Litigation

Soumya Cheedi

Brick Mortar & Beyond: The Age of Bankruptcy

As NYU Law’s Class of 2023 prepares for life after graduation, we find ourselves entering a brave new world. Many of us were barely high...

Soumya Cheedi

The Big Short (Returns): Hindenburg vs. Adani

The primary (and intuitive) reason for investing in a company’s stock is the belief that its price will increase. However, there are...

Stanislav Liaptcev

Caremark Duties Are Still Growing: Extension of Caremark to Corporate Officers

Basics of Caremark Almost 30 years ago, the landmark Caremark case established a board of directors' ongoing duty to oversee...

Sam Cadd

Elon Musk’s “Spam Bot” Problem

On April 25th 2022, Elon Musk entered a merger agreement with Twitter, Inc., in a highly publicized deal that has remained in the news...

James Anson-Holland

CONFIDENTIALITY IN MEDIATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS – THE SECOND CIRCUIT’S PERSPECTIVE

The importance of upholding confidentiality in mediation and settlement processes derives from the desire to encourage the settlement of...

James Anson-Holland

In Brief: Supreme Court to Determine Conflict of Laws Approach Under the FSIA

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of the United States recently granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of...

Julius H. F. Henneberg

Recent Developments In Insider Criminal Law - The Supreme Court’s Blaszczak Decision

On January 11, 2021, the Supreme Court, in a summary decision, vacated the important decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...

Ananya Dhar Choudhury

ICC Rules Of Arbitration, 2021: Heralding An Era Of Efficient Disputes Resolution

With the aim of moving “towards greater efficiency, flexibility and transparency” in the arbitrations administered by the International...

Marcel Cardoso

Tort Litigation: Jeopardizing Businesses While Providing Commercial Opportunities

Tort litigation plays an important social role by providing compensation for injuries caused by wrongful conduct. However, if left...

Richard Somade

Class Action Settlements in Deal Litigation - Propriety of Court’s Consideration of Fairness of Sett

Class actions present an agency problem between class representatives/attorneys and the class members. The representatives’ interests...