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March 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Chevron Judge Green-Lights Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs

Patton Boggs received some unwelcome but hardly surprising news on Monday, when a judge allowed Chevron Corporation to pursue claims that lawyers at the firm made misrepresentations to judges and engaged in other misconduct while enforcing a $9.5 billion environmental judgment against the oil giant.
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March 31, 2014 | Litigation Daily

Morgan Stanley Exec Takes Top Job at Litigation Funding Upstart

William Strong, co-CEO of Morgan Stanley's Asia-Pacific operations and a member of the bank's global management committee, will take the helm at Longford Capital on May 1.
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March 24, 2014 | Litigation Daily

The Global Lawyer: The Noose Tightens on Chevron Litigation Backers

Chevron's case against online poker magnate Russell DeLeon over his funding of the Lago Agrio pollution case is gaining traction. Any funder or lawyer involved in the business of enforcing foreign judgments would be wise to pay attention.
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March 10, 2014 | National Law Journal

Patton Boggs' 'Gray Cloud'

In a lengthy ruling for Chevron Corp. in a long and hard-fought battle over the blame for pollution in the Amazon, Washington law firm Patton Boggs came in for plenty of attention—17 mentions in the main text of the ruling, to be exact.
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March 05, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Chevron Wins Ruling Calling Ecuador Judgment A Fraud

Chevron won a U.S. judge's ruling that a multibillion-dollar pollution judgment issued in Ecuador was procured by fraud, making it less likely that plaintiffs will collect the $9.5 billion award.
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March 04, 2014 | Litigation Daily

In Chevron Ruling, a Cautionary Tale for Lawyers

Plenty of attorneys besides Steven Donziger were drawn into the morass of Chevron's Ecuadorean environmental battle over the years. Tuesday's ruling in Chevron's fraud case against the plaintiffs can be read as a tale of lawyers run amok and sometimes led astray.
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February 27, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Tyrrell, Patton Boggs May Part Ways Amid Merger Push, Newark Closing

Patton Boggs, which is engaged in preliminary merger talks with Squire Sanders after announcing the closure of its Newark office this week, could see one of its top partners head for the door. James Tyrrell Jr., a member of the firm's executive committee and head of its toxic tort and product liability practice group, joined Patton Boggs in a high-profile lateral move in 2006. He also took on a controversial case representing indigenous Ecuadoreans suing energy giant Chevron, which has complicated Patton Boggs' efforts to find a merger partner. As it happens, Squire Sanders has its own ties to the South American nation.
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February 26, 2014 | Commercial Litigation Insider

With Few Exceptions, Proposed Pilot Mediation Program Draws Support

Bar associations and other institutions have thrown their weight behind plans for a proposed mandatory mediation pilot program in New York County's Commercial Division although a few dissenters take issue with its setup.
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February 19, 2014 | Commercial Litigation Insider

New Proposals Draw Few, if Pointed, Comments

The Office of Court Administration's plans to speed up and standardize procedures in the Commercial Division have been met with little to no opposition--a sign that these measures generally have found favor with the litigation bar.
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January 27, 2014 | National Law Journal

Third-Party Financing Is Gaining Steam

Getting a boost from a third-party investor in litigation is still a relatively new concept for lawyers and businesspeople in the United States, but it appears to be gaining steam, according to a new survey.
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