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Chadbourne Financial Crisis Task Force Draws On Litigation, Bankruptcy, Corporate And Other Practices To Help Clients In Global Economic Turmoil
Editor: Please describe your practice areas. McCormack: I do complex commercial, class action and securities litigation, with a major focus on financial institutions. Hall: My practice focuses on dispute resolution in the financial services industry. We advise a wide variety of financial...
Read MorePassage To India: Chadbourne Turns Its Energy To The Indian Market
Editor: Please describe your education in India at Delhi University and later as part of the Faculty of Law at Delhi University. Chaudhry: I grew up in New Delhi, India where I attended high school and college. After that I attended Delhi University Law School. During law school I thought I'd be...
Read MoreCertain Shelf Registration Statements Will Expire Beginning December 1, 2008
Many shelf registration statements will expire on December 1, 2008. Prior to the Securities Act rule changes adopted in 2005, shelf registration statements generally did not have an expiration date. Former Securities Act Rule 415(a)(2), however, limited the amount of securities that could be...
Read MoreLearning The Language Of International Arbitration
Editor: Please tell our readers about your international arbitration practice. Armas: Chadbourne's international arbitration practice is an integral part of our International Dispute Resolution (IDR) practice. The four underpinnings of our IDR group are: arbitration; mediation and other forms of...
Read MoreMexico City Office - A New Star In Chadbourne's Firmament
Editor: Why did Chadbourne & Parke select Mexico City as the site for its first office in Latin America? Miller: We have a long-standing Latin America practice that has been broad-based and multi-disciplinary but we have not had a presence on the ground in Latin America. From our perspective...
Read MoreThe Public Policy Exception To The Enforceability Of Damage Waiver Clauses
It has become routine for sophisticated contracting parties to limit, in advance, their liability to each other for consequential, special or punitive damages arising from a subsequent breach.1In deference to the freedom of contract, New York courts generally enforce these agreements.2As the New...
Read MoreOn The Cutting Edge Of Climate Change Issues
Editor: Please tell our readers about Chadbourne & Parke LLP's new Climate Change practice which you and Governor George Pataki now head. Why is it a natural adjunct to Chadbourne's longtime dominance in the area of project finance, insurance and environmental and corporate practices, including...
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