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International Edition

Gibson Dunn Defeated as Supreme Court Dismisses Asda Equal Pay Appeal

UK firm Leigh Day dispatches yet another international firm in its latest major court victory.
3 minute read

International Edition

China Bans Essex Court Chambers, Human Rights Lawyers over Xinjiang Accusations

China accuses Essex Court Chambers and Geoffrey Nice QC of spreading lies and misinformation over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Social Workers Cannot Yet Replace the Police

Until police officers are better trained in mental health crisis intervention techniques, many mental health calls are likely to need a both a social worker and a law enforcement officer, say Christine M. Sarteschi, an Associate Professor of Social Work and.Criminology at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA and Daniel Pollack, MSSA (MSW), Attorney and Professor at Yeshiva University’s School of Social Work in New York City.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

No Need To Wait To Tap Private Judges Under CPLR

There is no reason for practitioners and their clients to wait for the legislature to act. The mechanism of hiring a private judge is already fully available.
2 minute read

International Edition

What's Behind The Boutique Bonanza?

Since January, dozens of partners across the U.K. and Continental Europe have left full-service firms to launch their own boutiques.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

International Arbitration in the Midst of COVID-19: One Year Later

In his International Arbitration column, John Fellas recalls the ways in which dispute resolution practitioners adapted over the last year to continue to resolve matters despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
12 minute read

International Edition

Singapore's Arbitration Centre Opens Office in New York As Competition With Hong Kong Grows

In 2020 alone, 545 U.S. parties have arbitrated under SIAC's rules, representing an eightfold increase from 65 U.S. parties just the year before.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Navigating Business Insurance Coverage in the Aftermath of Texas Power Crisis and Winter Storm

Given the onslaught of insurance claims to come from storm Uri, insureds are wise to be proactive, understand their coverage, and promptly make claims in order to preserve their rights to recovery, say Leslie C. Thorne, a partner and co-chair of the litigation practice group at Haynes and Boone, and Wes Dutton, an associate at the Dallas office of Haynes and Boone.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Attorneys Should Avoid Any 'One-Size-Fits-All' Approach in Texas Winter Storm Claims

The insurance industry is processing an unprecedented amount of claims following the brutal winter storm that slammed through most of Texas last month,…
4 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: 'Boxing Forces Me to Work Harder. I Can't Let My Opponent Outwork Me' Says Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda of Schiff Hardin

"If I think I might be rationalizing a way to be lazy, I will make myself do one exercise. Usually, by the time I am done with that exercise, I will feel better and want to do more," says Anthony-Ray Sepúlveda of Schiff Hardin in Chicago.
5 minute read

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