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The Legal Intelligencer

Expectations and Practices Concerning Examinations in International Arbitration

At its core, international arbitration is governed by a combination of common and civil law norms that have evolved over time. Thus, unsurprisingly, international arbitration practice differs in many ways from what an attorney might encounter during court proceedings or domestic arbitrations in the United States.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Some Reasons Why Big Cases Do Not Settle Sooner

The longer cases are litigated, the more they cost. Particularly for corporate parties, this means more internal time is lost, and more dollars may need to be held in reserve over long periods which could be more productively applied elsewhere. Thus, it is no surprise that many companies who regularly litigate closely track the time cases are open as one yardstick to measure the performance of outside counsel.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Uber-Yellow Cab Dispute Answers Questions About What Companies Can Shield as Trade Secrets

The dispute stemmed from Yellow Cab's request for information about Uber's pickups at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Cancer Society GC to Young Lawyers: Create Opportunities

Tim Phillips, general counsel at the Atlanta-based American Cancer Society Inc., discussed everything from the importance of pro bono work to mentoring during a roundtable discussion with young members of the State Bar of Georgia.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Attorneys Win $5.6M for Gloria Estefan's Hotel Company

Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin shareholders Stephen A. Marino Jr. and Rochelle N. Wimbush and associate Arya A. Li represented the Estefans' company, Pin-Pon Corp.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Choose the Right Investigator for a Sexual Harassment Complaint

It is widely recognized that a poorly conducted investigation is as detrimental to an employer and the victim as having conducted no investigation at all.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Primer on International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration for Litigators

Arbitration, whether compulsory or voluntary, is commonplace these days as a less expensive and more efficient resolution to litigation than trial. Litigators in Pennsylvania are familiar with the Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program for cases with an amount in controversy of $50,000 or less.
9 minute read

The Recorder

Unfinished Business: The Continuing Impact of 'Jewel v Boxer'

Like any other business, law firms sometimes fail. While the failures of large law firms are well-publicized, smaller law firms can be just as or even more susceptible to failure, as the unexpected departure of the firm's most profitable partner can be devastating to a small firm.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Remember the One About the Lawyer and Naked Dance Contest? 6 Strange Stories from 2017

A "Cranky Lawyer," a litigator who saved a nightclub after three women got naked on the dance floor, six arrested personal injury attorneys and a bankruptcy…
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am an older attorney and I constantly feel the court system is placing too much financial burden on the attorneys and, therefore, greatly increasing the cost of representation. Is there a problem?
10 minute read

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