Nine litigators have left bureau Brandeis and joined forces with a class actions specialist to found an impact litigation boutique, with one of the founders telling CDR that the firm has broader ...

Ahead of this year’s Global Class Actions Symposium in Lisbon, a leading practitioner tells CDR how Portugal became one of Europe’s main collective redress jurisdictions, but says that status is a ...

The firm has snapped up a partner in Santiago to grow its Latin American disputes offering. Larraín focuses on civil litigation and arbitration, with experience advising on commercial and judicial ...

The global law firm has bagged a biotechnology disputes pro from rival DLA Piper. McDermott Will & Emery has added Michael Sitzman as a partner to strengthen its intellectual property (IP) practice ...

The disputes-only law firm has poached another lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills as it plots its Singapore entry. International arbitration practitioner Liang-Ying Tan has joined ...

The southern European country is the biggest perpetrator of unpaid investor-state arbitration awards, storming ahead of Russia and Venezuela. One lawyer tells CDR of the possible consequences. Spain ...

The high-profile Singaporean arbitral institution has signed separate bilateral agreements with notable entities in the Middle East and the UK, paving the way for closer cooperation. The Singapore ...

The potash-focused company is gearing up to bring an investment treaty claim, following the Moroccan government’s refusal of a critical environmental and social impact permit with seemingly no ...

The Financial Action Task Force will focus on developed countries which pose the greatest risk to the international finance system and give less developed states more assistance. The Financial Action ...

The attorney general has taken the fight against plastic pollution to the Department of State and the UN after the state’s loss against PepsiCo and Frito Lay. The lawsuit was brought under the tort of ...

The cooperation agreement will enable the EU and UK’s antitrust authorities to collaborate directly in competition investigations. The European Commission and the UK have completed negotiations on a ...

The firm has hired a New York partner with expertise in white-collar crime and AI. Latham & Watkins has added former assistant US attorney (AUSA) Margaret Graham as a partner at its New York office.