Judge Denies Ukraine’s Request To Dismiss Petition To Confirm $112M Award

Mealey's (March 21, 2018, 10:34 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rejecting Ukraine’s jurisdictional and forum non conveniens challenges to a Russian company’s petition to confirm a $112 million arbitral award, a District of Columbia federal judge on March 19 refused to dismiss the petition and requested that the company file a reply to Ukraine’s opposition to the petition (PAO Tatneft v. Ukraine, No. 17-582, D. D.C., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43937)....