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New York Law Journal

'Duty To Negotiate In Good Faith' Claim Defeated; 'SIGA' Reach Is Narrowed

Corporate attorneys and clients will be relieved to learn of a federal jury verdict and judge's decision that, together, limit the potential reach of the "duty to negotiate in good faith" that can arise during the early phase of a potential transaction.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Don't Be a 'Tilting-at-Windmills' Litigator

Litigation occurs because parties are in a dispute. But not every issue, position, argument, and fact needs to be litigated to resolve the dispute. Parties often fight over issues that do not matter, and sometimes don't even exist. This article offers pointers for staying on the right course.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

This Litigation Funder Has Loaned Money To a Growing List of Troubled Firms

When Philadelphia-based Sacks Weston declared bankruptcy in August, it became the latest firm to do business with Virage Capital and then hit the skids.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Big Law in DC Continues to Invest in Litigation Lateral Partners

Hogan Lovells has added a pair of life sciences patent litigators from Dechert, while Robinson & Cole has hired a veteran litigator from Skadden.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Judge: Buyers Must Pay Deferred Principal in RMBS Transactions

In a win for RMBS investors, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Andrew Borrok of the Commercial Division found that petitioners must recalculate the amount paid by trust servicers in instances involving the "clean up call" provisions.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'An Outstanding Litigator': Labaton Sucharow Partner Credits Upbringing in Immigrant Family For Giving Her Drive For Success

Carol C. Villegas said she finds her work as a litigation partner in the New York office of Labaton Sucharow personally satisfying, since she often…
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Pointing to 'Wachtell's Greed,' X Corp. Argues Law Firm Can't Force Arbitration in Fee Lawsuit

Wachtell's "unethical" $70 million success fee justifies equitable relief—triggering a carveout in the firm's arbitration clause—X Corp.'s lawyers stated.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Citing Conflicts as Merger Looms, Former SDNY Judge Leaves Stroock for Boies Schiller

Former U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin said Boies Schiller's focus on litigation, mediation and arbitration represented a better fit for her practice as a neutral.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

McCarter & English Adds White-Collar Litigator From Armstrong Teasdale in Phila.

Daniella Gordon, who specializes in construction litigation and white-collar defense, is the fifth partner to leave Armstrong Teasdale in Philadelphia in the last month.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Common Sense, but Whose? Parallel Proceedings Post-'Coinbase'

Circuit courts have been divided as to whether a stay on the merits of district court proceedings is discretionary or mandatory when a party has appealed the denial of a motion to compel arbitration. The Supreme Court attempted to resolve this split with its decision in 'Coinbase v. Bielski,' which resulted in a split of its own.
7 minute read

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