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Tenth Circuit Holds That Foreign Arbitration Award Still Subject to Confirmation in the US Despite Foreign Court's Post-Confirmation Annulment of Arbitration Award

In 'Compañía De Inversiones Mercantiles S.A. v. Grupo Cementos De Chihuahua S.A.B. De C.V.', the Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's refusal to vacate an earlier U.S. judgment confirming a foreign arbitration award.
8 minute read

International Edition

Royal Mail and BT Win £17.5M Damages in Trucks Cartel Latest

DAF Trucks is one of several companies facing a £2 billion collective action in relation to the pan-European price-fixing cartel.
2 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Company Formed Via SPAC Seeks to Validate Certification of Incorporation and Nasdaq Stocks

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trans-Atlantic Trio of Orrick Antitrust Partners Moves to Dechert

The firm is adding the former leader of Orrick's antitrust and competition practice in Washington, D.C., as well as partners in San Francisco and London.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

With Law Firms Under Profit Pressure, Litigation Funders Have Bullish Outlook for 2023

Leaders at Burford Capital and Validity Finance say that in a down market, firms are increasingly open to arrangements that allow them to offload risk.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Antitrust Practices Staff Up to Meet Demand From DOJ and FTC 'Juggernaut'

"The antitrust world has changed, and we have to respond accordingly," said Baker & Hostetler antitrust leader Carl Hittinger.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Stephen Younger Heads to Nixon Peabody After Short Stint With Foley Hoag

Younger, a past president for the New York State Bar Association, recently shifted to Nixon Peabody after less than two years as a partner in Foley Hoag's New York office.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Waivers of Defenses in Guaranties: Unconditional or Unenforceable?

The key takeaway from the appeal court's analysis is obvious. Although waiver language can be broadly written, a waiver of defenses associated with standard guaranty "absolute and unconditional" language may not, in and of itself, waive a defense based on the statute of limitations.
8 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'It's Really Created a Buzz': Could McDonald's Decision Expand Scope for 'Caremark' Litigation?

The decision over McDonald's officers' liability for fostering a climate of sexual harassment has Delaware lawyers buzzing over how much of it it new law and what the impacts will be.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Law Firms Finished 2022 Strong but Bloated, Raising Stakes for Q1 2023

Historic declines in productivity mean the first quarter of 2023 will determine whether economic pains follow law firms' years of gains, said Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group managing director Owen Burman.
3 minute read

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