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Focus Shifts in Pro Bono Effort to Make Storm Victims Whole
Eight weeks after Hurricane Sandy, New York lawyers who have been assisting storm victims pro bono say they are in the effort for the long haul. However, their focus is shifting from the most pressing legal needs in the immediate aftermath of the storm to grinding long-term problems.Lawsuit proceeds against Greenberg Traurig, real estate head
A New York judge has refused to dismiss a suit alleging that Robert J. Ivanhoe, chairman of Greenberg Traurig's New York office and head of its real estate group, disregarded his "legal and fiduciary duties" by taking a personal financial stake in a competitor to a client that had invested in a multibillion-dollar Las Vegas real estate venture. The judge ruled that the principal investor of the client could derivatively sue Ivanhoe and the firm, and that a pending arbitration would not render the suit moot.Methodology for the 3rd Annual Compensation Survey by 'GC South'
Clifford Chance Advises Chinalco on Rio Tinto Joint Venture
Clifford Chance and Allens Arthur Robinson have taken lead roles on a joint venture between two of the world's largest metals producers, Chinalco and Rio Tinto Group. The relationship between the companies took a blow in 2009 when Rio Tinto walked away from a $19.5 billion partnership with Chinalco.View more book results for the query "*"
Bush chooses district judge for 3rd Circuit, with Reed Smith attorney as replacement
U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter has been nominated to take a seat on the 3rd Circuit and, in a rare move, President Bush nominated Reed Smith attorney Carolyn Short to replace Pratter on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania bench. Ordinarily, the nomination of a replacement for a district judge who is elevated to the appellate court comes after Senate confirmation. But in Short's case, Bush invoked a rarely used procedure to send her nomination to the Senate now, to replace Pratter "upon elevation."Sequel to Cyber Copyright Fight
Call it Episode 2 in the copyright cyberwars. Copyright holders, libraries and universities and others are now battling over a provision in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. While the legislation set the parameters for copyright protection in the digital realm, a key issue was left unresolved: Should certain classes of copyrighted works be exempt from the law's anticircumvention provision?U.S.-China Litigation in the World Trade Organization
Stuart S. Malawer, the Distinguished Service Professor of Law and International Trade at George Mason University (School of Public Policy), writes: The World Trade Organization dispute resolution system a widely used litigation-oriented process at the core of global trade relations today. Both the United States and China have been aggressive users of it, each showing a willingness to address contentious issues. This has been to the benefit of both.Trending Stories
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