Litigation

April 20

Posted By: rivkinlawgroup
Posted In: Law Articles , Litigation
Date: April 20, 2015
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Litigating in New York: The choice between state and federal court

By Oleg Rivkin I am often asked by clients who have decided to file a legal action whether they should file in state or federal court. The question invariably brings to mind an old law school professor who once lectured us: “When you graduate you will take the subway to City Hall and there you [...

August 08

Posted By: rivkinlawgroup
Posted In: Law Articles , Litigation
Date: August 8, 2014
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Foreign Judiciaries Through the Eyes of U.S. Courts

By Oleg Rivkin Originally published in New York Law Journal (August 2014) American courts are frequently asked by litigants to render decisions concerning the adequacy and integrity of other countries’ judicial systems. These questions come up as a rule in one of two situations: first, when a ...

February 28

Posted By: rivkinlawgroup
Posted In: Law Articles , Litigation
Date: February 28, 2014
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Recognition of Foreign Country Judgments in the United States

By Oleg Rivkin Originally published in Carlton Fields International Litigation Newsletter (February 2014) Transnational litigation is an expanding field, fueled by globalization, cross-border transactions and the pervasive movement of assets across national borders. As a consequence, the issue of ...

October 16

Posted By: rivkinlawgroup
Posted In: Arbitration , Law Articles , Litigation
Date: October 16, 2013
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Contrasting U.S. litigation and international arbitration

By Oleg Rivkin Originally published in Litigation, Vol. 40, No. 1, Fall 2013 by the American Bar Association American litigators know that there is often a tortuous road between the filing of the complaint and trial. The parties’ positions, and how each side views the facts, tend to evolve through...