International Arbitration

Expert Analysis

• Hong Kong Rules Foster Collective, Opt-In Class Arbitration

  

  Effective Nov. 1, 2018, new rules from the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center provide noteworthy institutional means, without the consent of all parties, for joinder of parties and consolidation of proceedings so as to effectuate collective or opt-in class arbitration proceedings, says Gilbert Samberg of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC.

• Q&A

  A Chat With Bryan Cave Innovation Chief Katie DeBord

  

  In this monthly series, Amanda Brady of Major Lindsey & Africa interviews management from top law firms about the increasingly competitive business environment. Here we feature Katie DeBord, chief innovation officer at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.

• When International Arbitration Becomes Domestic

  

  Many global companies prefer to enter into contracts with foreign counterparties through a locally incorporated affiliate. This approach might help streamline business relationships and confer certain tax advantages, but the validity of the arbitration clauses in such contracts rarely has been tested, say Claudia Salomon and Irina Sivachenko of Latham & Watkins LLP.

• Simple Secrets For Improving Your CLE

  

  With few cases going to trial, many attorneys keep their oral-presentation skills sharp by teaching continuing legal education programs. To avoid giving a CLE that falls flat and damages your reputation, you must fashion a thoughtful message, control its presentation, and nail the beginning and ending, says Daniel Karon of Karon LLC.

• It’s Time For Law Firms To Start Talking About Gen Z

  

  Since the oldest members of Generation Z aren’t even finished with law school yet, law firm management is in a unique position to prepare for their entrance into the legal workforce, says Eliza Stoker of Major Lindsey & Africa.

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  Back To School: Yale's Linda Greenhouse Talks Journalism

  

  In this series featuring law school luminaries, Yale Law School lecturer and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Linda Greenhouse discusses her coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, the conservatives' long game and trends in journalism.

• Opinion

  Celebrate Veterans By Improving Their Access To Justice

  

  Attorneys should think beyond the Veterans Day parades and use their time and talents to help the many veterans facing urgent legal issues, says Linda Klein of Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC.

• Opinion

  Time To Reclaim Wellness For All Lawyers

  

  The decision last month by Baker McKenzie’s global chairman to step down due to exhaustion indicates that the legal profession needs to mount a broader wellness effort to address long hours, high stress, frequent travel and the daily demands of practice, says Leesa Klepper, director of Thrivewell Coaching.

• Section 1782 Appeals Receive Stricter Scrutiny In SDNY

  

  To benefit from U.S.-style discovery in foreign proceedings, litigants have increasingly turned to 28 USC Section 1782. Federal courts, which impose a stringent test for personal jurisdiction, have been more lax in analyzing the statute's residency element, but four recent cases in the Southern District of New York buck this trend, says Jonathan Tompkins of Shearman & Sterling LLP.

• With Conflicting Paths On FAA, High Court Likely To Take Both

  

  Fierce brainpower was on show Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court, where the justices seemed likely to deliver a business-friendly outcome in two separate cases under the Federal Arbitration Act — even though this would require treating the FAA’s blind enforcement of arbitration agreements as sacrosanct in one instance while undermining it in another, says Scott Oswald of The Employment Law Group PC.