DLA Piper LLP (US)’s Global Enforcement and Asset Recovery team stands out for elite sovereign-facing enforcement litigation, its ability to run coordinated global court strategies, and its role in advancing enforcement jurisprudence in U.S. court. In New York, co-head James Berger is widely recognized for his cross-border enforcement litigation work. Also steering the group is Philadelphia’s Ilana Hope Eisenstein and New York-based Loren Brown. In New York, Charlene Sun‘s workload consists of cross-border enforcement and asset-recovery disputes.
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‘Genuine market-leading cross-border judgment enforcement and asset recovery capability.’
‘James Berger and Charlene Sun are front of market operators.’
‘The team is creative, hands-on, very responsive, listens to the client's needs and then comes up with the best approach’
‘James Berger is simply fantastic. He is the kind of lawyer that you want on your side. He really guides you through the process, is very convincing in court and in negotiations, a great strategic thinker, not afraid to provide advice on the spot, very responsive and a great guy to work with. ’
Key clients
- Rusoro Mining Limited
- Cube Infrastructure Managers
- Third Eye Capital
- Qatar Pharma
- Han Qin
- Gustavo Villoldo
- IC Power Ltd. And Kenon Holdings Ltd.
- De Well Container Shipping Inc.
- Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.
- Martifer-Silverado Fund
- Adserballe-Knudsen A/S
- Passport Capital
Work highlights
Won enforcement of US$1.5 billion arbitration award against Venezuela arising out of Venezuela's expropriation of Rusoro’s gold mining assets and succeeded in piercing the corporate veil between Venezuela and PDVSA to reach PDVSA's assets for purposes of satisfying Rusoro’s judgment.
Representing renewable energy investors, Cube Infrastructure Fund SICAV and related parties, in ongoing litigation proceedings to recognize and enforce a EUR40 million ICSID arbitration award against Spain, and successfully achieved recognition of that award by the U.S. courts.
Representing Third Eye Capital, a Canadian financial services firm, as its global lead counsel in connection with multi jurisdictional proceedings to enforce an ICC arbitration award arising out of a maritime charter.
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Practice head
James E. Berger; Ilana Hope Eisenstein; Loren H. Brown
Other key lawyers
Charlene Sun