Legal Opinion
A.D. Trade Belgium S.P.R.L. v. Republic of Guinea
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 31, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2022-0245Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A.D. TRADE BELGIUM S.P.R.L., +) ) Plaintiff/Petitioner, ) ) Civil Case No. 22-245 (RJL) V. ) ) REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, ) ) Defendant/Respondent. ) st MEMORANDUM OPINION (March 41, 2023) [Dkt. #17] A.D. Trade Belgium S.P.R.L. prevailed in two separate French arbitrations against the Republic of Guinea. The company petitioned this Court to confirm both awards, and it demanded recognition of a French judgment enforcing the older of the two awards. Guinea failed to appear, and so A.D. Trade has moved for default judgment. For the following…
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