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Second Circuit Sets March 2026 Arguments in ArgentinaYPF Share-Transfer Appeal

The appeals panel will decide whether a U.S. order allowing YPF shares to satisfy a $16.1 billion judgment can take effect.

Overview

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit scheduled oral arguments for the week of March 3, 2026 in the dispute over transferring YPF shares.
  • Argentina must file its written reply in the appeal by December 12, 2025, following claimants’ recent briefs urging enforcement.
  • A preventive stay remains in place that blocks any transfer of YPF shares while the appeal proceeds.
  • Judge Loretta Preska’s district court rulings found Argentina liable for about $16.1 billion over the 2012 expropriation and authorized using YPF shares as partial payment.
  • The court plans to hear a related appeal filed by an NGO during the same March 2026 argument calendar.