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Elizabeth Van Schaack, Biden Nominee for International Justice Role, Reveals Stanford Law Salary

If confirmed, Van Schaack would return to diplomatic work. During the Obama administration she was deputy to the ambassador-at-large for war crimes.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

A GC Global Round-Up of Regional Challenges

General counsel from Figma, DXC Technology, Generali Operations Service Platform, SeAH Holdings and L'Oréal provide an insight into the challenges that GCs are facing across the globe.
4 minute read

International Edition

Australian First Nations Launch Climate Change Class Action Against Government

Islanders from Northern Australia argue that the government has a duty of care to take action—an argument that has proven successful in other locations around the globe.
3 minute read

Law.com

In Type of Case 'Most Federal Courts Don't Touch, Ever,' 5th Circuit Weighs In on International Child-Custody Dispute

The appellate court was asked by the child's father, a U.K. citizen living in Northern Ireland, if the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana correctly decided that his young daughter's residence in Ireland was only transitory, making her habitual residence in New Orleans with her mother.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Mediation and Settlements: International Franchise Dispute Resolution Challenges

Regardless of whether the mediation involves a franchise dispute, or another negotiated dispute resolution, the focus is now on implementing settlement agreements that can be readily enforced.
6 minute read

International Edition

UK High Court Nears Decision in Fight Over Venezuelan Gold

Lawyers for contested Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro contend that the U.K. should not be able to determine the fate of the assets of a sovereign nation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Prominent Chinese Investigations, Arbitration Attorney Joins Hughes Hubbard in New York

Christine Kang joins the firm as it actively looks to continue to build its reputation in China.
3 minute read

International Edition

Experts Warn of Coming Wave of Investor-State Arbitrations in Response to COVID-19 Measures

History shows that government responses to emergencies have resulted in waves of investor-state disputes.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Seventh Circuit FSIA Ruling May Open Wider Doors

A discussion of 'Scalin v. Société Nationale,' a suit against the French national railways which the author writes "opens a window to a larger and too-often neglected historical issue"—the role the railroad systems played in the destruction of Europe's Jews during the Holocaust.
9 minute read

International Edition

Will China's Application for CPTPP Membership Mean Another Boost to Intra-Asia Deals?

Lawyers say it would likely mean a boost, but China's application to join CPTPP may face challenges as the country fights to preserve state control.
4 minute read

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