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Boies Schiller Got a Raw Deal in Sanctions Fight. Here's Why

I love a good sanctions smack-down. So what might a litigator as renowned as David Boies get his hand slapped for? The answer: Not much.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

USMCA and the Future of Investor Arbitration

Even as international commercial arbitration has achieved broad acceptance, investor-state dispute settlement—ISDS—remains the subject of considerable controversy.
5 minute read

Law.com

EU Hits Google With a $1.7 Billion Antitrust Fine

This marks the third billion-dollar penalty European regulators have imposed on the tech giant for hindering competition.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Trump Taps Quinn Emanuel's Landau as Ambassador to Mexico

Christopher Landau, the former chairman of Kirkland & Ellis' appellate practice, is the latest prominent law firm partner to get the nod for a key diplomatic post.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

$1M Bond Posted in Miami for Ecuadorian Brothers Accused of Embezzlement

Roberto and William Isaías were released from the Krome Detenction Center after posting a $1 million bond. The brothers filed a habeas corpus petition in federal court on March 1 following their February arrest by ICE officials.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Amid Crisis, Cuba Plans Revamp of State and Legal System

Nearly a year of debate and discussion ended last month with the approval of Cuba's first constitutional reform since 1976.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Sanction of Russian Bank Shows OFAC's Broad Reach, Says Former Treasury Official

A former senior sanctions policy adviser for the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control described the Evrofinance sanction as a “two-for-one” move that ratchets up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and shows that “dealing with state-owned Russian financial institutions is a high-risk proposition.”
4 minute read

International Edition

A Meeting With This Lawyer Could Be a Death Sentence

On International Women's Day, Reed Smith's pro bono counsel reflects on the harsh realities of her work with female refugees. And how a day for women carries little meaning to them.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

McKool Smith Grabs Houston Energy Trial Team From Norton Rose Fulbright

William "Willie" Wood, who led the U.S. energy and infrastructure disputes and Latin America disputes practices at Norton Rose Fulbright, led a three-partner group to McKool Smith.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorneys Prepare to File Lawsuits on Behalf of Cuban-Americans Whose Property Was Confiscated by Castro

On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a limited roll out of Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, a law allowing Cuban nationals to claim compensation for property confiscated by the Castro regime.
5 minute read

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