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July 01, 2009 |

Arbitration Scorecard: Contracts

A listing of contract arbitrations active in 2007-2008 in which at least $500 million was in controversy. Expanded for the Web.
47 minute read
August 01, 2013 |

Asia Deal Digest: August 1, 2013

* King & Wood Mallesons, Allens lead on proposed $820 million Oz mining deal* Freshfields guides Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co. on $715 million Thai investment* Allen & Gledhill advises on Overseas Union Enterprise's $476 million REIT IPO
7 minute read
February 09, 2012 |

What Were They Thinking?

Passed by the first Congress in 1789 to combat, among others, acts of piracy on the high-seas, the Alien Tort Statute (ATS), 28 U.S.C. § 1350, grants federal district courts jurisdiction over "any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States."
7 minute read
May 11, 2010 |

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Makes E-Discovery Readiness Planning Critical

Two recent cases that involve companies with a New Jersey presence, Alcatel-Lucent SA and Daimler AG, underscore the risk of severe financial and criminal liability, the importance of compliance programs, and the ability to conduct investigations based on corporate data that is mostly maintained in electronic form.
7 minute read
November 05, 2012 |

Big Plans Up North

A huge swath of northern Quebec claimed as ancestral land by the region's aboriginal peoples is opening for mining and energy development. Enter the lawyers.
23 minute read
April 24, 2013 |

U.S. Supreme Court Once Again Faced With Alien Tort Law

The Supreme Court on Monday signaled it is not done dealing with the question of using United States courts as a forum for resolving disputes with multinational corporations over their role in overseas human rights abuses.
3 minute read
April 22, 2013 |

Court Again Tackles Alien Tort Law in Daimler Case

The Supreme Court on Monday signaled it is not done dealing with the question of using United States courts as a forum for resolving disputes with multinational corporations over their role in overseas human rights abuses.
3 minute read
September 19, 2012 |

Harvard losing out to South Dakota in graduate pay

While new mineral deposits are getting harder to find, companies also are struggling to add enough skilled workers. That's partly a legacy of U.S. colleges cutting back on mining programs.
7 minute read
March 31, 2013 |

Continental Breakfast: Simon Branigan, Linklaters

American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. This week, Linklaters corporate partner Simon Branigan discusses graduate recruitment and social mobility.
10 minute read
October 08, 2010 |

Bemis Company Names Sheri Edison General Counsel

It's been a long, circuitous road for Sheri Edison on her way to becoming the new GC for flexible packaging maker Bemis Company. And she has been one busy woman en route to her latest position.
2 minute read

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