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International Edition

LatAm Moves: DLA Piper Chile, Brazil’s Demarest Build Out Disputes Muscle

Dispute resolution is a growth area for South American firms amid anticipation that investments in complex projects could lead to disagreements and thus more litigation and arbitration. 
4 minute read

International Edition

Kingsley Napley and Lord Pannick Spearhead Private Schools' Challenge to Government VAT Policy

The government announced that from January 2025, all education services provided by a private school in the U.K. for a charge will be subject to VAT at the standard rate of 20%.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Going, Going, Gone! Florida Lawyers Up to Bat After Baseball Shatters Sales Records

Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani whacked the ball into the stands on Sept. 19, becoming the only player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in the same season. The ball sold at auction Tuesday for $4.3 million.
6 minute read

International Edition

Spain Loses Appeal as London Court Rejects Claim of Immunity in €101 Million Arbitral Award Enforcement

The ruling could have implications for other European Union member states facing investor disputes in U.K. courts.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Dad Bias Suit Against Jones Day Will Head to Trial Next November

Two married former associates and the firm agreed on the necessity of involving Steptoe—where one of the lawyers now works—in damages discovery.
4 minute read

Legaltech News

JAMS Launches Initiative to Leverage AI Technology in Dispute Resolution

The initiative, called JAMS Next, will see the organization leverage testimony management and court reporting platform Prevail to offer AI transcript services, among other changes.
2 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Expands European Footprint with Global Disputes Partner in Madrid

Pablo Doñate Gazapo de Badiola joins Jones Day Madrid, boosting its growing global disputes practice amid rising legal complexities in European litigation and arbitration.
2 minute read

International Edition

ENRC and SFO Reach Shock Settlement Over Media Leaks Allegations

Hogan Lovells has been advising ENRC on its case, while Eversheds Sutherland acted for the SFO; Slaughter and May also has a role.
3 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Preliminarily Approves $10M Settlement Against Citgo's 'Marriage Penalty' in Pensions Benefits

A Chicago federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement providing $10 million in increased pension payments for Citgo retirees.
4 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel Rebuffs Call to Reveal Origins of 'Forged' Document in Deripaska Case

The oligarch is applying to the court to get the litigation powerhouse to reveal the identity of a consultancy that provided a document that was crucial to the multi-million damages awarded in a related case.
2 minute read

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