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Chinese Intelligence Sought to Infiltrate US Prosecution Team in Huawei Case, US Department of Justice Says

Two alleged Chinese intelligence operatives attempted to "steal the prosecutors' playbook" in the ongoing case against the Chinese telecommunications giant, a top DOJ official said.
3 minute read

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Australia Class Action Firm Plans Cases Against BMW and Mercedes

Gerard Malouf & Partners says consumers were likely misled, alleging the two automakers tampered with their diesel engines to skirt regulatory emissions requirements. The allegations are similar to Volkswagen's historic "dieselgate" scandal.
2 minute read

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Trial Lawyer Mark Lanier Launches UK Firm for Class Actions, Mass Tort Suits

Mark Lanier, founder of the Lanier Law Firm in Houston, Texas, has opened a firm in Manchester along with the COO of his firm and two English barristers, to handle the kind of litigation Lanier does in the U.S.
3 minute read

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Boies Schiller Flexner Can't Just Quit Chiquita Suit

The firm, which has been trying since 2018 to withdraw its representation of plaintiffs in Colombia, was chastised this week for losing touch with two-thirds of its clients in the case. The plaintiffs sued the banana grower after the company pleaded guilty to having financed a paramilitary group that allegedly killed their family members.
6 minute read

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'Unprecedented:' French Cement Company Lafarge to Pay $778 Million for Conspiracy to Provide Support to ISIS

Federal prosecutors said the case represented the first time a corporation has ever been charged with providing material support and resources to a foreign designated terrorist group.
3 minute read

International Edition

New Firm Steps in to Replace Freshfields Advising VTB Bank in Longrunning Litigation

The case has been on pause for the last six months since Freshfields requested to withdraw as counsel of the sanctioned client.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dechert and Neil Gerrard Accused of Money Laundering in Latest US Court Filing

The civil filing against the law firm alleges obstruction of justice, witness tampering, fraud and money laundering, in the latest stage of an ongoing dispute.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mexico Takes Gun Fight to Arizona After Loss in Massachusetts

The Mexican government is trying to stem the illegal flow of military-grade weapons from the U.S. to Mexico, which is awash in gun-violence despite strict limits on gun ownership.
6 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Clinches Win for US Gunmakers in Case Brought by Mexico

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has dismissed the case, saying federal law shields the gunmakers from claims brought for unlawful use of firearms. Mexico vows to appeal.
3 minute read

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Clifford Chance's Litigation Head On 'Tacit Pacts' in Lincoln's Inn Fields and What He'd Change About the Profession

Matthew Newick takes a candid look back on his career so far, and shares moving memories of his first mentor on his deathbed.
7 minute read

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