Michael D Goldhaber

January 01, 2009 | The American Lawyer

Paris may be dominated by international firms, but Jean Veil guards the boutique tradition by representing France's rich and powerful.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

14 minute read

September 11, 2000 | Law.com

The Justice Department, members of Congress and most courts agree the 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act should not be applied with broad retroactivity. Now, a ruling gives criminal aliens the right to an equitable hearing. It's about time, legal scholars contend. "There's something deeply un-American about these [AEDPA] laws," says law professor Nancy Morawetz.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

10 minute read

August 02, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

America's northern neighbor is being hit with the double whammy of a World Trade Organization suit and a NAFTA claim for favoring clean power projects that use local suppliers.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read

January 21, 2012 | The American Lawyer

Chevron and its lawyers at Gibson Dunn failed to persuade the Second Circuit to reconsider the court's refusal to enjoin Ecuadorian plaintiffs from enforcing an $18 billion judgment against the oil giant. And on Friday Chevron announced it was advancing its appeal of the judgment in Ecuador. What's the next step for the oil giant and its pinstriped armada?

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

September 12, 2011 | Texas Lawyer

In 2002 an unlikely coalition of victims, mostly represented by Motley Rice, and property insurers, mostly represented by Cozen O'Connor, sued Saudi Arabia and a clutch of Saudi princes and charities that allegedly funded al-Qaeda. The suits were both praised and reviled as "the privatization of foreign policy."

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

November 04, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Whichever brilliant mind at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher thought to subpoena the outtakes of the documentary film Crude deserves a place in the litigation hall of fame. | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read

November 03, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

While Chevron can point to significant evidence of fraud, has the Ecuador plaintiffs' suit hardly been crippled? | SEE OUR EXCLUSIVE FIRST RELEASE: THE TAPES THE PLAINTIFFS DON'T WANT YOU TO SEE | FULL COVERAGE: CHEVRON IN ECUADOR

By Michael D. Goldhaber

7 minute read

July 13, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Back in 2007, an ICSID annulment committee raised eyebrows when it found errors in an award against Argentina for CMS Gas, but didn't annul it. Some speculated that the all-star panel might be trying to spark debate about the ICSID appeals process. The latest ruling in the Argentine mess--a June 29 annulment of Sempra's 2007 award--will certainly throw gas on those flames.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

July 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

International arbitration offers corporations a pathway to dispute resolution that avoids the muck of dubious local courts. But sometimes investors get stuck there anyway.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

April 07, 2000 | Law.com

Two of Howard Chabner's grandparents lived into their 90s, and doctors expect him to live a long life too. But Chabner, a Harvard-trained transactional lawyer who uses a wheelchair, was charged nearly double the standard life insurance premium. Is that legal? Chabner and his attorneys say no, and they've asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that charging a disabled man an arbitrarily high life insurance premium violates federal and state laws on equal access to public accommodations.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read