Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign (Non-US) Judgments and Arbitration Awards | Practical Law

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign (Non-US) Judgments and Arbitration Awards | Practical Law

A Practice Note examining the issues counsel may face when seeking the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment or arbitral award issued by a non-US court or arbitral body in the US. This Practice Note discusses enforcement in US courts of judgments issued by courts outside the US under state statutes governing recognition of foreign money judgments and principles of comity, and describes enforcing foreign arbitral awards in the US under the New York Convention (Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)), domestic arbitration provisions of the FAA, and state arbitration laws.

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign (Non-US) Judgments and Arbitration Awards

Practical Law Practice Note 0-520-9136 (Approx. 18 pages)

Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign (Non-US) Judgments and Arbitration Awards

by Margaret A. Dale, Proskauer Rose LLP, with Practical Law Litigation
MaintainedUSA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note examining the issues counsel may face when seeking the recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment or arbitral award issued by a non-US court or arbitral body in the US. This Practice Note discusses enforcement in US courts of judgments issued by courts outside the US under state statutes governing recognition of foreign money judgments and principles of comity, and describes enforcing foreign arbitral awards in the US under the New York Convention (Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)), domestic arbitration provisions of the FAA, and state arbitration laws.