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Dechert's Asia departures continue as two more senior lawyers exit

Dechert is to lose another two senior lawyers in Asia following the departure of its Hong Kong managing partner Basil Hwang. Asia litigation head David Chu is moving to New York firm Prosauker Rose to launch a regional disputes practice, leaving Dechert on 23 January, while corporate counsel Peter Wang is taking a partner role at a top Chinese firm also towards the end of the month.
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Inside Counsel

Supreme Court rules state AGs not governed by CAFA regulations

The Court says that Mississippi is the only named plaintiff in a key case, and thus not under CAFA jurisdiction.
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International Edition

Bird & Bird signs up Air Arabia GC for Middle East practice

Bird & Bird has sealed the hire of former Air Arabia group general counsel Anna Anatolitou in a boost for its burgeoning Middle East operations.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Judge approves American Airlines-Cantor Fitzgerald 9/11 settlement

U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said that a case like Cantor Fitzgeralds has never been encountered before in American court.
6 minute read

Inside Counsel

Battlefield video games face another battle

Another class-action lawsuit has been brought against Electronic Arts, Inc. in connection with the game Battlefield 4 for allegedly misleading investors over the conditions of the game.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

5th Circuit upholds BP oil spill settlement

Score one for the Gulf: The 5th Circuit upheld a lower courts decision approving a multimillion dollar settlement with BP stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Illinois allows litigation funding in pre-trial ruling

On Jan. 10, Illinois joined Texas, South Carolina, Massachusetts and Florida in a growing group of states that allow plaintiffs and defendants to accept outside money for legal activity
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 notable GCs in the news

General counsel sound off on banking regulation, credit card settlements and more
6 minute read

International Edition

King & Spalding secures record $500m arbitration award against Kazakhstan

King & Spalding has secured the third largest treaty arbitration award in history for a group of clients in a case against the Republic of Kazakhstan...
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International Edition

OC rejigs real estate and litigation group leadership

Osborne Clarke (OC) has shaken up its management line-up, naming corporate partner Conrad Davies as real estate and infrastructure head.
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