals and their family offices, foreign and Russian banks and other creditors in...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Nov 11, 2020 | 1782 Blog
International high net worth and celebrity divorces often involve disputes over location and control of real property, art, company ownership and investment/bank accounts. The U.S. offers a very powerful tool for participants in foreign divorce proceedings to...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Nov 6, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The U.S. allows parties to non-U.S. litigation proceedings to obtain documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through the home forum’s own discovery procedures. Types of evidence available include...
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Oct 30, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The US offers a very powerful litigation tool to parties to foreign legal proceedings to obtain bank records, other documents and witness testimony from sources within the US, even if such evidence is unobtainable through the foreign forum’s own discovery procedures....
by Thomas C. Sullivan | Oct 24, 2020 | 1782 Blog
The U.S. offers a very powerful litigation tool for participants in Italian legal proceedings and arbitrations to obtain bank records, documents and witness testimony from sources within the U.S., even if such evidence is unobtainable through Italian court...
