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Blasket Renewable v. Spain: US Courts Issue Conflicting Decisions Regarding the Enforceability of Intra-EU Awards

Judge Richard Leon of the DC District Court issued a decision in Blasket Renewable Investments, LLC v. Kingdom of Spain granting Spain's motion to dismiss an application to confirm an arbitral award issued under the Energy Charter Treaty - the decision leaves more questions than answers.
6 minute read

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The End of Kirkland's Meteoric Rise?

It'll take a sea change to knock Kirkland off the top spot. One may be on the horizon, argues The Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

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Riyadh is Now an Essential Piece of Big Law's Geography

In the last month alone, major firms including Latham & Watkins, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Dentons and Linklaters have taken steps to build up in the Kingdom, which is growing in importance at a rapid rate.
5 minute read

International Edition

With the Financial Year End Nearing, Keeping Your Cool Has Never Been Harder

There are a few reasons why firms might be focusing on getting paid faster, but the timing is unfortunate, writes the London Lawyer.
4 minute read

International Edition

The Law Firms that Missed Out on the UBS-Credit Suisse Deal Tells Us Plenty

The Global Lawyer: Where do the likes of Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy and Slaughter and May now stand in the global pecking order?
5 minute read

International Edition

India On Our Minds

When India announced that foreign law firms will now be able to set up shop in the country, even firms that had long eyed the market were caught off guard, writes Jessica Seah in the Asia Legal Briefing. But now they are trying to figure out their next steps. Who will move in? And what will their India operations look like?
6 minute read

International Edition

The Case for Launching in India

All international firms should follow Baker McKenzie and HSF in taking the liberalization opportunity in such a major economy seriously—the future of their institution could depend on it, writes the Global Lawyer.
6 minute read

International Edition

What Do Travers Smith, Linklaters and Jeremy Hunt All Have in Common?

Managing your finances in a way that keeps people happy now as well as in the future is not easy, as some of the UK's top law firms are finding out.
4 minute read

International Edition

How Far Women Have Come — and How Far They Have to Go

While it's nice that we honor women in the legal profession on International Women's Day, we should not lose sight of the fact that the industry still has a long way to go, writes the Global Lawyer. Nor should we forget that in the broader world, women and girls are still struggling for basic rights, that in some countries they now have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had, and that not a single country in the world has yet achieved gender equality.
11 minute read

International Edition

Do Firms Truly Support Women in Asia or Is It Just Lip Service?

Fewer than 20% of the regional heads in Asia at the top 50 highest-revenue law firms are women, Jessica Seah writes in The Asia Legal Briefing. So is all this noise and confetti around International Women's Day just lip service? When and how will firms in Asia get it right?
4 minute read

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