Michael D Goldhaber

March 01, 2004 | National Law Journal

A chorus of international lawyers is screaming that, to avoid provoking the U.S., NAFTA arbitrators wrongly dismissed a $725 million claim brought against Uncle Sam by Canada's Loewen funeral home chain. The ruling ignores an injustice and lets the U.S. play by its own rules, critics say. The panel admitted the company was the victim of a miscarriage of justice by a runaway Mississippi jury, and that the U.S. may theoretically be held liable for the failure of its courts to protect an investor.

By Michael D. GoldhaberSpecial to the National Law Journal

9 minute read

October 15, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Can a head of state sue his own nation? Georgia's billionaire-statesman Boris Ivanishvili says he can.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

September 19, 2005 | National Law Journal

In the age of globalization, LL.M.'s, the one-year advanced degree that allows foreign lawyers to attend U.S. law schools, are catering to the needs of aspiring corporate lawyers — as well as those who hire them.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

8 minute read

January 16, 2013 | The American Lawyer

The ABA is on board with the U.N.'s agenda on business and human rights, but lawyers are only starting to ponder the questions it raises. Should human rights influence legal advice? Did Shell's advisers go too far in Kiobel?

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

June 24, 2013 | The American Lawyer

Next up for the Supreme Court: The Case of U.S. Discovery v. Foreign Data Privacy. Can you guess which side is represented by Arab Bank and its lawyers at DLA Piper and Mayer Brown?

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

October 18, 2011 | The American Lawyer

By Michael D. Goldhaber

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December 09, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A new report on law firm social responsibility moves way beyond pro bono and asks firms to hew to international human rights principles--even if it means dropping clients.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

May 17, 2010 | The American Lawyer

An interview with Kathleen Sullivan, the first female name partner of an Am Law 100 firm.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

October 18, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

The U.K. Bribery Act is leading to a subtle but seismic change in Britain's legal superstructure, allowing for some leniency for cooperating defendants.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

June 10, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Last year King Spalding was shouting from the rooftops that it had won the biggest-ever individual recovery before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ICSID. The firm's client, investor Waguih Siag, claimed that his Red Sea property was seized by Egyptian authorities-partly because he had lined up Israeli financing to build a hotel.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

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