Litigation

International Trade

Stephen M. Nickelsburg, Erin Louise Palmer | Clifford Chance

Introduction For the last thirty years, courts have struggled to interpret and apply the Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATCA"), a statute that permits non-U.S. citizens to bring civil lawsuits in U.S. courts for violations of the law of nations, as defined by customary international law....

Antitrust & Competition

Alan R. Kusinitz | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

In Minn-Chem Incorporated v Agrium Incorporated,1 the Seventh Circuit held that a class action alleging an offshore conspiracy to raise the price of potash should have been dismissed because the conduct complained of was either exempt under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA)2 or...

Corporate Counsel

Andre Guilbeau | Kiersted Systems

In the current economic climate, corporate legal departments are engaging their trusted vendor partners, as well as their outside counsel, in an ends-oriented dialogue about timing, costs and technical proficiency. With the accelerating pace of litigation and rising expectations for an innovative...