Commissions Import Export S.A. v. Republic of the Congo et al

  1. October 02, 2023

    Construction Co. Defends $7M Trump Condo Seizure Bid

    A construction firm chasing down judgments totaling more than $1 billion against the Republic of the Congo fought the country's bid to toss the amended litigation that seeks to seize a Trump Tower condominium purchased with allegedly embezzled funds, asserting the New York federal court suit "more than sufficiently" connects the property purchase to the republic.

  2. August 22, 2023

    Congo Says $1B Award Enforcement Suit Must Be Tossed

    The Republic of the Congo urged a New York federal court Monday to toss for good a construction company's renewed bid to enforce roughly $1 billion in arbitration awards by seizing a condo in Trump Tower that the company says was purchased with embezzled funds.

  3. May 24, 2023

    Congo Ducks Bid To Seize Trump Condo In $1B Award Fight

    A New York federal judge has tossed for now a contractor's claims seeking to enforce about $1 billion in arbitral awards by seizing a Trump condo the construction company says was purchased with embezzled funds from the Republic of Congo's president for his daughter.

  4. February 27, 2023

    Congo Says Trump Condo Can't Be Seized In $1B Fight

    The Republic of Congo continues to protest efforts by a construction company to seize a Trump Tower condo to enforce nearly $1 billion in arbitral awards, telling a New York federal judge that its former contractor wrongly claims the country and its president embezzled funds to buy the property.

  5. May 19, 2022

    Contractor Says NY Condo Is Fair Game Amid $1B Fight

    A construction firm told a New York federal court that the Republic of Congo can't shield a pricey New York City condo from the company's attempts to enforce nearly $1 billion in arbitral awards against the nation simply because the sale was handled by a "shell company."

  6. April 07, 2022

    Republic Of Congo Says Suit Over NY Condo Must Be Tossed

    The Republic of Congo and a condo-buying LLC urged a New York federal court to toss litigation filed by a former government contractor that says it is owed nearly $1 billion, claiming that it has sovereign immunity and that the American court lacks jurisdiction over the case.

  7. January 19, 2022

    Contractor Says Congo Can't Escape Suit Over $1B In Awards

    A former government contractor for the Republic of Congo owed nearly $1 billion is fighting the country's efforts to shut down its attempts to seize a swanky New York City condominium allegedly connected to embezzled funds, arguing that the country is unfairly obstructing the litigation.

  8. January 11, 2022

    Republic Of Congo Bucks Bid To Seize NY Condo In $1B Fight

    The Republic of Congo is attempting to shut down efforts by a former government contractor that is owed nearly $1 billion to seize a swanky New York City condominium allegedly purchased with embezzled government funds, arguing that the contractor cites a questionable report from a human rights organization as its evidence.