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New York Law Journal

Your Officio Might Not Be as Functus as You Were Led to Believe

In most instances, functus officio prevents further action by the tribunal, meaning that the parties—to their dismay, or delight, depending on their position in the case—are stuck with the award, even when the arbitrators have acknowledged the award contained an error and would like to correct it. A recent Second Circuit decision, however, shows that this doctrine is not necessarily as limited as many may believe.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Foley & Lardner Poaches Hughes Hubbard & Reed's LatAm Leaders in Miami

"Our clients were asking for more breadth of offerings of services than we were able to provide at Hubbard, merely because of the size of the platform," said incoming Foley & Lardner partner Ruben Diaz. "And the fact that they've been a presence in Miami for quite a while means a lot of stability in the market."
3 minute read

International Edition

Van Bael & Bellis Launches London International Trade Practice, Hires Ashurst, Crowell Veterans

The firm said the new additions come at a time when clients are facing "growing regulatory scrutiny" from both the EU and the U.K.
2 minute read

International Edition

Criminalizing Ecocide: Violators of Environmental Laws in the EU Could Face Steep Fines and Prison Time

The executive body that sets rules for EU member countries is seeking to stiffen laws to deter environmental offenses. A separate movement calls for the addition of ecocide to the core crimes of international law heard at the International Criminal Court in the Hague—crimes that include genocide, war crimes, the crime of aggression and crimes against humanity.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOJ Corporate Legal and Regulatory Compliance Expectations for Non-U.S. Companies

In this article, we provide a birds-eye view of what the DOJ expects from companies operating within the United States, the possible repercussions of failing to meet those expectations, and the benefits of creating—and maintaining—effective compliance programs.
16 minute read

International Edition

Are India's Rules For Foreign Lawyers at a Tipping Point?

A U.S. lawyer's perspective  
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Nuclear Weapons: A Lawless World

The dynamics of the nuclear weapons relationship between and among the United States, Russia and China is in free fall. There is presently no strategic nuclear weapons stability between the three nuclear superpowers other than their recognition, it is assumed, that preventing nuclear war is an existential imperative. Each knows, it is hoped, that wars today which kill thousands would—if strategic nuclear weapons are used—kill millions.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Covington Lawyers Help Secure $5B Award for Ukraine's Naftogaz

A court in The Hague ruled in Naftogaz's favor, ordering Russia to pay $5 billion to the company to cover losses of its Crimea-based assets.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The New Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court: A Bigger and Better Patent System for Europe

European patent practice has never been for the faint of heart.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Why the Am Law 100 Is Hiring More Private Investigators

A Q&A with Dan Nardello, CEO of a global investigations firm Nardello & Co., on the business and ethics of working for law firms on highly contentious matters.
10 minute read

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