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International Edition

Colombia Attempts to Toss Case Over $20 Billion in Sunken Treasure

Arbitrators must decide whether treasure hunters have rights to a potential bounty of gold, silver and gems from a Spanish galleon that sank off the coast of Cartagena more than three centuries ago.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Should International Arbitrators Be Watch Dogs or Hound Dogs?

International arbitrations often involve large amounts of money concerning, on occasion, indications of illegality, including criminal activity. What arbitrators can and should do when they have some awareness of such illegal activity has recently become the subject of commentaries and analyses.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

When U.S. Citizens Must Choose Between Love and Country

When a U.S. citizen marries a noncitizen, the foreign spouse does not automatically obtain the right to live in the United States permanently. Instead, if the spouse does not have permanent status already, the U.S. citizen must submit a petition and accede to the process of proving the marital relationship to USCIS. Should the consular officer's fateful decision to issue a spousal visa be subject to any degree of judicial oversight? In a petition for certiorari before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Solicitor General is urging the court to take up the question and answer it in the negative to the detriment of millions of U.S. citizens.
6 minute read

International Edition

Proportionality in Armed Conflict: How to Assess, and Who Decides

The current conflict between Israel and Hamas raises a host of legal questions about the application of the Law of Armed Conflict. For lawyers to engage seriously in the debate, it is important to state the law clearly and precisely, argues Prof. Amichai Cohen, an Israeli expert.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Pandora's Box Is Open and Doing Business': Miami Attorney Offers 2024 Outlook

"If you're doing just transactional work, you may want to look at expanding your horizons," -Attorney Gary Davidson predicts new trends for the new year.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cozen Announces New Global M&A Group, Looks to Carve Out Space in Cross-Border Deals

The new practice builds upon the firm's recent growth in Canada. But leaders have no plans to expand beyond North America.
3 minute read

International Edition

American Bar Association Retracts Israel Statements Following Backlash

900 lawyers had signed an open letter condemning the ABA for statements that they said deprived Israel of its rights and suggested moral equivalence.
4 minute read

International Edition

American Bar Association Retracts Israel Statements Following Backlash

900 lawyers had signed an open letter condemning the ABA for statements that they said deprived Israel of its rights and suggested moral equivalence.
4 minute read

International Edition

'I'm a Rare Kind of Lawyer': Gibson Dunn's Robert Spano on Leading the ECHR, Joining Big Law...and Choir Singing

Having been the ECHR's 'Crisis President', then entering Big Law later in life, Spano's public-to-private career has been unlike most others.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Privilege and Common Sense in International Arbitration

This article examines the difficulties that privilege issues can present in international arbitration, and concludes that solutions oftentimes lie with an overlooked legal tool—common sense.
8 minute read

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