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Iraq, United States
Baghdad hires Vinson&Elkins to defend oil interests in Washington

Texas-based Vinson & Elkins, an energy sector international arbitration specialist, is helping the Central Iraqi state get its position across to the State Department while awaiting a ruling in its oil arbitration case against Turkey. [...]

Published on 05/09/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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