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Court Refuses Confirmation of Award, Agreeing with Expert Mauricio Gomm
Recently, the Southern District of New York refused the petition of Brazilian airline VRG to confirm an arbitration award. SILC professional Mauricio Gomm appeared as an expert on Brazilian law and practice, supporting the position of Matlin Patterson that the arbitration tribunal had no jurisdiction to tie it to the award. The ruling received coverage by Global Arbitration Review, which reported on the ruling on January 30.

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