June 01, 2007 | The American Lawyer
Houston, We Have an ArbitrationBy Michael D. Goldhaber
14 minute read
May 21, 2002 | Law.com
Lowering the BarLondon attorney Mark Humphries thinks the distinctions between the two halves of his profession, solicitors and barristers, are pointless and is trying to abolish them. In 1994 the Linklaters partner became one of the first of a new hybrid called "solicitor-advocates": law firm lawyers who are allowed to argue in the U.K. high courts, previously a domain open only to barristers.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
19 minute read
September 15, 2003 | National Law Journal
Major European arbitrationsThis survey covers large recent arbitrations with a European connection. The 10 entries consist of resolved or partly resolved disputes and are listed by the amounts at stake ($700 million or higher). Each dispute has been resolved or partly resolved since January 2001 by an arbitral award or settlement.
By Michael D. GoldhaberAmerican Lawyer Media News Service
16 minute read
December 28, 2012 | The American Lawyer
Big SuitsVirnetX v. Apple; USA v. Reserve Management Company et al.; Voom HD v. EchoStar; NML Capital v. Republic of Argentina
By Tom Coster, Michael D. Goldhaber, Lisa Shuchman, Jan Wolfe
10 minute read
December 21, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Secrets of Bonny IslandU.S. prosecutors caught four multinationals paying millions in bribes to Nigerian officials. Why did some companies get off easier than others?
By Michael D. Goldhaber
21 minute read
February 01, 2013 | The American Lawyer
Little Theodor's Big TroublesThe U.S. and France accuse a controversial African politician of money laundering. Should they go after his lawyers, too?
By Michael D. Goldhaber
14 minute read
July 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer
Bully Pulpit: Vacuum Cleaner JusticeWhite-collar criminals of Europe, beware. The poster boy of the antiextradition movement was just sucked across the Atlantic.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
4 minute read
May 15, 2001 | Law.com
A Reformer Made in PrisonA "pro-death" conservative, Ernie D. Preate Jr. rose to become AG of Pennsylvania, with a clear path to the governor's house. Days before the 1994 Republican primary for governor, a report was released on Preate's fund-raising abuses. He lost the race and went to prison. "What do you call a conservative who's been to jail? A liberal." Preate proudly admits being an anti-death crusader. But he traveled a long way to get there.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
15 minute read
January 28, 2011 | The American Lawyer
The Global Lawyer: The Mystery of the Ghostwritten ReportHow Section 1782 let Gibson, Dunn play Nancy Drew in the U.S. discovery battles in the environmental litigation against Chevron in Ecuador.
By Michael D. Goldhaber
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