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The Alien Tort Claims Act: How Far Will It Go?
The 213-year-old Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) suddenly has the attention of many general counsel. Citigroup, Ford, Coca-Cola, ChevronTexaco and Nike have all been the subject of multimillion-dollar lawsuits brought under ATCA. Although the statute is intended to provide relief for conduct committed in violation of the law of nations, private companies may be vicariously liable for the acts of corrupt foreign governments.10 N.Y. Firms Listed as Best for Women
Roughly half of the law students across the country presently involved in on-campus interviews have a personal stake in this question: Exactly which large firms are best for women? Conveniently, the second annual survey by Flex-Time Lawyers and Working Mothers Magazine was released Tuesday, listing the nation's top 50 shops in terms of work-life balance, mentoring opportunities for women, retention of female attorneys and family accommodation.Arbitration Scorecard 2011: Top Arbitration Firms
The firms handling the most arbitrations in 2009-10.Will Europe Have a Unified Tax System?
ELGIUM tries to woo companies by offering them massive tax breaks to establish their headquarters within the country`s borders. Ireland temporarily lowered its corporate income tax rates to lure foreign manufacturing businesses and banks to its shores. Luxembourg and the Netherlands offer their own unique sweetheart deals to multinationals.A consolidated antitrust class action against four Chinese vitamin C makers case got smaller--but no less interesting--when one of the defendants agreed to a $10.5 million settlement. "This is the first shoe to drop in a Chinese cartel case, and it's a $10 million shoe," said William Isaacson of Boies Schiller, co-lead counsel for the direct purchaser class.
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