International Arbitration

Expert Analysis

• US Policy On Cuba Litigation Comes With Risks For Cos.

  

  A newly effective embargo measure that allows U.S. claimants to sue the Cuban government in U.S. courts for confiscated Cuban property may soon be expanded to permit lawsuits against non-Cuban entities operating in Cuba. Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig LLP discuss key issues surrounding the policy change.

• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case

  

  The U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling on Wednesday in Obduskey v. McCarthy & Holthus LLP removes nearly all activities taken by creditors seeking nonjudicial foreclosure of liens and mortgages from the ambit of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, says John Baxter of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP.

• A 3rd-Party Funder’s Perspective On Navigating Sharia Law

  

  Sharia law is an impediment to third-party funding only insofar as it is perceived as such. Professional funders have the knowledge, experience and means to overcome the potential hurdles, say Yasmin Mohammad and Anastasia Davis Bondarenko of Vannin Capital PCC.

• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers

  

  These days, a popular theme in media is that lawyers' jobs will be taken by robots. However, based on the tech issues discussed at the South by Southwest technology conference in Austin, Texas, last month, robots may in fact need lawyers, says Nick Abrahams of Norton Rose Fulbright.

• Is 'Manifest Disregard' Defense Only Mostly Dead In Texas?

  

  While Texas state courts have barred use of the "manifest disregard of the law" defense in international arbitration matters, recent cases in the Fifth Circuit describe the doctrine alternatively as “alive but not well,” “dead,” or “triumphantly ‘back from the dead,” say James Rogers and Clarissa Medrano of Akerman LLP.

• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust

  

  You passed the bar exam and are ready for the character and fitness committee interview. Time to think about how to discuss that minor incident in college, that misdemeanor in high school or that mental health issue that you have totally under control, says Richard Maltz of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC.

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  Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'

  

  My initial reaction to "Doing Justice" was that author Preet Bharara may have bitten off more than he could chew — an accusation leveled against him when he served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York — but I found the book full of helpful gems, says U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant of the Southern District of California.

• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow

  

  Though most experts believe that an imminent recession is unlikely, slowdown fears are increasing. Now is the time for firms to consider how to best leverage their communications and marketing teams to lessen impacts from a potential economic slowdown, says Tom Orewyler of Tom Orewyler Communications LLC.

• Cyprus Gains Legal Tool In ICJ Ruling On Chagos Islands

  

  The United Kingdom has been told by the International Court of Justice to relinquish administration of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. This has implications for another former British colony where the U.K. retains control over certain territory: Cyprus, says Constantinos Yiallourides of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

• The Future Of The USMCA: 3 Possible Scenarios

  

  The Trump administration would like Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement by June, but progress has been slow. The deal's fate will depend on cooperation from Democrats, support from Republicans and the strategy pursued by the president, says Robert Kyle of Hogan Lovells.