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Client Alert June 2, 2026
Resource Nationalism’s New Frontier: Lithium, Rare Earths, and the Legal Map Ahead
Resource nationalism has moved well beyond royalty disputes. In 2025 and 2026, it has come to include export bans, quota …
Article May 8, 2026
Patrick Pearsall Writes About the International Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine for Just Security
Partner Patrick Pearsall has authored “The International Compensation Mechanism for Ukraine: Update on the Convention Establishing an International Claims Commission and the Register of Damage for Ukraine” for Just Security.
Client Alert April 13, 2026
US and Japan Move to Strengthen Deep-Sea Mining Ties through Memorandum of Cooperation
Gibson Dunn’s Geopolitical Strategy and International Law team—together with our International Arbitration, and ESG Risk Advisory teams—can help investors understand and navigate the multi-dimensional legal and regulatory risks of deep-sea mining.
Client Alert March 6, 2026
Waived Through: UK Supreme Court Confirms No State Immunity Defence Against ICSID Award Recognition in the UK
The judgment materially strengthens the enforceability of ICSID awards in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has unanimously …
Client Alert February 12, 2026
US Moves to Reduce Deep-Sea Mining Permit Times Under New NOAA Rule
Gibson Dunn’s Geopolitical Strategy and International Law team—together with our International Arbitration, and ESG Risk Advisory teams—can help investors understand and navigate these multi-dimensional challenges and opportunities.
Client Alert January 4, 2026
Change in Venezuela
The arrest and extradition of Nicolás Maduro will impact governments and multinational businesses around the world. We expect that many business leaders will wonder what these events mean for parties litigating against Venezuela, how creditors will be impacted, what it will mean for the crude market, how to navigate fast-moving changes in U.S. and foreign sanctions regimes, and what opportunities will develop to re-enter Venezuela in the near- to medium-term.
Client Alert October 21, 2025
Global Treaty on Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction to Enter into Force in January 2026
The treaty has now reached 60 ratifications, triggering its entry into force. Once it has entered into force, this treaty …
Client Alert September 4, 2025
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act to Be Amended but Legislative Framework Remains
The German Federal Cabinet (the Cabinet) has decided to propose amendments to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA) until the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will be transposed into national law.