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New York Law Journal

Navigating Commercial Disputes in Mediations in an Unprecedented Global Economic and Political Landscape

Whether it's a worldwide wheat shortage or a spike in energy prices, the current political framework is having broad and significant repercussions on supply chains, transport and financials generally. Commercial transactions have suffered directly as economic metrics have changed overnight.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Now Allows New Businesses To Recover Lost Profits Established With a 'Reasonable Degree of Certainty'

By a decision issued on Aug. 17, 2022, in 'Schwartz v. Menas,' the Supreme Court of New Jersey joined the majority of other jurisdictions in finding that a per se ban on lost profits damages by a new business is unwarranted.
7 minute read

Pro Mid Market

Thompson LLP Leader Talks Expansion Into Commercial Real Estate Law

Ben Thompson, managing partner of New York-based Thompson LLP, says his firm's structure provides for "organic cross-referral" opportunities.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Sellers Beware: Sandbaggers Welcomed in Pennsylvania and Delaware

"Sandbagging" is the term used to refer to what happens when a buyer, who enters an agreement knowing that one or more of the seller's representations or warranties are not true, brings a post-closing lawsuit against the seller regarding a breach of those same terms.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Lawyers That 'Look Like Me': How and Why Women in Voir Dire Can Change Trial Dynamics

Now more than ever, corporate litigants want representation that embodies the spirit of diversity. Jurors want to see and hear from lawyers who look like them, and litigants want representation that brings a diverse set of experiences and backgrounds into the courtroom.
7 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Office Managing Partner: 'My Focus on Rebuilding Our Community and Advancing the Diversification of the Legal Community,' Says Jamie Levitt of Morrison Foerster

"Don't hold yourself back because you think it's 'not your area.' You should try new things and stretch your abilities. That will bring invaluable experiences and connections you may not even expect."
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Musk May Amend Counterclaims, but October Trial Date Stands

Under movant-friendly Chancery rules, the court said Twitter didn't prove amending the counterclaims would be futile or lead to an unreasonable expansion of an already contentious discovery process.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

'Grind Us All Down': Twitter Slams Musk's Bid for Trial Extension, More Discovery

Elon Musk has asked to extend the trial timeline another month, while Twitter argues the entrepreneur is simply trying to manipulate the litigation process to get out of buying Twitter.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Court Divided on Legal Malpractice: Judges Reverse $20M Judgment, Order 3rd Trial

The majority opinion, delivered Aug. 31 by Justice Amanda Reichek, took issue with a jury charge that states in part a that Terry would not have been required to prove the plaintiffs case' to designate Flaven as a responsible third party.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Barnes & Thornburg Opens in Philly, New Jersey With Faegre Drinker Life Sciences Group

The six-lawyer group, which includes four partners, gives the firm a presence in two markets paramount to the life sciences industry.
4 minute read

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