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September 13, 2024
EU Finance Ministers Boycott Hungary Meeting Over Russia
Most European Union finance ministers protested on Friday against what they see as Hungary's Russia-friendly politics by boycotting a meeting with their EU peers in the country's capital, Budapest.
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September 12, 2024
Linklaters Hires Shell's Qatar Legal Chief For Energy Practice
Linklaters LLP has hired the head of legal for energy giant Shell in Qatar to become its global sector lead for its energy transition practice.
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September 12, 2024
Accuracy, Security Top Firms' Concerns As AI Use Rises
Most law firms are using artificial intelligence tools for routine tasks over the coming year or plan to use them, but lawyers are concerned about the accuracy and security of the technology, an industry survey revealed on Thursday.
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September 12, 2024
French Legal Research Startup Jus Mundi Raises $22M
Paris-based international law and arbitration research startup Jus Mundi announced that it raised $22 million in series B funding to fuel artificial intelligence development and continue its international expansion.
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September 11, 2024
Proskauer Lands Fried Frank's Arbitration Head In London
Proskauer Rose LLP has recruited the former head of arbitration at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP in London as the firm looks to boost its litigation practice in the U.K.
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September 11, 2024
Legal Industry Grows By 8% In July, UK Gov't Stats Show
The U.K. legal industry posted its second-highest monthly revenue in 2024 as growth in the sector outpaces other professional services industries and the wider economy, new government statistics showed on Wednesday.
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September 11, 2024
Jones Day Litigators Jump To Holland & Knight In Mexico City
Holland & Knight LLP has hired two lawyers from Jones Day for its Mexico City office, where they will handle a sharp increase in litigation and arbitration cases in the country.
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September 10, 2024
Symbion Claims 'Serious Defects' In Power Plant Arbitration
A U.S. power engineering company has urged a New York federal court to rip up an arbitral award issued over a sourced project in Madagascar, arguing that the process was tainted by "a myriad of serious defects" that led to an unfair decision.
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September 10, 2024
Paul Hastings Taps Capital Markets Pro From Davis Polk
Paul Hastings LLP has hired a prominent capital markets transactions expert as a partner at its London office as it looks to boost its global practice, which it has identified as a priority.
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September 09, 2024
Spain Hit With $18B Claim Over Massive Malaysia Award
Spain is facing an $18 billion claim asserted by a group of Filipinos who accuse the country of stymying their efforts to enforce a $14.9 billion arbitral award against Malaysia, which they won following a land use dispute over a portion of territory along the northern coast of Borneo.
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September 09, 2024
Investor-State Awards Have Grown Tenfold, New Report Says
The average amount of awards issued to investors that prevail in investor-state claims has increased tenfold, to around $256 million, since 2003, according to a new United Nations report.
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September 09, 2024
Russia Says DC Circ. Ruling Erodes $5B Award To Yukos
A recent D.C. Circuit ruling that Spain must comply with $395 million in arbitration awards awarded to Yukos Oil's financing arm undermines the company's $5 billion claim against Russia because the country, unlike Spain, never ratified the international treaty on which the court relied, Russia has told a D.C. federal court.
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September 06, 2024
DC Circ. Could Revive Energy Co.'s $1.1B Angola Suit
The D.C. Circuit appeared open on Friday to reviving an energy company's lawsuit against Angola over $1.1 billion worth of nixed power plant contracts, as a three-judge panel considered during a hearing whether Aenergy SA could collect any potential damages in Angola.
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September 13, 2024
WilmerHale, Hanotiau Duo Launch New Arbitration Boutique
Two international arbitrators from WilmerHale and Hanotiau & van den Berg have left their previous firms after near-20-year stints to set up their own boutique practice.
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September 06, 2024
EU Gears Up For New Commission With A Plea: More Women
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is gearing up to distribute the top jobs in foreign trade, economics and antitrust among the new commissioners for their five-year mandate, but she is pressing countries in the bloc to nominate more female candidates.
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September 06, 2024
Venezuelan Airline Arbitration Award OK Nixed In Fla.
