Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin v. Ashot Yegiazaryan

  1. September 21, 2017

    Moscow Mall Investor Wins Asset Fight In $93M Award Suit

    A California federal judge on Wednesday ordered a former Russian lawmaker to turn over assets held in an offshore trust to a former business partner trying to collect a $93 million award against him, finding that the court has jurisdiction over the account.

  2. September 05, 2017

    Moscow Mall Investor Pushes For Assets In $93M Award Fight

    A Russian real estate investor fighting to enforce a confirmed $93 million arbitral award against his former business partner has doubled down on his bid for a California federal court to force the ex-partner to turn over assets in an offshore trust, arguing they can be within the court’s reach.

  3. August 29, 2017

    Russian Ex-Lawmaker Fights Asset Bid In $93M Award Fight

    A former Russian lawmaker and real estate investor who has assets in a Lichtenstein trust told a California federal court Monday that his former business partner can't go after those assets in an effort to enforce a confirmed $93 million arbitral award, arguing that they're out of the court's reach.

  4. August 23, 2017

    Russian Investor Pushes For Enforcement Of $93M Award

    A Russian real estate investor fighting to enforce a confirmed $93 million arbitral award against his former business partner has urged a California federal court to force his former partner to turn over assets in an offshore trust, arguing the "charade" of payment dodging must end.

  5. June 29, 2017

    Investor Asks To Crack Bank Boxes For $92.5M Arbitral Award

    An investor in a Russian shopping center asked a California federal judge Thursday to allow him to access two safety deposit boxes whose contents he said could help pay the $92.5 million international arbitration award he is owed by a former Russian lawmaker over misappropriation of their joint ownership in the mall.

  6. March 23, 2017

    Investor's Attys Win $133K In Fees For Moscow Mall Case

    A California federal judge signed off Wednesday on more than $133,000 in attorneys' fees for an investor's successful efforts to confirm an $84 million London arbitration award against a former Russian lawmaker who allegedly cheated him out of his share of a Moscow shopping mall.

  7. November 21, 2016

    Russian Ex-Lawmaker's Assets Frozen In $84M Award Dispute

    A California federal judge has ordered an asset freeze on nearly $116 million held in the accounts of a former Russian lawmaker as part of the enforcement of a massive arbitration award in favor of an investor he allegedly cheated, saying an injunction is necessary to protect the investor's rights.

  8. November 01, 2016

    Russian Ex-Legislator Fights $116M Freeze Over $84M Award

    A former Russian lawmaker resisting the enforcement of a massive arbitration award that a California federal judge has ordered he pay to a cheated investor argued Monday that a $116 million asset freeze the investor seeks would be “excessive” and outside the court’s authority to issue.

  9. June 15, 2016

    Ex-Lawmaker Loses Bid To Halt Enforcement Of $84M Award

    A California judge refused Tuesday to stay enforcement of a confirmed $84 million arbitration award against a former Russian lawmaker who allegedly misappropriated a shareholder's interest in a Moscow shopping center, saying he wasn't convinced that appeals challenging the award are likely to be successful.

  10. May 24, 2016

    Russian Asset Freeze Is Enough In Mall Award Row, Court Told

    A former Russian lawmaker Monday again urged a California federal court to pause enforcement of an $84 million award issued after he allegedly misappropriated an investor's interest in a Moscow shopping center without requiring a bond, saying such a measure is unnecessary due to an asset freeze.