Jennie Askew
Jennie focuses her practice on commercial litigation and international arbitration matters. She has experience analysing issues arising under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, SEC matters, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and § 1983 claims, among other areas.
Prior to joining Steptoe, Jennie was a judicial intern for the Honourable Ellen L. Hollander, US District Court for the District of Maryland. She researched and drafted judicial opinions resolving certain dispositive motions, and prepared bench memoranda analysing a range of substantive legal issues, including conditional certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act, statutory administrative schemes, and federal jurisdiction.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Experience
- The Honorable Ellen L. Hollander (May 2019 - July 2019)
- Maryland Office of the Attorney General (2016 - 2017)
Qualification
- District of Columbia
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law (2021)
- University of Maryland College Park (2018)
2 Contributions by Jennie Askew
PRACTICE NOTES
Emergency and interim judicial measures supporting arbitration in New York: stays, injunctions, attachments and evidence-gathering under the FAA and CPLR
This Practice Note
This Practice Note reviews the availability of emergency and interim measures in aid of arbitration in New York, United States of America. New York is a jurisdiction supportive of arbitration, and its courts will, where warranted, issue emergency or interim relief to assist arbitral proceedings. Such relief can be pursued both before a claim is filed and during the pendency of the arbitration. The Note highlights the principal types of urgent remedies available under the United States Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA), which governs arbitrations involving interstate or international commerce, together with New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, the procedural code applied in the state courts of New York. At the outset, turning to a court may not be required. Many arbitral institutions provide mechanisms enabling parties to seek urgent measures from the arbitral tribunal, or from an emergency arbitrator prior to the tribunal’s constitution (for example, article 29 and Appendix V of the Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (the ICC Rules)). If an emergency arbitrator grants relief, the order may later be amended...
Arbitration
PRACTICE NOTES
International commercial arbitral awards in New York (US): confirmation, vacatur and enforcement under the FAA and New York/Panama Conventions; stays, annulment, jurisdiction and forum non conveniens
Judicial enforcement of international commercial arbitration awards in New York
Arbitration has emerged as the predominant means by which parties across the globe settle disputes outside the courts. It rests on the parties’ consent—express or implied—typically recorded in an arbitration clause within a private contract or a treaty. Even when parties choose to arbitrate, the courts remain vital to ensuring the process is effective. Crucially, they may compel a resistant party to arbitrate or to honour an arbitral award.
This Practice Note considers the judicial enforcement of international commercial arbitration awards in New York. In New York, enforcement is usually straightforward. The federal courts there possess deep experience and expertise in enforcing international arbitral awards. In doing so, they apply a robust federal common law policy favouring arbitration. See Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc., 473 U.S. 614, 631 (1985); Telenor Mobile Comms. AS v Storm LLC, 584 F.3d 396, 405 (2d Cir. 2009). New York state law adopts a similarly pro-arbitration stance, but, for the reasons outlined below, most actions to enforce international awards are brought in the federal courts (see)...
Arbitration
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