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Is It Still Safe To Invest In Latin America?
Technical remedies in the form of ad hoc arbitration render Latin America reasonably secure despite the departure of Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador from the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes Convention.A Delaware Chancery Court ruling in shareholder litigation over Allergan's Botox marketing had some stinging language for the plaintiffs bar, but the sting was worse for Allergan and other defendants. Now, thanks to lawyers at Gibson Dunn and Morris Nichols, it's been erased.
Pillsbury Winthrop Inks Merger Deal With Shaw Pittman
San Francisco-based Pillsbury Winthrop and Washington, D.C.-based Shaw Pittman announced Wednesday that they intend to merge, creating a 900-lawyer giant with national reach and global ambitions. The merger would catapult the newly-formed firm into the top quarter of The Am Law 100 list, long a stated goal of Pillsbury chairwoman Mary Cranston. However, many details remain -- including how many attorneys will exit because of client conflicts and how changes in compensation will shake out.Duane Morris Considers Singapore
Duane Morris is considering plans to open its second international office - this time in Singapore - within one year, according to firm chairman Sheldon Bonovitz.2nd Circuit Affirms Denial of Disability Benefits, Says Requirement Not Discriminatory
Congress was not motivated to discriminate against women when it required recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance to have worked in five out of the previous 10 years, the 2nd Circuit has ruled. Addressing what it called a "human tragedy," the circuit reluctantly said it could do nothing to help Claire Collier, a sufferer of Lou Gehrig's disease who was challenging the so-called 20/40 Rule -- the requirement that recipients over the age of 31 must have worked 20 out of the previous 40 quarters.Trending Stories
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