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April 02, 2012 |

The Court and alien tort suits

Kiobel is apparently an alien tort Rorschach test; judges see in it what they wish to see.
3 minute read
May 01, 2012 |

Alien Tort Argument Reset

Kiobel v. Shell will be remembered for something. Exactly what is anyone?s guess.
3 minute read
March 01, 2010 |

Out Of Sight, Out Of Oversight?

Security, quality, location: Let us count the concerns over outsourcing.
4 minute read
August 20, 2007 |

Rights cases multiply against corporations

As cases against multinational corporations for their involvement in international human rights violations percolate through appeals courts, one company's recent victory in an Alabama federal court underscores plaintiffs' uphill battle.
4 minute read
March 02, 2012 |

Ashurst to Launch Beijing Office With King & Wood Mallesons Hire

On the same day Ashurst's merger with Australian firm Blake Dawson became official, Ashurst announced plans to launch a Beijing office with partner Patrick Phua, recruited from the newly minted King & Wood Mallesons. Phua was head of the derivatives, structured finance and banking practice for the former Mallesons Stephen Jaques' Beijing office.
3 minute read
December 24, 2008 |

2008 deal numbers at record lows and falling

Thomson Reuters reported Tuesday that global deal volume dropped by a full one-third in 2008 — to $2.89 trillion, the lowest annual number since 2005 — and looks to keep falling next year. Fourth-quarter numbers showed M&A volume dropping 44 percent worldwide over the last three months compared to the same period last year; U.S. deal volume plummeted 55 percent in the same time frame. And the more than 1,100 agreed-upon deals that collapsed in 2008 represent a record.
2 minute read
December 21, 2009 |

Investors: BHP's Nasser must avoid M&As

Jacques Nasser, chairman-elect of BHP Billiton Ltd., will begin his job next year at the world's biggest mining company with a potential $40 billion war chest and a message from investors to be wary of mega acquisitions. "MA deals go wrong when people try to make a name for themselves in history, so I just hope that's what they don't do," said Prasad Patkar, who helps manage $1.
5 minute read
September 12, 2003 |

Flores v. Southern Peru Copper Corp.

Plaintiffs Alleging Lung Disease From Pollution Fail to State a Claim Under Alien Tort Claims Act
80 minute read
December 29, 2008 |

New York Giant

If Washington's native powerhouse firms were getting too comfy on top, this year Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom gave them a good jostling. Propelled by a 19.7 percent jump in revenue, the New York-born behemoth for the first time became one of the top three highest-grossing law offices in the District.
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