New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lanier Saperstein and Samuel Hickey | August 3, 2021
Section 6308 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 expands the authority of the Departments of Treasury and Justice to seek and obtain banking records located abroad, while limiting the ability of foreign financial institutions to oppose production of those documents. In this article, the authors discuss why they believe §6308 was not intended to upend traditional processes designed to respect the sovereignty of foreign nations.
By Valentina Shaknes and Justine Stringer | July 23, 2021
'Ameliorative measures' do not protect children facing 'grave risk of harm' upon return to home country under the Hague Convention and consideration of such measures should be eliminated by the U.S. Supreme Court.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Asher Rubinstein | July 19, 2021
There will be no tariffs for the next five years, while the parties work on a comprehensive settlement.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lee A. Spielmann | July 14, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court in 'Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp' recently held that the 1935 sale of various cultural artifacts by their Jewish owners to the Nazi regime was insufficient to overcome Germany's presumptive immunity against suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. A central flaw in its analysis implicates the decision's soundness.
By Andrew Goudsward | July 13, 2021
The nominations are for the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Commerce Department.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Samuel Estreicher and Julian G. Ku | July 8, 2021
A near-unanimous majority of the U.S. Supreme Court dealt yet another blow to plaintiffs seeking to bring lawsuits against corporations for violations of international law holding that mere "corporate activity" within the United States is not enough to satisfy the general presumption against the extraterritorial application of federal law.
By Ross Todd | June 30, 2021
"I think practitioners will become more sophisticated in the way that they use what happened in one jurisdiction to give them more traction in another jurisdiction when there is an advantage," says Deborah Hensler of Stanford Law School who co-authored a new report about the VW litigation and the prospect of future cases like it.
Daily Business Review | Analysis
By Dan Roe | June 29, 2021
Law firms big and small are flocking to Florida's shores as the workload continues to grow among numerous practice areas.
By Amy Guthrie | June 21, 2021
The region accounts for more than a quarter of claims filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
By Amy Guthrie | June 21, 2021
The region accounts for more than a quarter of claims filed at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
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