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Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyers Face Off Against the 'Hand of God'

"We know that some people will always defend [Diego] Maradona no matter what, and that is not only fine, but also beside the point of this case," attorney Paula Aguila said.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Massive International Dispute Lands in Nueces County Court

"Vale admitted in the Brazilian litigation that it discarded 31 million cubic meters of waste into dumps in the Polygonal. This corresponds to 108.5 million tons of low-grade ore. Vale has admitted that it extracted iron tailings from within Polygonal, sold it to buyers in Texas," the complaint states.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Mayer Brown Adds King & Spalding International Arbitration Partner in Houston

David Weiss, who joined Mayer Brown on Monday, said the firm is a good fit for his international arbitration practice, because of its global reach, and the caliber of its arbitration and energy practices.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: A $16B Win for Energy Company Shareholders in Expropriation Suit Against Argentina

A federal judge in Manhattan sided with lawyers at Clement & Murphy, Kellogg Hansen and King & Spalding by landing on the high end of the damages sought over the Argentine government's 2012 move to seize majority control of YPF.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Set Blueprint Against Caterpillar's International Litigation Tactics

"The U.S. courts will demand that a plaintiff choose one and pursue that venue exclusively rather than try to have several bites against the same defendant," said Daniel Pulecio-Boek, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Fragomen Defers Hiring Decisions on Current Summer Associates to Early 2024

In a statement, Chief People Officer Salvador Malo said client needs and changing immigration policy guided the firm's decision to delay hiring decisions.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Anniversary of Cuba's Historic July 11 Protests: Two Years and Counting

Two years ago, on July 11, 2021, thousands of Cubans participated in a mass nationwide protest, peacefully demanding that their government adopt basic civil liberties and political freedoms. The scale of the protests caught the Cuban regime by surprise, as it did the rest of the world. But the Cuban regime's response was, unfortunately, not surprising.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Disqualifies Lawyer and Jones Walker Firm From Federal Case

In disqualifying the attorney and his law firm, the federal judge in a 31-page ruling made "one final but important point" on "joint defense agreements in multi-defendant criminal cases."
4 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: King & Spalding Wins $1B-Plus Construction Arbitration Award for Colombian Oil Refinery

After a six-week remote hearing, a team led by Mike Stenglein, the head of the firm's global construction and engineering disputes practice, also beat back more than $400 million in counterclaims from affiliates of the contractor, Chicago Bridge & Iron.
12 minute read

Daily Business Review

Are Settlements, Other Types of Negotiations With Tax Authorities in Latin America Becoming a Trend?

Although the local rules are different and the settlements in the region do not always take into consideration the specifics of each taxpayer, it is possible to negotiate with tax authorities in Latin America. Below we comment on the main aspects of the trend in key jurisdictions such as Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico.
8 minute read

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