January 28, 2019
In our increasingly global world, U.S. discovery orders available under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 provide a powerful tool to foreign litigants to collect necessary evidence for use in a foreign proceeding and to add pressure on their opponents. On January 30, George Utlik will present on “U.S. Disclosure Orders under 28 U.S.C. § 1782: A New Weapon in Russian-Related Disputes?” at C5’s International Disputes & Asset Recovery conference. Mr. Utlik, who is regularly involved in asset tracing and recovery matters, will share practical strategies used in Russian-related litigation and arbitrations and discuss how Section 1782 proves to be an effective tool to uncover valuable evidence located in the U.S.