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Davis Polk secures CC partner duo for Hong Kong litigation launch

Davis Polk & Wardwell has made a major double partner hire from Clifford Chance (CC) to launch a litigation practice in Hong Kong. CC's top-ranked Asia-Pacific litigation and dispute resolution head Martin Rogers and partner James Wadham are set to join Davis Polk's eight partner Hong Kong office, currently focused on capital markets and corporate matters.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: Are plaintiffs required to submit admissible evidence in support of class certification?

Last year, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, ruling that an expansive class of plaintiffs could not pursue their employment discrimination claims collectively against Wal-Mart.
10 minute read

International Edition

New online barrister portal launched in effort to harness direct access

A new scheme to promote direct access to the Bar through a centralised portal of barristers has been launched this month, marking the latest in a string of moves to increase direct instructions. myBARRISTER, the brainchild of former Shearman & Sterling partner Ronald DeKoven, is a new online service that will allow individuals to search for a barrister in their area, select one from a relevant practice shortlist and submit their claim, without the need for a solicitor.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

Hemingways cats, an exploding ice cream scoop and three more strange lawsuits in the news
9 minute read

Inside Counsel

Madoff victims can only file claims for actual losses

A blow has been dealt to the victims in the ongoing Bernie Madoff sagathis time from an appeals court.
5 minute read

International Edition

CC forms alliance with disputes boutique in Singapore

Clifford Chance (CC) has partnered with a newly formed Singapore disputes boutique to establish what the firm claims is the first full service, integrated legal practice in the region, under the banner of Clifford Chance Asia. CC received approval from Singapore regulators this week to form a Formal Law Alliance (FLA) with Cavenagh Law, allowing it to provide local litigation advice in addition to its current offering.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

FedEx employee says company overcharges businesses, government offices

Alan Elam thinks its wrong to rip people off. So when he discovered that his employer, FedEx Corp., was overcharging some of its customers, he tried to do the right thing.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Jury orders Best Buy to pay $27 million to software startup TechForward

Consumer electronics Goliath Best Buy Inc. was hit on Thursday by a sizable pebble from the slingshot of David-sized startup software company TechForward, in the form of $27 million in damages for trade secret theft.
8 minute read

Inside Counsel

George Zimmerman sues NBC for defamation

George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, is suing NBC for defamation, claiming that the network edited one of his phone calls to police to create the myth that he is racist.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

6 notable GCs in the news

General counsel sound off on the Petraeus affair, Obamacare, falsified drug tests and more
12 minute read

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