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Blacklisted NSO Group Fails to Dismiss WhatsApp Malware Lawsuit at 9th Circuit

The decision in favor of WhatsApp and parent company Meta follows a U.S. Commerce Department rule blacklisting Israel's NSO Group for allegedly developing and supplying spyware to foreign governments.
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New York Law Journal

Testing the Scope of Article V(1)d of the New York Convention on Enforcement of Arbitration Awards Following the Dubai Arbitration Venue Combination

While the decree offers some guidance on post combination arbitration process, this restructuring will likely be scrutinized by courts in the enforcement of awards issued by the Dubai International Arbitration Center going forward.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Activist Accuses Twitter of Allowing Saudi Agents to Access His Sensitive Journalistic Data

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Recorder

McGuireWoods Defends Republican Fundraiser Elliott Broidy in Suit Claiming He Orchestrated a Lobbying Campaign Against Qatari Interests

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Neal Brendel, Who Established K&L Gates' Dubai Office, Dies at 66

"He was unfailingly brilliant and courageous," K&L Gates chairman emeritus Peter Kalis said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY and International Bar Groups Call for Nation-States to 'Evacuate' At-Risk Judges and Lawyers From Afghanistan

About 250 female judges inside Afghanistan, some of whom have previously tried and sentenced Taliban members, are believed to be at particularly grave risk, the bar groups said. In January, even before U.S. military forces withdrew from Afghanistan, two female judges were assassinated in Kabul.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Blank Rome Defending Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE in Lawsuit Alleging That It Aids Iraq Terror Groups

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Driving ESG: It's More Than Legal Advice

"We can't just pigeon-hole ourselves as lawyers," Saudi Aramco attorney Paul Sharobeem said. "It's really helpful when lawyers can jump in and really see the big picture."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Hamas, Not Israel, Violated International Humanitarian Law

Application of the relevant legal standards reveals that Israel has a sound legal justification for using military force against Hamas, and that its use of such force likely conformed to the applicable international laws of war, whereas Hamas on the other hand has repeatedly violated the core, bedrock principle that civilians cannot be targeted, whatever the ostensible justification.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

International Criminal Court Authorizes Investigation Into Alleged War Crimes in Territory 'Occupied' by Israel as a Result of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

In this U.S. Foreign Relations column, Samuel Estreicher and Julian G. Ku discuss a recent ruling that the ICC's jurisdiction extends to territory occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six Day War, namely, the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. The decision clears the way for the ICC's Prosecutor to investigate, arrest, and try any individual whom it finds has committed serious violations of international law in those territories. Israel has rejected this decision and its applicability to Israeli nationals, especially Israeli soldiers. The largely unpersuasive legal basis for the decision to authorize expansive jurisdiction will undercut the ICC's future effectiveness and legitimacy.
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