Navigating Cross-Border Disputes: Enforcing US Judgments in Asia
As global commerce expands, the enforcement of U.S. judgments across Asian jurisdictions presents a growing challenge. Legal practitioners and businesses face hurdles such as the lack of treaty protections, inconsistent recognition standards, and complex jurisdictional landscapes. Additionally, practical issues such as cost, time, and public policy considerations vary widely across common law and civil law systems.
Join our speakers, John D. Branson, Partner at Squire Patton Boggs, and Chenthil Kumarasingam and Pardeep Khosa, Partners at Withers, as they explore the evolving enforcement landscape in Asia. This CLE webcast will provide attendees with actionable insights into legal frameworks, recent developments, and practical strategies to navigate cross-border judgment enforcement effectively.
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Partner at Squire Patton Boggs
John Branson acts in complex, high-value matters with a focus on commercial and investment arbitrations. He represents clients in cross-border disputes across a range of industries, including infrastructure projects, M&A transactions, construction projects, mining, telecommunications and intellectual property rights. John’s international dispute resolution experience includes advising clients and appearing as counsel in arbitrations under most of the leading institutions (e.g., ICSID, ICC, SIAC, Swiss Rules, SCC, LCIA, AAA-ICDR, & PCA), as well as ad hoc arbitrations under UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. He also represents clients in domestic arbitrations, as well as in federal and state courts, especially where the matter intersects with issues of international law.
Partner at Withers
Chenthil Kumarasingam is a Regional Division Leader for Dispute Resolution (Asia), and a partner in the litigation and international arbitration team for Withers in Singapore. Chenthil handles complex commercial disputes and urgent crisis management matters across a wide range of industries, bringing to bear a blend of acumen, strategic insight and practical wisdom in solving problems. He is regularly called upon by business owners and private clients to advise and act in disputes relating to investments and joint ventures, minority oppression and company matters, contract claims, defamation, and employment matters. He also has a special interest in trust, estate and inheritance disputes and related matters. Chenthil acts as counsel in white collar criminal matters and professional conduct matters, advising on matters relating to breaches of professional duties, corruption, criminal breach of trust, customs breaches, fraud, gaming, insider trading, market misconduct, regulatory compliance and money-laundering. He has also coordinated investigations and advised on internal disciplinary proceedings.
Partner at Withers
Pardeep Khosa is a partner in the litigation and arbitration team, and the head of the litigation practice for Withers in Singapore. Pardeep has a broad practice focusing on commercial and civil litigation, international arbitration, and corporate crime and investigations. He has advised and acted for high-profile clients including governments, statutory boards, listed companies, and high net-worth individuals in high-value, complex, and multijurisdictional disputes relating to construction, engineering, infrastructure, shipping, oil and gas, and civil fraud. Pardeep also handles corporate and shareholder disputes, including matters involving minority oppression and breaches of directors' duties, and cases involving disputes relating to banking and financial services, financial technologies (crypto-currencies and digital assets), trusts, professional negligence, public and administrative law, and employment law. Additionally, he has acted for high-profile clients in numerous defamation lawsuits.
