A federal district judge has ordered the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP to disclose documents in response to an ECBAWM client’s request to obtain discovery in aid of foreign proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1782. The subpoena sought documents for use in open and contemplated proceedings in the British Virgin Islands concerning a dispute over the ownership and management of Future Media Architects, Inc. The decision further clarifies that a law firm may be required to produce documents in aid of a foreign proceeding that involves one of its clients if discovery is not available from that client directly. The applicant was represented by ECBAWM attorneys O. Andrew F. Wilson and Ashok Chandran.