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Daily Business Review

The Colombian American Bar Association Has Dramatically Expanded Thanks to University Outreach

"This is an organization that was created 30 years ago, and now we're getting this new wave of lawyers—second-generation, people that just moved—that want to have the support," said COLBAR president Paula Arias.
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A Reset in the Fight Over Nearly $2B in Bonds Issued by Venezuela's National Oil Company

After the New York high court previously ruled that Venezuelan law governs the validity of bonds issued under the Maduro regime, the Second Circuit this week vacated a judgment against Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., a win for affiliated clients represented by Igor Timofeyev of Paul Hastings and Michael Gottlieb of Willkie Farr & Gallagher.
12 minute read

Texas Lawyer

CITGO Alleged to Have Aided in Wrongful Arrest of 'CITGO 6'

The Zambranos allege CITGO callously abandoned them, crippling their capacity to mount their own defense.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Squire Hires Former Polsinelli Latin America Leader

Emil Infante and his ultra-high-net-worth clientele joined Squire Patton Boggs last week.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyers Step Into Case Grabbing International Headlines

The attorneys represent relatives of Ana Maria Knezevich Henao, the South Florida businesswoman who went missing in Spain in February.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Caribbean Energy Needs Are on the Rise, and Plenty of That Work is Headed For U.S. Law Firms

After a slow period in the Caribbean that was caused by COVID-19 and supply chain issues, lawyers are starting to see an uptick of work coming out of the region, particularly in the energy sector.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Former Foley & Lardner Adviser Sentenced to 15 Years After Spying On Behalf of Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha admitted to acting as a Cuban agent. He faces a separate wrongful death lawsuit brought by the widow of an allegedly assassinated Cuban dissident.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Lands $7.7M Award for Fertilizer Broker in International Dispute

"The ruling will serve as viable precedent in this jurisdiction moving forward involving this act," said Jason Baruch, a partner at Holland & Knight.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Ex-Foley & Lardner Adviser Alleged of Being Cuban Spy Signals Guilty Plea in Court

Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. diplomat and adviser in Foley & Lardner's Miami office, indicated he's pleading guilty to two counts of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government after his arrest in December.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

$1M Miami Settlement Follows $135k Offer

"Insurance companies have a history of undervaluing claims for immigrants," said plaintiff co-counsel Jany Martinez-Ward.
4 minute read

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