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$315M Award for USS Cole Victims Hinges on the Right Address

Kannon Shanmugam of Williams & Connolly argued to uphold a Miami law firm's award and bank account freezes for USS Cole bombing victims and their families under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
5 minute read

Litigation Daily

In USS Cole Case, $315M Hinges on Justices Finding the Right Address

The justices struggled with an arcane issue that could force the Cole families—if they lose—to restart their long and difficult litigation under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.
5 minute read

International Edition

Is Africa still the next big thing for international law firms?

The rush by law firms into Africa has slowed in recent years, amid political and economic uncertainty - does the continent still hold the same appeal?
7 minute read

International Edition

Dentons restructures Oman office as partner duo depart

Two partners leave firm as part of 'internal restructuring exercise'
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

$314M and Sovereign Immunity Are At Stake in Upcoming High Court Case

Even if the U.S. were amenable to accepting service at its foreign embassies, adherence to the Second Circuit's statutory interpretation could upend customary international law and the executive branch's reading of sovereign immunity.
5 minute read

International Edition

Top law firms and in-house teams called on to enter Middle East Legal Awards 2019

Prestigious awards to take place on 18 April at Ritz-Carlton in Dubai
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Reducing Your Risk When Growing Your System Abroad

Growth can be expensive, but it is always more expensive when the expansion is taken without risk assessment. Whether domestic or foreign, many risks can be reduced or avoided by proper consideration of differences between where you are now and where you want to go.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Reed Smith Eyes US Merger and Plans ABS Conversion

The Am Law 100 firm is looking for ways to "future-proof" itself.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Nestle, Cargill Child Slavery Suit Gets Revived by 9th Circuit

Ninth Circuit Judge Dorothy Nelson: "In sum, the allegations paint a picture of overseas slave labor that defendants perpetuated from headquarters in the United States."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Gibson Dunn Ends Saudi Arabia Lobbying Contract

The firm has declined to expand the scope of its lobbying to include meetings between Ted Olson, a former U.S. solicitor general under the George W. Bush administration, and members of Congress against legislation affecting oil-producing countries.
4 minute read

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