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By Justin Henry | April 16, 2024
"The skillsets we were developing as associates were largely transferable," said Evan Meyerson, a former Paul Weiss associate who moved to Burford Capital. "A big part of litigation strategy is thinking about what the other side thinks about your case and the job at Burford is to think through these investments as a devil's advocate."
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By Kevin P. Allen and Zachary L. Gross | April 16, 2024
The incorporation of an integration clause into an amendment merely preserves the original integration clause and precludes evidence of oral or written representations that occurred prior to or contemporaneous with the execution of the original contract. The mere incorporation of the original integration clause into an amendment does not cover the time period between the execution of the original contract and the amendment.
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By Maria Dinzeo | April 16, 2024
"If I wanted to stay in-house, I would have stayed at Mary Kay. What I wanted was a different challenge," retired Mary Kay legal chief Julia Simon told Law.com on her return to private practice in April. "The idea of bringing my broad knowledge and skills back to private practice and to a top tier trial firm was compelling."
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By Justin Henry | April 12, 2024
A $40 million agreement between Quinn Emanuel and Longford Capital illustrates how law firms are seeking to make third-party finance more appealing to their clients.
5 minute read
By Andrew Denney | April 11, 2024
Commercial Division was already hearing tech cases, and that litigants have long been allowed to have court-appointed referees preside over their commercial disputes, prior to the chief administrative judge's order. But the court's advisory council recommended adding specific language to its rules to better educate the bar on the court's offerings.
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By Amanda O'Brien | April 11, 2024
In the last week, attorneys left Fox Rothschild and Swartz Campbell for plaintiffs firms, and at least two others have made similar moves since the start of 2024.
6 minute read
By Ellen Bardash | April 10, 2024
New Brunswick, New Jersey-based AIM and plaintiff Ted Kellner have each taken issue with parts of the decision issued on Dec. 28 by Vice Chancellor Lori Will.
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By Howard B. Epstein and Theodore A. Keyes | April 10, 2024
While RWI policies are manuscripted policies separately negotiated for each transaction, the vast majority contain arbitration clauses, meaning that claim disputes are resolved privately without published court rulings. The recent ruling in 'Novolex Holdings v. Illinois Union Insurance' sheds some light on one of these claim disputes, while also providing important lessons for insurers and M&A practitioners.
8 minute read
By Lara Flath, Jacob Fargo and Gaby Colvin | April 10, 2024
This article explores so-called "scrivener's errors"—a mistake that occurs when parties have reached a mutual oral agreement but the signed writing does not express that agreement and one of the parties seeks to reform the contract.
8 minute read
By Emily Saul | April 9, 2024
The decision from Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Andrea Masley, of the Commercial Division, is a win for Bermuda-based insurance holding company James River Group Holdings. James River is represented by Debevoise & Plimpton.
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