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  • November 21, 2009
N.Y. Court Rules Class Can Seek to Recover Funds in Philippine Abuse Case

New York Law Journal

Despite a U.S. Supreme Court decision reaching the opposite result in a similar case, a state judge in Manhattan has ruled that a 10,000-member class can seek to recover $35 million being held in New York by Merrill Lynch to satisfy a $2 billion judgment it won in 1996 as compensation for human rights abuses committed by former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. "The Supreme Court's interpretation of federal procedure, while informative, is not binding on New York courts," the judge wrote.

United Kingdom / United States

Lovells to Move Farther Away From Lockstep Under Planned Merger With Hogan Hartson

Legal Week

As partners at Lovells and Hogan & Hartson met this week to discuss their planned trans-Atlantic merger in depth, more details emerged concerning the structure of the deal, which would see the two firms integrate governance and remuneration but maintain separate profit pools. The merged Hogan Lovells would bring the two firms' compensation structures into closer alignment, with Lovells implementing a structure similar to Hogan's merit-based model for partner pay.

Netherlands / United States

In a First, U.S. Envoy Attends International Court Meeting

The Associated Press

In a First, U.S. Envoy Attends International Court Meeting
In The Hague, the United States attended a meeting of the International Criminal Court's management board for the first time Wednesday in a sign it has stopped shunning the world's only permanent war crimes tribunal. The U.S. has not ratified the court's founding treaty, the Rome Statue, partly because of fears the court could become a forum for politically motivated prosecutions of U.S. troops. U.S. war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp is expected to make a statement to the assembly on Thursday.

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Netherlands / United States

Envoy's Speech Signals Softening of U.S. Hostility to International Court

The Associated Press

Envoy's Speech Signals Softening of U.S. Hostility to International Court
In a softening of U.S. hostility to the International Criminal Court, the American war crimes ambassador Stephen Rapp said in a speech Thursday in the Hague that the U.S. is committed to ending impunity for crimes against humanity. The comments marked the first time a U.S. diplomat has addressed the 110-nation Assembly of State Parties, which oversees the court's work and budget.

Philippines / United States

9th Circuit Panel Rebukes Calif. Federal Judge Over Marcos Millions

The Associated Press

9th Circuit Panel Rebukes Calif. Federal Judge Over Marcos Millions
A U.S. District judge's lax oversight of more than $30 million tied to the late Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos is "curious," a 9th Circuit panel said in an opinion issued Friday. The three-judge panel ordered that a new judge give a fresh accounting of the $33.8 million previously entrusted to Los Angeles-based U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real. The 85-year-old Real oversaw the millions for eight years as several U.S. courts attempted to decide who had rights to the money among various claimants.

United Kingdom / United States

Now Joining The Am Law 100: Hogan Lovells

The American Lawyer

Now Joining The Am Law 100: Hogan Lovells
A little more than a month after merger talks were revealed between Hogan & Hartson and British firm Lovells, the two firms have agreed on a new name. Alas, it's not the Harry Potter-esque Hogells. London's Legal Week reports that the two firms have settled on Hogan Lovells. The rebranding will take effect if partners from both firms approve the trans-Atlantic merger of equals as planned by mid-December.

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