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The 2021 Best Lawyers in South Florida
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top legal talent in the Southern Florida area.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in South Africa
Best Lawyers
For the 12th Edition, Best Lawyers recognizes the top 2 percent of practicing lawyers in the nation.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Portugal
Best Lawyers
The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Mexico
Best Lawyers
For the twelfth year, honoring the top lawyers and firms in Mexico.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Spain
Best Lawyers
Featuring the nation's top 2 percent of practicing lawyers.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Brazil
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top firms and lawyers in Brazil.
The 2021 Best Lawyers in Southern California
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top legal talent in the Southern California area.
Announcing the 2021 Best Lawyers in Chile, Colombia, and Puerto Rico
Best Lawyers
Find the top legal talent in Chile, Colombia, and Puerto Rico.
Announcing the 2021 "Best Law Firms" Rankings
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top-ranked law firms in the nation.
What Does It Take to Join The Best Lawyers in Australia?
Best Lawyers
We asked The Best Lawyers in Australia: What advice would you give your younger self?
Clash Across the Channel
Peter Rosher and Clément Fouchard
The diametric opposition of decisions reached by French and English courts in a recent arbitration case shows how profound cultural differences between international jurisdictions can lead to maddening legal uncertainty.
The 2021 Best Lawyers in Northern California
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top legal talent in the Northern California area.
Powering Up
George H. Lugrin IV
Regulation, consumption trends, global population growth, and the pandemic’s many earth-shaking effects make this moment highly uncertain for the upstream-energy industry—and the only way forward is to change with the times.
The Next Pandemic
Roberta F. Green
An incipient wave of litigation generated by the coronavirus hasn’t even begun to crest. Here’s a look at current conditions—and what lies ahead.
Without Delay
Ashish Mahendru and Darren Braun
Remote testimony? Virtual evidence presentation? Been there, done that: Why even international arbitration proceedings have, for the most part, weathered the pandemic just fine.
Announcing the 2020 Global Business Edition
Best Lawyers
Featuring Best Lawyers and Law Firm of the Year honorees from around the globe.
Scammers’ Delight
Santosh Aravind
Attacks on companies’ email systems are common, and losses are staggering. How can a business fight back against third-party fraud—and what are the risks of choosing to go to battle?
Biometric Privacy: It’s Not Just an Illinois Issue
Kenn Brotman and Molly G. McGinley
How BIPA Litigation May Impact Companies Outside of Illinois
Evolving Marijuana Laws and the Workplace
Tess P. Anglin
How can employers enforce statutes that differ from state to state?
No Idle Preference
Joseph Briggett
Amid Covid-19 economic uncertainty, Congress has continued to tinker with the Small Business Reorganization Act. How will the reworked law change bankruptcy preference litigation?
When a Dream Home Becomes a Nightmare
Peter B. McGlynn and Robert W. Stetson
A modern-day Bleak House* offers a cautionary tale about buying real estate—and a legal strategy that helped our clients gain redress.
The 2021 Best Lawyers in Washington, D.C.
Best Lawyers
Featuring the top legal talent in the Washington, D.C. area.
The Virtual Courtroom
Andrew E. Curto and Danielle E. Tricolla
Why some of the industry changes the pandemic has wrought—the advent of remote courthouse appearances chief among them—deserve to outlast the return to normal life.
Is It Live . . . Or Is It Virtual?
Adrian L. Bastianelli III, Paulo Flores, Kevin J. O’Connor, and Robert S. Peckar
Mediation via Zoom is just one of the legal-industry oddities the pandemic has wrought. Here’s a cheat sheet for how to make it work for you—and some thoughts on whether it’s here to stay.
