Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Mergers & Acquisitions

Supreme Court Enforces Arbitration Clause And Confines Court Of Appeals To The Arguments Raised By The Parties

by David Johnson | Winstead PC on 3/15/2013

In Richmont Holdings, Inc. v. Superior Recharge Sys., L.L.C., an asset purchase agreement included a binding arbitration clause. No. 12-0142, 2013 Tex. LEXIS 71 (Tex. January 25, 2013). The seller of the business signed an...more

"Revised HSR Thresholds Announced"

by Steven Albertson, Rita Sinkfield Belin, Matthew Hendrickson, Brian Mohr, Joseph Nisa, Neal Stoll | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/11/2013

On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for determining whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

Private Equity Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2012 Edition: Negotiating Private Equity and M&A Deals in the Middle East

by Rodolphe R.A. Pellerin, Chris P. Sioufi | Dechert LLP on 12/19/2012

After a number of ebullient years of activity until late 2007, the Middle Eastern private equity industry is facing new challenges as fund-raising is getting tougher and investors across the board have become more demanding....more

Unfiltered Orange | Weekly eDiscovery News Update – September 26, 2012

by Rob Robinson on 9/26/2012

Highlighted in Forbes’ Law & Technology Blog as one of Eight Great Law & Technology Resources, Orange Legal Technologies’ Unfiltered Orange Weekly eDiscovery News Updates provide readers with a trusted compilation of key...more

Canadian Government Announces Changes to the Investment Canada Act

by Bennett Jones LLP on 6/18/2012

In a series of announcements and statutory amendments over the last several years, the Canadian government has signalled its intent to limit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to more significant transactions and...more

Agências de "Rating" e Governança Corporativa: Paradigma ou necessária coexistência

by Janahim Figueira on 2/10/2012

O objetivo deste estudo é demonstrar os pontos positivos e negativos na atuação das chamadas agências de classificação de risco, tanto nos EUA, bem como na Europa e no Brasil. O...more

Russian Legal Update - June 2011

by Dechert LLP on 6/14/2011

In This Issue: Russia Acts Quickly to Restore the Right for Employers to Register Foreign Nationals: the Visa Regime for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals is Fleshed Out - p1 Mediation Framework Adopted in Russia -...more

Keeping disagreements out of court: new problems with expert determination clauses (UK)

by Chris Robinson on 11/19/2010

A recent case (6 November) casts doubt on the very common "expert determination" clauses used to value shares or property. Review them now!...more

California Court of Appeal Holds Class Action Waiver in Commercial Contract Not Unconscionable

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/21/2010

In Walnut Producers of California v. Diamond Foods, Inc., Case No. C060346 (August 16, 2010), the California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District held that a class arbitration waiver in an agreement between walnut...more

Alternative Fee Arrangements

by Jerome Kowalski on 4/20/2010

The most significant current public discourse regarding law firm revenues is the increasing popularity of Alternative Fee (or Billing) Arrangements. The tide has even provided a generally accepted acronym of AFA. These...more

Lessons from a Corsican Mouse on the Practice of Law

by Edwin Reeser on 11/5/2009

Reprinted/posted with permission of the Daily Journal Corp (2009) I have had one lesson, taught twice, that was very important to my career and life, and rather than subject any of you to the abject humiliation of the...more

Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration

by Rob Robinson on 11/1/2008

Electronic Discovery/Disclosure: From Litigation to International Commercial Arbitration" is now published in The International Journal of Arbitration, Mediation and Dispute Management V 74, N 4, Nov 2008, ISSN 00037877 (The...more

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