On May 1, 2007, the Washington Foreign Law Society held its Annual Gala Dinner in conjunction with the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. At the Dinner, Mr. Camp, currently the 50th president of the Society, presented Secretary James A. Baker, III with the Society's highest award, the Harry LeRoy Jones Award for International Law. At the Gala, Mr. Robert Neale Lyman and the University of Virginia Law School's Journal of International Law also were awarded the Justice Robert H. Jackson Award for the Best Published Student Writing on a Foreign Law Subject.

On November 13, 2006, in Mones v. Commercial Bank of Kuwait, S.A.K., the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit entered a Summary Order vacating two orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in which the District Court had found it did not have the authority to order CBK to turnover deposits held in Kuwait, and remanded the case to the District Court for further findings on personal jurisdiction. Download a copy of the Second Circuit Summary Order.

On November 1, 2006, Mr. Camp argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York. The issue on appeal is whether the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York had the authority to order the Commercial Bank of Kuwait, S.A.K. over which the District Court has personal jurisdiction, to turnover judgment debtor funds held by the bank outside of the United States. Mr. Camp represents the appellant, Bruce E. Mones, in the appeal. Download a copy of the appeal brief filed by Mr. Camp.

On October 24, 2006, Mr. Camp filed a Complaint for Declaratory Judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Complaint asks the Court to declare whether the Taiwanese plaintiffs, including members of the Taiwan Nation Party, have certain rights under the United States Constitution.

On June 28, 2006, Mr. Camp was elected the 50th president of the Washington Foreign Law Society. The Washington Foreign Law Society, founded in 1952, promotes knowledge and understanding of international legal matters, comparative legal issues, and foreign law. The Washington Foreign Law Society serves as a forum for the intersection of legal and non-legal professionals serving in public and private capacities to the many US Government agencies, foreign missions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and national and global professional firms with a Washington presence. Since its founding in 1952, the Society has been served by a large number of prominent lawyers, jurists, and other legal professionals on its Board of Governors and has attracted an even larger number of distinguished lawyers, jurists, and other legal professionals and public policy makers as sustaining members.

A copy of the program from the June 28, 2006, Annual Meeting at which Mr. Camp was elected president may be viewed by clicking here.

On April 30, 2004, in Walker v. Mones (D.D.C.), Mr. Camp obtained an Order from United States District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan denying Mobile Telecommunications Company's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, for Leave to File Complaint in Intervention and Request for Hearing. Mobile Telecommunications Company of Kuwait was represented by Bryan Cave LLP. On April 30, 2004, Mr. Camp also obtained an Order from Judge Sullivan denying Judgment Debtor Hamzah M. Behbehani's Motion to Vacate Order of Contempt and Arrest that Mr. Camp obtained September 10, 2003, against Mr. Behbehani and Sheikh Mishal Y.S. Al Sabah of Kuwait. Mr. Behbehani was represented by Becker, Hadeed, Kellogg & Berry, PC.

On April 22, 2004, in Mones v. National Bank of Kuwait (S.D.N.Y.), Mr. Camp obtained a formal Turnover Order from United States District Court Judge Leonard B. Sand ordering the National Bank of Kuwait to "forthwith pay over to Petitioner . . . all funds . . . being held in Kuwait as are necessary to fully satisfy" the Kuwaiti judgment debtors' respective obligations to Mr. Mones. The National Bank of Kuwait was represented by Hogan & Hartson LLP.

On March 24, 2004, in Mones v. National Bank of Kuwait (S.D.N.Y.), Mr. Camp obtained a Memorandum and Order from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York holding that New York's separate entity rule was "inapposite" in this post-judgment proceeding where Mones' petition for a turnover order was served directly upon NBK in Kuwait (rather than upon NBK's New York branch).

On December 23, 2003, in Mones v. Commercial Bank of Kuwait (S.D.N.Y.), Mr. Camp obtained an Order requiring the Commercial Bank of Kuwait to turnover to Mr. Mones funds of certain judgment debtors held in Kuwait by C.B.K.

On September 10, 2003, in Walker v. Mones, 1:96CV02876 (D.D.C.), on behalf of his client, Mr. Mones, Mr. Camp obtained an Order of Contempt and Arrest directed against two judgment debtors. Under the Order issued by United States District Judgment Emmet G. Sullivan, the two judgment debtors were ordered to pay Mr. Mones $4,000 per day until their prior obligations to Mr. Mones are fully satisfied.

On August 27, 2003, in AlAhli Bank of Kuwait (KSC) v. Rafidain Bank and Central Bank of Iraq, 96 Civ. 690 (S.D.N.Y.), Mr. Camp obtained for his client AlAhli Bank of Kuwait, a Restraining Notice signed by United States District Judge J. Michael McMahon effectively freezing approximately $85 million in Iraqi funds held by an offshore bank.

May 22, 2003, The Wall Street Journal Europe, "J.P. Morgan Seeks to Recover Old Claims Against Iraqi Banks," states:

Charles Camp, a Washington lawyer who specializes in international debt recovery, estimates that U.S. judgments against Iraqi organizations may total billions of dollars. Original debts have nearly doubled because of interest accumulated over more than a decade....In four other cases during the 1990s brought to trial by Mr. Camp, U.S. courts upheld claims to $489 million in principal loaned to Iraqi banks. Mr. Camp said the principal and accrued interest now total $700 million. Most of the 19 institutions involved in the cases are based in France or the Gulf region. Three of the lawsuits included institutions claiming debts on their own behalf, including the National Bank of Kuwait and Gulf International Bank BSC, based in Bahrain. One involved a syndicated loan from the Banque Arabe et Internationale d'Investissement of France, which is now in administration. The bank led a syndicate that included French bank Lazard LLC and UBAF, an affiliate of Credit Lyonnais SA.

May 21, 2003, Dow Jones International News, "Some Foreign Creditors Move to Force Iraq to Repay Debts," states:

Charles Camp, a Washington lawyer who specializes in international debt recovery, estimates that U.S. judgments against Iraqi organizations may total billions of dollars...because of interest accumulated over more than a decade....In four other cases during the 1990s brought to trial by Camp, U.S. courts upheld claims to $489 million in principal loaned to Iraqi banks. Camp said the principal and accrued interest now total $700 million. Most of the 19 institutions involved in the cases are based in France or the Gulf. Three of the lawsuits included institutions claiming debts on their own behalf, including the National Bank of Kuwait and the Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank. One involved a syndicated loan from the Banque Arabe et Internationale d'Investissement of France....The bank led a syndicate that includes France's Lazard and UBAF, an affiliate of Credit Lyonnais SA....Camp said one strategy to collect debts will involve locating and seizing hidden assets or accounts of Saddam Hussein's regime. But that strategy could conflict with the hunt for Saddam Hussein's loot by the U.S. government.