Michael D Goldhaber

October 05, 2000 | Law.com

A child sorcerer in spectacles can capture the national imagination, why not cattle that unionize? "Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type," by associate Doreen Cronin, is this year's second-least-likely publishing hit. It cracked the New York Times picture book bestseller list in August, soon after Harry Potter forced the Times to list children's books separately, and has climbed as high as number five.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

December 03, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Patton partner James Tyrrell Jr., talks about why he signed on to represent the plaintiffs in the Ecuadorian toxic tort suit against Chevron, despite a damaging ruling from a federal judge that found apparent evidence of fraud by plaintiffs attorneys.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

December 17, 1999 | Law.com

There is no neon in Vegas law offices. No piped-in music. No Wayne Newton. But Vegas firms are different. Lionel Sawyer & Collins, the town's leading firm with about 80 lawyers, has more firm lore than your local monolith. This, after all, is the firm that defended Circus Circus when it fired Kelbi the Living Doll for punching out a customer.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

August 10, 2011 | Law.com

In trying to reap the wind, Canada has reaped a whirlwind. The country is being hit with the double whammy of a World Trade Organization suit filed by Japan and a NAFTA claim by T. Boone Pickens' Mesa Power Group for favoring clean power projects that use local suppliers.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read

June 24, 2008 | The American Lawyer

How a Central Asian divorce opened the door to U.S.-style discovery in arbitration.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

July 27, 2010 | The American Lawyer

While Chevron's fight in the Second Circuit to obtain outtakes from the documentary Crude has become a First Amendment cause c�l�bre, the larger story is about the wholesale export of U.S.-style discovery to international disputes.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

February 05, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Bucking the trend among New York law firms, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle reports a 13.5 percent surge in revenue to $125 million.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read

October 31, 2011 | The American Lawyer

The Second Circuit's refusal to enjoin Ecuadorian plaintiffs from enforcing their $18 billion judgment against Chevron left the company's investment arbitration against Ecuador as its first global line of defense. It will be a tough defense for both Ecuador and the plaintiffs to overcome.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

February 10, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Chevron chalks up a 'W' when a judge in Manhattan OKs a temporary restraining order against Ecuadorian plaintiffs. | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

November 01, 2010 | Law.com

Here's an exclusive look at outtakes from the documentary "Crude," including astonishingly frank musings by the lead plaintiffs attorney in the environmental suit against Chevron.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read