Opinion ID: 2455129
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Heading: Applicability of the New York Convention

Text: The FAA does not independently confer subject matter jurisdiction on the federal courts. Durant, Nichols, Houston, Hodgson & Cortese-Costa, P.C. v. Dupont, 565 F.3d 56, 63 (2d Cir.2009). [T]here must be an independent basis of jurisdiction before a district court may entertain petitions to confirm or vacate an award under the FAA. Id. (internal quotation marks). In this case, the district court had subject-matter jurisdiction under 9 U.S.C. § 203, which provides federal jurisdiction over actions to confirm or vacate an arbitral award that is governed by the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the New York Convention). The New York Convention applies in this case because Scandinavian is a foreign corporation. See 9 U.S.C. § 202. Because the Award in the St. Paul Arbitration was entered in the United States, however, the domestic provisions of the FAA also apply, as is permitted by Articles V(1)(e) and V(2) of the New York Convention. See Zeiler v. Deitsch, 500 F.3d 157, 164 (2d Cir.2007) (describing overlap of New York Convention and the FAA); Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim & Sons, W.L.L. v. Toys R Us, Inc., 126 F.3d 15, 19-23 (2d Cir.1997), cert. denied, 522 U.S. 1111, 118 S.Ct. 1042, 140 L.Ed.2d 107 (1998). [T]he FAA and the New York Convention work in tandem, and they have overlapping coverage to the extent that they do not conflict. Sole Resort, S.A. de C.V. v. Allure Resorts Mgmt., LLC, 450 F.3d 100, 102 n. 1 (2d Cir.2006) (internal quotation marks omitted). Neither party disputes that section 10 of the FAA governs the issues before us on this appeal. See 9 U.S.C. § 10.