Boaz S. Morag’s practice includes representing foreign and domestic clients (both sovereign and private entities) in trials and appeals in state and federal courts in the United States and in arbitration hearings internationally.
He has extensive experience with complex commercial disputes, as well as with disputes over sovereign immunity under United States law and over the scope and applicability of various bilateral and multilateral treaties and conventions.
Boaz joined the firm in 1993 and became counsel in 2001.
Selected Activities
- Member, International Commercial Disputes Committee, New York City Bar Association
- Former Member, Arbitration Committee, New York City Bar Association
Publications
Report on Three Private International Law Treaties, New York City Bar Association Working Group, March 18, 2024
“International Bar Association Publishes Revisions to Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, March 8, 2024
“New York Court of Appeals Holds that Venezuelan Law Governs the Validity of PDVSA’s 2020 Bonds,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, February 27, 2024
“Five International Arbitration Trends and Topics for 2024,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, January 4, 2024
“The Lithium Triangle: Challenges and Opportunities for Latin America,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, September 25, 2023
“Second Circuit Rules FSIA Sovereign Immunity Defense May Be Raised Where a Defendant Gains Sovereign Status After the Lawsuit is Filed,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, September 8, 2023
“U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Due Process Challenge to Statute Requiring Out-of-State Corporations to Submit to General Personal Jurisdiction,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, July 5, 2023
“U.S. Supreme Court Rules That An Appeal Of An Order Denying A Motion To Compel Arbitration Automatically Stays District Court Proceedings,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, June 29, 2023
“U.S.: Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Clause,” Thomson Reuters UK Practical Law, June 15, 2023
“The Waiver and Arbitration Exceptions to Sovereign Immunity Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act,” Thomson Reuters UK Practical Law, June 15, 2023
“U.S. Supreme Court Holds FSIA Does Not Immunize Foreign Sovereigns From Criminal Prosecution,” co-author, Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, April 21, 2023
“Five International Arbitration Trends And Topics For 2023,” co-author, Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, January 30, 2023
“Creditor Files SDNY Lawsuit Against Sri Lanka in Connection With Its Sovereign Debt Default, Asserting Breach of Contract and Pari Passu Claims,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, June 30, 2022
“U.S. Supreme Court Denies Applicability of Section 1782 Discovery Statute With Respect to Private Commercial and Treaty Arbitrations,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, June 15, 2022
“Second Circuit Rules Foreign State-Owned Bank Does Not Have Sovereign Immunity From Criminal Prosecution,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, November 23, 2021
“Second Circuit Dismisses Antitrust Claims Against Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies Based on International Comity,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, September 2, 2021
“Ecuador Re-Ratifies The ICSID Convention: Impact Of The Ratification In Ecuador And In The Region,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, August 9, 2021.
“Second Circuit Reinforces Its Approach To Section 1782 While U.S. Supreme Court Case On Application Of Section 1782 To Private International Arbitration Remains Pending,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, July 19, 2021
“U.S. Supreme Court Revisits the Contours of Specific Personal Jurisdiction,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, April 6, 2021
“U.S. Supreme Court Defines Contours of FSIA’s Expropriation Exception,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, February 8, 2021
“NY Ruling Underscores Federal, State Arbitration Law Conflict,” Law360, November 6, 2020
“SDNY District Court Rules Foreign Sovereigns Are Not Immune From Criminal Jurisdiction In U.S. Court,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, October 9, 2020
“Circuit Split Intensifies Over Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to Obtain Discovery for Use in Private International Arbitration,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, July 13, 2020
“Supreme Court Holds That New York Convention Does Not Preclude Non-Signatories From Invoking State Law Principles To Compel Arbitration,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, June 3, 2020
“Second Circuit Overturns Arbitration Award Against Non-Signatory Parent Company,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, April 3, 2020
“COVID-19 and the Tolling Of Statutes of Limitations: Impact on Arbitrations Seated in New York,” Cleary Gottlieb Alert Memo, March 25, 2020
“Implications of PDVSA Alter Ego Decision for Other Sovereigns,” September 9, 2019; republished by the AIRA Journal, February 2020
“CPLR Article 75 or the Federal Arbitration Act: Which One Applies to Arbitrations in New York and Why It Matters,” International Lawyer, 2019
“Supreme Court Confirms Arbitrators Decide Threshold Issues,” January 9, 2019
“The State Of Creditor Recovery Efforts In Venezuela: Part 2,” June 5, 2018
“The State Of Creditor Recovery Efforts In Venezuela: Part 1,” June 4, 2018
“Start Your Engines: Are We Going to See More Creditor Recovery Efforts in Venezuela?,” May 29, 2018
“The Many Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 2,” April 16, 2018
“Update on PDVSA US Litigation Trust v. Lukoil Pan Americas, et al.,” April 10, 2018
“PDVSA US Litigation Trust: What Creditors Should Know About the Trust, Its Claims and Its Implications for Venezuela’s Restructuring,” March 15, 2018
“Third Circuit Dismisses Crystallex’s Fraudulent Transfer Claim but Potential Liability Remains for PDVSA,” January 5, 2018
“Venezuela’s Debt Crisis: Why Litigation Is More Advantageous Than Arbitration for Bondholders,” December 13, 2017
“Venezuela’s Imminent Restructuring and The Role Alter Ego Claims May Play in this Chavismo Saga,” November 9, 2017
“Second Circuit Confirms That an Arbitral Award That Has Been Nullified at the Seat of the Arbitration Should Rarely Be Enforced,” July 27, 2017
“Second Circuit Rules That FSIA Provides Sole Basis for Jurisdiction Over Foreign Sovereigns in Actions to Enforce ICSID Awards,” July 17, 2017
“U.S. Supreme Court: Hague Service Convention Permits Service of Process by Mail,” May 23, 2017