In the latest development in a prosecution previously covered on this blog, Privinvest Group executive Jean Boustani was acquitted of all charges on Dec. 2 by a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, following a six-week trial.
The case centered on nearly $2 billion in loans from Credit
As cross-border business continues to grow, litigation too is increasingly crossing borders. In a recent decision addressing several issues of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opted to aid international litigants, interpreting Section 1782 of Chapter 28 of the United States Code to allow discovery in aid of foreign proceedings
