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June 06, 2007 |

The SEC's Setbacks in Litigation

One of the most fought over quotes from football is: "Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing." By its recent track record in the litigation arena, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has not been in very good compliance with that maxim. Attorney C. Evan Stewart reviews some of the SEC's litigation setbacks, and attempts to draw a few lessons for those who might be contemplating litigating matters with the proverbial 800-pound gorilla.
15 minute read
July 17, 2008 |

Rise of ADR for Workplace Disputes

A. Michael Weber, a senior partner at Littler Mendelson, writes that with the uncertainty regarding the enforceability of arbitration agreements resolved by the Supreme Court, the next generation of arbitration agreement programs is set to emerge. Before implementing such a program, however, employers are encouraged to consider both the advantages and disadvantages of mandatory arbitration carefully. Also in this issue of GC New York, "The Unhappy Buyer" and "Beyond Piecemeal."
14 minute read
June 11, 2008 |

Travel Abroad, Sue at Home

Thomas A. Dickerson, an associate justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department, writes that one of the most interesting areas of Travel Law involves accidents sustained by U.S. citizens abroad. A common litigation strategy, of course, is to sue in the United States in federal or state court against a solvent defendant subject to long-arm jurisdiction and applying U.S. common law or statutory law. Such cases raise a variety of liability and procedural issues including, inter alia, the doctrine of forum non conveniens and the enforceability of forum selection, mandatory arbitration and choice of law clauses in travel contracts.
19 minute read
June 03, 2011 |

Moves: Eric Sandrin is International Man of GC at SCOR SE

Eric Sandrin, the new general counsel for French reinsurance giant SCOR SE, is based in Paris and will be traveling to company offices in Cologne, London, New York, Singapore, and Zurich.
2 minute read
September 06, 2007 |

The Policies and Politics of Antitrust

Almost 30 years ago Robert Bork, in his seminal book "The Antitrust Paradox: A Policy at War With Itself," wrote that: "modern antitrust law has so decayed that the policy is no longer intellectually respectable. Some of it is no longer respectable as law; more of it is not respectable as economics; ... a great deal of antitrust is not even respectable as politics." Fast forward from 1978 to 2007 and do we find all has become "respectable"? No and yes, says attorney and law professor C. Evan Stewart.
13 minute read
March 08, 2013 |

New Partners Yearbook 2013

The past year saw a continued resurgence in new partners at New Jersey firms, which, if not quite as robust as the year before, still held its own as an indicator that the firms are sanguine about expansion.
53 minute read
November 07, 2001 |

Judge Won't Consider Expert Testimony in Recusal Motion Over Investments

Lawyers seeking the recusal of federal Judge Shira Scheindlin in New York from presiding over nearly 900 consolidated suits over initial public offerings may not use testimony from ethics experts to support their motion, Scheindlin ruled, saying experts may testify only on factual matters. Lawyers allege Scheindlin and her family own shares in some of the technology companies that were sued by investors.
4 minute read
March 26, 2007 |

Out-of-Law Experiences Should Continue Into a Legal Career

The best lawyers, both in and out of court, almost always bring with them a rich and wide variety of experiences outside of legal practice.
5 minute read
August 31, 2005 |

Admissions Surge Nearing An End

Although area law schools experienced an increase in applicants for this year's incoming classes, Karen DeMeola, assistant dean of admissions at UConn School of Law, predicts a "downward slope" next year, as the economy improves and more undergraduates plunge into the job market rather than continue hitting the books to earn a J.D. And, in a situation mirroring the national scene, minority applicants are increasingly harder to come by for most area law schools.
4 minute read
March 13, 2006 |

Legal Ethics Resources, by the Book or on the Web

Lawyers are faced with the responsibility of observing certain rules of professional conduct. However, do you even know how to locate those rules, so you can familiarize yourself with them? Laura Garner, head of information and research services at Jenkins Law Library in Philadelphia, provides an overview of print and electronic ethics resources for lawyers.
5 minute read

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