From CDR’s Tech Issue: Lauded for their efficiency, transparency and rapidity, smart contracts are fast becoming a popular commercial option. But there is a not-so-clever side to these cyber pacts.

The expropriation of a hydrogen plant in Mexico early last year has led to the filing of an investment arbitration against the state. French industrial corporation Air Liquide has filed a dispute ...

An ex-federal prosecutor who investigated the attempted assassination of Donald Trump has resumed his five-year stint as a Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman partner in Miami. Markenzy Lapointe has ...

A former Department of Commerce deputy general counsel has joined O’Melveny & Myers in New York, bringing deep experience of policy, regulation and enforcement affecting the tech sector. O’Melveny & ...

The London Court of Appeal has ruled that litigation funders can be paid their fee before class action members get their cut of the damages. Industry players have lauded a pivotal judgment made last ...

An antitrust litigation pro who took a leading role in the DoJ’s landmark monopolisation case against Google has returned to private practice in the US capital. BakerHostetler has hired Timothy ...

The Easter long weekend means CDR’s summary of disputes developments comes a day earlier this week, which includes news from Indonesia, Colombia, Portugal and the US. The Sydney office of Australian ...

Patrick Boylan is to become Simmons & Simmons’ international head of dispute resolution, taking over from managing partner-elect Emily Monastiriotis, as both talk to CDR about their new roles. Simmons ...

The dispute has expelled a decades-long remnant of Russian occupation from the Baltic state. Estonia has emerged victorious in a EUR 200 million investment arbitration launched by ELA USA at the ...

A class action which was announced last year, accusing the tech giant of abusing its position in the UK advertising market, has arrived at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. A GBP 5 billion UK ...

Austen Hays partner and managing director Chaya Hanoomanjee speaks about the post-PACCAR environment at the Global Class Actions Symposium. Chaya Hanoomanjee spoke to CDR’s Rob Harkavy in Lisbon in ...

A former co-lead of Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ white-collar group has joined Ropes & Gray in New York, bringing criminal trial skills involving regulated sectors. Ropes & Gray has recruited Sarah Coyne ...