International Disputes Partner Gene M. Burd speaks at the Washington Arbitration Week at the panel discussion titled "The Ukraine Crisis and Post-War Scenarios."

Pierson Ferdinand International Disputes partner Gene M. Burd recently participated in a panel discussion at the Washington Arbitration Week (WAW) titled "The Ukraine Crisis and Post-War Scenarios."

The panel focused on the private rights of action for damages caused by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine, the quantification of losses, and the potential use of frozen Russian funds as compensation for victims.

Mr. Burd provided the legal framework of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), which would allow a claim by way of enforcement or a direct claim against Russia and/or its sovereigns in the U.S. or through the enforcement of a foreign (for example Ukrainian) court judgment.

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