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Corporate Counsel

Speeding Up Settlement With a Predictive App

Picture It Settled aims to help in-house lawyers plan a negotiation strategy that is calculated to induce cooperative behavior and to reach more settlements at favorable numbers.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Notice to the Bar: New Settlement Opportunities Under S.D. Mediation Plan

4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of Maniaci v. NYC Dept. of Ed.

Teacher Denied Vacatur of Arbitration Award; Penalty of $10,000 Did Not Shock Conscience
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Capitalizing on Experience at the Big Shops

Willenken Wilson Loh & Delgado is no place for attorneys to cut their teeth. The Los Angeles-based litigation boutique, which opened its doors in 2002, comprises a dozen veteran lawyers who contributed to a string of wins last year for major companies, name partner William Delgado said.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Continental Breakfast: Sarosh Zaiwalla, Zaiwalla & Co

American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior figures in the legal world at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. Johnson's guest this week is Sarosh Zaiwalla, founder of the City of London's first Asian law firm. On the menu: Iran's nuclear program, Ghandi, and how to make yourself unpopular.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Muddy Waters in the Land of Section 1782

In their International Litigation column, Baker & McKenzie's Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky use the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court's lone Section 1782 decision to discuss the significant uncertainty that remains concerning an issue spawned by that decision.
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Should Mandatory Arbitration Be Mentioned in Employee Handbook?

How to properly inform employees of a mandatory arbitration program so that the program will be enforceable.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Upholds Arbitration Pact in Suit Against Goldman

Faced with claims that Goldman Sachs & Co. saddled a federal credit union with toxic securities, Goldman's lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell unearthed a long forgotten arbitration agreement that they hoped would offer a quick escape.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Forum-Selection Clauses in FINRA Arbitration

Matthew W. Woodruff, a New York City practitioner, reviews three recent Southern District decisions that have now enjoined a customer from proceeding with arbitration against a member of FINRA on the ground that the combination of a merger clause and a forum-selection clause in a contract between the parties "overrides" or "supplants" the customer's right to arbitrate under FINRA Rule 12200.
11 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Opinion: Be Neither Wacky Nor Absurd

One of the oft-heralded benefits of arbitration is its finality, suggesting that once the award is rendered any judicial review will be very limited. Under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), as well as state arbitration acts, the grounds for review of arbitration awards are few and specifically delineated.
5 minute read

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