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The American Lawyer

One Year In, Quinn Emanuel Is the Quintessential Miami Big Law Transplant

Since arriving in Miami, the global law firm has poached local boutiques, hired South Florida-bound lawyers from other regions, and engaged in some of Florida's most high-profile cases.
5 minute read

International Edition

SRA Enters Fold Following Damning ENRC Judgment Against Dechert, Gerrard

ENRC's adviser, Hogan Lovells, is also pressing the regulator to refer Dechert and Gerrard to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

SCOTUS Modifies the Post-Arbitration Playbook

Attorneys and parties must familiarize themselves with state procedures and requirements for post-arbitration motions. Practitioners must also expect to find themselves in state court litigating post-arbitration issues from this point forward, say Bell Nunnally attorneys Parker A. Burns and Mason G. Jones.
6 minute read

International Edition

Societe Generale Brands Clifford Chance 'Negligent', Seeks Compensation for Gold Dispute Advice

The French banking giant has accused the law firm of committing 'errors' which led to substantial financial losses between 2008 and 2017.
3 minute read

International Edition

'Let Lawyers Do More Than Just Slave Over Files' Says Coca Cola GC in Pro Bono Push

Speaking at the Commercial Litigation Forum's pro bono event, Justice Sara Cockerill also echoed the need for amplified pro bono efforts.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mediation or Trial? Report Shows Mediated Settlements Outprice Jury Verdicts

The median jury verdict in the past five years is 79.5% greater than the median verdict spanning the earlier period of 2001 to 2005. For mediated settlements, the contemporaneous increase has been 90%. For non-mediated settlements, it has been a mere 7.5%.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judicial Review of an Arbitrator's Privilege Rulings

Although courts have discretion to adjudicate the merits of privilege objections to an arbitral subpoena, courts may decline to exercise such discretion, as Judge Rakoff did in 'Turner v. CBS Broadcasting'.
9 minute read

International Edition

Global Disputes: Can the UK Maintain its Elite Status?

Jenner & Block's London managing partner, Charlie Lightfoot, explains how London can remain the destination of choice for the world's biggest disputes.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Holds That §1782 May Not Be Used in Aid of International Arbitration

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky discuss the long-awaited decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that resolved a Circuit split and held that §1782 discovery is (largely) unavailable in aid of international arbitration.
11 minute read

International Edition

Top A&O International Arbitration Partner Departs Firm

The practice that the highly-rated London partner headed comprised 11 partners.
2 minute read

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