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New York Law Journal

­­­­­­­­­­­­Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather's Cyber Attacks

State-sponsored attacks threaten to wreak havoc on companies' essential IT systems, Internet devices, software, and all manner of critical infrastructure in private sector hands.
21 minute read

Texas Lawyer

What Constitutes a 'Habitual Residence'?

The International Child Abduction Remedies Act was enacted by the United States to help prevent international child abduction, with the stated intent that, "Persons should not be permitted to obtain custody of children by virtue of their wrongful removal or retention."
9 minute read

Law.com

Feds Seize $300M Yacht of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch

The move came just weeks after the DOJ, working with Spanish authorities, seized a $90 million yacht owned by another Russian oligarch.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Eyeing Opportunity, NJ-Based Archer Adds Houston Office, China Practice Group

Three lawyers who had been practicing at BOGC Legal in Houston have moved to Archer's new Houston office, joining the newly formed China practice group.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Reed Smith, Dentons Target Latam Disputes with Miami Partner Hires

Former Akerman partners Francisco Rodriguez and Sandra Millor moved to Reed Smith this month while Dentons added partners Angel Cortiñas and Jonathan Kaskel from Gunster.
4 minute read

International Edition

'There's Reason for Optimism': Lawyers on Use of International Law in the War in Ukraine

Russia's actions in Ukraine simultaneously threaten international law and show its limits, lawyers say.
8 minute read

International Edition

Was There Another Reason Law Firms Left Russia?

As sanctions regimes evolved, some insurers pulled cover for Russia-related work which pressured law firms into ceasing operations in the country, several partners say.
6 minute read

International Edition

European Commission to Expand Powers of Justice Agency to Assist with Investigations of Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

More than 6,000 incidents of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine have already been registered, according to the Commission.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

The Good Fight: The Covington Team Putting Russia on Trial

"At this moment in particular, you really feel like what you are doing matters to the country," said Covington appellate litigator David Zionts.
8 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Against Johns Hopkins, Rockefeller Foundation Over 'Nonconsensual Human Medical Experiments' in Guatemala

A district court judge granted of summary judgment in favor of Johns Hopkins University and the Rockefeller Foundation, finding the extensive records did not demonstrate that they were responsible for the alleged misconduct stemming from nonconsensual STD experiments in Guatemala in the 1940s. Paul D. Bekman of Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin, represented the plaintiffs. Robert J. Mathis of DLA Piper represented Johns Hopkins. Sheila Birnbaum and Michael McGinley, counsel Danielle Gentin Stock, and associate Justin Romeo at Dechert represented Rockefeller.
6 minute read

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