By Michael A. Mora | April 14, 2021
"Do I think Ponzi schemes will end? Of course not," said Akerman partner Michael I. Goldberg. "But he raised the awareness that they exist."
By Ryan Costello, ProSearch | March 31, 2021
Discovery requests implicating custodians and data outside the U.S. can potentially put organizations in a Catch-22: either fall short of their discovery obligations on the one hand or fall afoul of legislation in other nations prohibiting or limiting data collection and transfer to the U.S. on the other.
By Ryan Costello | March 29, 2021
The intersection of foreign laws governing data collection and cross-border discovery operations continues to be a potentially volatile conjunction.
By Christopher Niesche | March 29, 2021
There have been successes. But lawyers can be hard to manage and some say the culture of law and the culture of management are simply incompatible.
By Eric Lewis | March 26, 2021
The United States needs to consider carefully whether its treaty advantages and broad jurisdictional statutes should be aggressively used to bring foreign defendants to the United States when the American interest is limited and when other countries may have a greater interest in applying their own statutes, and their own penalty structures.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By John Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski | March 26, 2021
In this edition of their Bankruptcy Practice column, John Rapisardi and Joseph Zujkowski spoke with two Rio de Janeiro-based attorneys for their guidance on Brazilian Law 14.112, which enacts a number of reforms to Brazil's bankruptcy laws that attempt to expand and clarify creditors' rights and modernize Brazil's bankruptcy framework. This article focuses on the amendments relating to judicial and extrajudicial reorganizations.
By Jeffrey A. Lehtman & Marcus A.R. Childress, Miller & Chevalier | March 25, 2021
In the rush to "go public," many of these companies pay little attention to implementing robust anti-corruption compliance programs tailored to the company's business risks internationally. Here's the top three mistakes made by newly public technology companies when it comes to FCPA compliance.
By Fabiana Leschziner, Jackie Rice, Carlos Ayres and Iris Bennett | March 22, 2021
In-house lawyers must not only provide accurate and effective legal advice and defense representation, but also proactive ethics and compliance support and counseling. In two different contexts and two different cultures, the experience of both the U.S. and Brazil make this clear.
By Tasha Norman | March 18, 2021
"I think there is a fear that once you become partner you will be left to fend for yourself. It is comforting to know that you don't become an island when you become a partner."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Samuel Estreicher and Julian G. Ku | March 17, 2021
The court's strict interpretation of when international law would permit an exception to foreign sovereign immunity fits within a larger pattern of Supreme Court decisions restricting the ability of foreign plaintiffs to bring cases into U.S. courts that have little or no connection to the United States.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Join the industry's top owners, investors, developers, brokers & financiers at THE MULTIFAMILY EVENT OF THE YEAR!
Law.com celebrates the California law firms and legal departments driving the state's dynamic legal landscape.
The Texas Lawyer honors attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession in Texas.
The Superior Court of California, County of Alameda is accepting applications for the position of Legal Research Attorney. Under general dir...
We are seeking an attorney with a minimum of four years of experience in transactional work to join our well-established, nationally renowne...
The Insurance Adjustment Bureau, Inc., Plymouth Meeting, PA, a respected industry leader seeks an attorney with a minimum of 3-7 years exper...