Michael D Goldhaber

October 19, 2010 | The American Lawyer

Turkey's Uzan family still owes Motorola and Nokia billions of dollars from a seven-year-old judgment, but the Uzans are also still after Turkey for billions more in a pending arbitration. Can Motorola and Nokia wind up with a piece of that pie?

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

November 12, 1999 | Law.com

As other firms search for the Fountain of Retention, the partners at Kirkland & Ellis smile indulgently. They know the secret to eternal satisfaction. Astonishingly, for the past five years, the office has scored first in New York City on all seven American Lawyer surveys of summer or midlevel associates. Kirkland's secret: Give new lawyers freedom and responsibility.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

4 minute read

January 20, 2012 | The American Lawyer

The decade that began in 2010 may still be awfully young, but it'll take a lot to outdo--or undercut--the Supreme Court's still-reverberating decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

7 minute read

April 15, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Emboldened by their newfound political clout, unions set their sights on bringing stricter labor standards to the wider world.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read

November 02, 2010 | The American Lawyer

With new strategies and new co-counsel, the plaintiffs in the massive Amazon environmental case against Chevron Corporation are back on the offensive. Will Chevron be able to make its fraud claims stick?

By Michael D. Goldhaber

7 minute read

January 01, 2010 | The American Lawyer

The self-professed shark of The Am Law 100 is circling in new waters. Quinn Emanuel sharpened its teeth on IP trials for clients like Mattel, Inc., and Nokia Corp., earning it this year's top honor in that category. But the firm has also made an aggressive plunge into financial litigation of all kinds.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

February 14, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Arbitrators presiding over the investment treaty arbitration filed by Chevron against Ecuador, under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, order Ecuador to 'take all measures at its disposal to suspend or cause to be suspended the enforcement or recognition within and without Ecuador of any judgment' against the oil giant. | 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

March 17, 2003 | Law.com

Jeffrey Dasteel likes to work with a barrister when he argues an arbitration in London. A few years ago, when he was new to the scene, the Skadden Arps partner was shocked to discover that sometimes his barrister-advocate had the same fax number as the opposing barrister-advocate. Although Dasteel got used to the idea, the barristers' chambers decided to address U.S. law firm's concerns about the appearance of bias.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

3 minute read

December 19, 2000 | Law.com

This was the year Holocaust reparations cases came to a head. A few trial lawyers tackled the greatest evil in history and forced a resolution. Beyond providing money for Polish peasants and Florida retirees with a painful past, these pacts established a new principle: Abetting genocide doesn't pay. It was about "going after the guy who sells the barbed wire," says NYU Law School's Burt Neuborne.

By Michael D. Goldhaber

6 minute read

May 17, 1999 | Law.com

Numbers are scarce, but a recent Colorado Women's Bar study found that 31% of female lawyers were single--almost twice the proportion of single male lawyers. The difference in their personal choices has helped create a lamentable "generation gap" between older and younger female lawyers

By Michael D. Goldhaber

5 minute read