Judge Says French Company May Begin Attaching Venezuelan Assets To Enforce $44M Award

Mealey's (July 16, 2021, 10:20 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge in the District of Columbia on July 13 granted a French company’s motion to begin attaching assets to enforce the District Court’s judgment for an arbitral award worth more than $44 million against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and to register the judgment in other U.S. districts where Venezuela has assets, even though Venezuela is currently appealing the award’s confirmation....