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June 01, 2007 |

Focus Europe: The Arbitration Scorecard

68 minute read
August 14, 2008 |

Bankruptcy cases straddle Canadian, U.S. border

A growing number of bankruptcy cases in Canada involve proceedings in the United States, requiring lawyers to stay on top of procedures in both countries, he said. "In order to give advice to Canadian clients, you at least have to have a sense of what the process is like in the United States, because it's quite different," said MacNaughton, a partner in the Toronto office of Canada's Borden Ladner Gervais.
5 minute read
July 28, 2008 |

Informal relationships bind U.S., foreign firms

Even as many U.S. law firms are opening offices in Brazil, a handful of firms are avoiding the hassle and expense of opening foreign offices by conscientiously cultivating informal firm-to-firm relationships in the countries where their clients are investing and doing business. Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has built its Latin American practice, working with local firms in collaborative practices. Other U.S. firms, such as Covington & Burling and Perkins Coie, have similarly found local partnerships a workable alternative to opening a foreign office.
4 minute read
December 18, 2008 |

One lawyer's take on why banks in Canada have fared better than in U.S. — so far

While the governments in the United States and other countries have been working on bailouts and rescue packages, Canadian banks have so far avoided such a large-scale financial crisis. We asked Robert Elliott, the national co-chairman of Toronto-based Fasken Martineau DuMoulin's financial institutions and services group, what lessons can be learned from Canada's banking system.
4 minute read
July 14, 2008 |

Cross-border nuances

This is a busy season for Canadian insolvency lawyers — or, as they say in American-style English, bankruptcy attorneys. The mushrooming of cross-border restructurings has exposed Canadian lawyers to the U.S. bankruptcy system and, conversely, U.S. attorneys to the Canadian insolvency regimes. While they are similar and share common verbiage, there is a danger in assuming that the same words mean the same thing in each system.
4 minute read
June 01, 2007 |

Focus Europe: The Arbitration Scorecard

74 minute read
February 25, 2010 |

The Defections From White & Case Continue

The hits just keep on coming for White & Case. On Wednesday, the firm lost the chair of its global information technology practice when Steven Betensky resigned, according to a report by The Lawyer. Betensky's resignation comes after the loss of antitrust partner Elaine Johnston and mining and metals practice chair Tanneke Heersche in recent days. Johnson, who left the firm late last week, will join the New York office of Allen & Overy to head up that firm's U.S. antitrust practice.
2 minute read
August 01, 2009 |

Do Not Resuscitate

No relief for a Canadian funeral operator buried by a Mississippi trial verdict.
1 minute read

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