A Florida federal judge has vacated an order confirming an arbitral award in a shareholder dispute over ownership of Venezuela's Avior Airlines because one of the parties was not served with the order until well after it was issued.
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September 05, 2024
US, Germany Back Hungary In Holocaust Seizure Fight
The United States and Germany are both backing Hungary as it urges the U.S. Supreme Court to nix a D.C. Circuit decision greenlighting expropriation claims by Czechoslovakian plaintiffs over the Hungarian government's confiscation of property owned by Jews during the Holocaust.
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September 05, 2024
Russia 'History Nerd' Avoids Jail In Probe Of Oligarch Ties
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday allowed a Soviet Union-born Russia history buff to avoid time behind bars for lying the FBI about his affiliation with an anti-Ukraine group controlled by indicted Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev.
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September 05, 2024
'Flimsy Attack' In $102M Award Suit Falls Flat, Court Hears
Liberian entities fighting to enforce a $102 million arbitral award issued in a dispute over control of a $700 million liquefied petroleum gas shipping joint venture have criticized the award debtor's "flimsy attack" on the arbitrator's impartiality in a filing to a New York federal judge.
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September 05, 2024
UK Inks 1st International AI Safety Treaty With EU, US
The U.K. government said Thursday it has signed the first binding international treaty governing artificial intelligence safety, with the European Union and the U.S. among those also inking the deal.
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September 12, 2024
Squire Patton Hires Disputes Pro From Eversheds Sutherland
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has said that a former trainee who specializes in commercial disputes has returned to the firm as a partner in its office in Birmingham, as it continues to expand its litigation practice across the U.K.
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September 04, 2024
Dentons Adds Litigation And Dispute Partner From Woods
Dentons has hired a new Montreal-based partner for its litigation and dispute resolution group from Woods LLP, saying she will handle complex domestic and international litigation and arbitration matters.
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September 04, 2024
Singapore Phosphate Co. Drops China Claim Over Panda Park
Singaporean company AsiaPhos has agreed to pay the Chinese government some $1.17 million to end a dispute stemming from the cancelation of the company's phosphate mining permits to make way for a giant panda reserve, several months after a Swiss court rejected the company's appeal.
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September 04, 2024
Judge Says EB-5 Investors, Fund Must Disclose More Info
An Illinois federal judge told a group of Chinese investors and a development fund on Wednesday they both must provide additional information in a suit accusing the fund of making off with $13.2 million intended for the development of a Hawaii resort.
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September 03, 2024
Nigeria To Take Sovereign Immunity Ruling To US Justices
Nigeria intends to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a D.C. Circuit decision nixing its sovereign immunity defense in litigation to enforce a $65 million arbitral award against it, arguing that the appellate opinion extends a circuit split on treaty interpretation.
Expert Analysis
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Series
Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.
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A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates
Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.
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Opinion
States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions
Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.
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Series
Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Tackling daily puzzles — like Wordle, KenKen and Connections — has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at Kaplan Breyer.
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UK Supreme Court Confirms Limits To Arbitration Act Appeals
Every year, disappointed parties come out of U.K.-seated arbitrations and try to seek redress in the English courts, but the U.K. Supreme Court's recent decision in Sharp v. Viterra serves as a reminder of the strict restrictions on appeals brought under the Arbitration Act, says Mark Handley at Duane Morris.
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Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice
The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.
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In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State
On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.
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How To Clean Up Your Generative AI-Produced Legal Drafts
As law firms increasingly rely on generative artificial intelligence tools to produce legal text, attorneys should be on guard for the overuse of cohesive devices in initial drafts, and consider a few editing pointers to clean up AI’s repetitive and choppy outputs, says Ivy Grey at WordRake.
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Series
Boxing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Boxing has influenced my legal work by enabling me to confidently hone the skills I've learned from the sport, like the ability to remain calm under pressure, evaluate an opponent's weaknesses and recognize when to seize an important opportunity, says Kirsten Soto at Clyde & Co.
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Opinion
Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.
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3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron
The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Roundup
After Chevron
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 36 different rulemaking and litigation areas.
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Opinion
Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem
The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.
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Series
Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.
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Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule
Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.