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Business Litigation Report -- April 2013

In This Issue: - Firm News: DoJ Star Healthcare Fraud Prosecutor Joins Washington, D.C. Office; and Quinn Emanuel Wins Top Honors at the Inaugural U.S. Benchmark Annual Awards - Main...more

Winter 2013 Eye on China Newsletter

Legal News: Eye on China Quarterly Newsletter offers companies helpful insight as they successfully navigate China’s complex and ever-changing legal and regulatory environment. In this issue, we focus on the following...more

Lonely Conspirators: Antitrust Liability When Nobody Joins Your Conspiracy

The worst antitrust offenses involve conspiracies involving multiple actors. Hard-core offenses under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, such as price-fixing, market division, customer allocation, or bid-rigging, require...more

Business Litigation Report -- October 2012

In This Issue: Firm News: ..Kathleen Sullivan Named a “Top 10 Female Litigator” by Benchmark Litigation and Euromoney Legal Media Group ..Pharma Patent Litigators Nick Cerrito and Eric Stops Join Quinn Emanuel...more

Who Gets the Pet in a Divorce?

Published on the National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education (CLE) website as an installment in Michael Kaiser's Animal-Law blog. http://cleblog.nbi-sems.com/2012/02/who-gets-the-pet-in-a-divorce/...more

Paris International Litigation Bulletin no. 3

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS French legislative and regulatory developments Page 4 French proceedings Page 7 UPDATES The dematerialisation of French civil procedure: More than ever a reality Page 9 Reform of the French Blocking...more

Current changes in the authorities of bailiffs

The President of the Russian Federation has signed the Decree No. 1240 «Amendments to the Statute Concerning Federal Bailiff Service» dated September 23, 2011, approved by the Presidential Decree No. 1316 dated October 13,...more

Quinn Emanuel Business Litigation Report - September 2011

In This Issue: Firm News: Quinn Emanuel Launches Washington, D.C. Office to Serve IP Clients Main Article: Inequitable Conduct as a Defense to Patent Infringement in the Wake of Therasense: Defining...more

Middle East Newsletter - Issue 4 - Summer 2011

In this issue: New Maritime Law Awaited; Increased Private Sector Involvement in Dubai Water and Electricity Sector; Pro Bono initiative: Women’s Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...more

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RULE OF LAW, TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

The first thing that strikes the reader of the essays is the richness of the carefully selected topics and areas covered by the authors. Its richness is reflected in a number of ways: the authors elaborate on various globally...more

Hacking of CBI Website

Cyberspace-A new front of war

The incidents of war happened in the real world is mirrored in cyber space, given the recent incidents of hacking of government websites by state or non state group of hackers for political, military, espionage purposes. As...more

Special Sensitivities Dominate Elder Abuse Mediation

A mediation has its own personality. This is created by the relationship between counsel, settlement positions of the parties, direct participation by the decision makers and the emotional tension surrounding the dispute....more

Addressing Anti-Muslim Bias in the Courtroom

Information on prevalence of anti-Muslim bias and strategies to minimize this bias in court presented by two experienced trial consultants. ...more

Identifying the Authoritarian Juror

How to identify authoritarian jurors. What the literature says that can aid you in selecting or de-selecting these jurors based on the facts of your case. ...more

The ethics of racial profiling

Should attorneys decry racial profiling by police officers and yet use it in jury selection? A British philosopher inquires and experienced trial consultants offer their thoughts. ...more

Obstacles to Maintaining Jury Diversity

Obstacles to and benefits of maintaining racial diversity on juries for better decision-making. ...more

Preparation of Narcissistic Witnesses

Three experienced ASTC-member trial consultants provide practical strategies for preparing the narcissistic witness. This article is one of many available free online from The Jury Expert (the publication of the American...more

Using principles of persuasion in the courtroom

An overview of the principles of persuasion and how to use them in the courtroom with reactions from three experienced ASTC-member trial consultants. This article is one of many available free online from The Jury Expert (the...more

Solution-Focused Mediation in Litigation

This article presents strategies and ideas on how to use a solution-focused approach to mediation in a litigation context. Three experienced ASTC-member trial consultants offer their reactions. This article is one of many...more

Alternative Sentencing Theory

Proposes a constitutional framework around which judges may sentence people charged with drug and alcohol-related crimes to faith-based programs rather than prison. Such a course of action, according to the author,...more