Insights: Results

ECOFIN reaches political agreement on Anti-Tax Avoidance

by Mariano Roca López

What If Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Had a Premarital Agreement?

by John M. Goralka

The high-profile divorce between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard raises questions about the legal impact of prenuptial agreements—and what happens without one.

We Have an Arbitration Agreement, So What Are We Doing in Court?

by Patricia H. Thompson

Arbitration is meant to avoid litigation, not cause it. But vague or flawed contract language can lead parties straight to court—and years of delay.

Attention Business Owners: Consider a Prenuptial Agreement If You Plan to Walk Down the Aisle

by Mollie G. Caplis

Easy Being Green

by Best Lawyers

Markus Deutsch discusses the impact of climate change on the firm and its clients.

Hotter and More Intense

by Lori Tripoli

Multiple Category 5 hurricanes. Drought. Wildfires. Climate change isn’t just damaging the environment and our health. It’s impacting the bottom line.

Q&A with Emmanuel Daoud of Cabinet D'Avocats Vigo

by Meredith Hinshaw-Chaney

Emmanuel Daoud, 2018 Paris Lawyer of the Year in Criminal Defense, discusses the unique challenges of criminal business law and his approach to effective client advocacy.

Loophole or Fatal Flaw?

by Joseph Begonis

Canada's Best Lawyers share their thoughts on the Safe Third Country Agreement

Building a Greener Future on Unsolid Ground

by William S. Thomas

As climate change only intensifies, natural disasters are becoming more frequent and shifting how construction legal professionals conduct litigation.

Turning Down the Heat

by Janice Zhou

What sort of legal and legislative action is necessary to help put Pennsylvania on the front lines of the battle against climate change?

Perilous Times and Bottom Lines

by Selina Lee-Andersen, Bruno Caron, P. Jason Kroft, Bryan J. Buttigieg, Geoff Mason and Christie McLeod

Given the frequency and severity of extreme weather events in recent years, the changing climate is a topic of hot conversation. As the earth’s temperature rises, it is incumbent upon company executives to take stock of the foreseeable risks the climate crisis presents to their operations—and take every possible precaution to mitigate them.

Prenuptial Agreements: A Primer

by Alexis Connors

Family law lawyer Alexis Connors offers insight into what a prenuptial agreement is, what it covers and why couples should consider one before entering into marriage.

Premarital Agreements: More than just a Divorce Document

by Leonce A. Richard

Drafting a premarital agreement should instead focus on a collaborative effort of two people coming together to create a “life plan” with regard to forming a lifetime partnership.

Green, With Conscience Clean

by Emilie Bundock and Kai Alderson

Businesses of all kinds are increasingly expected to keep the public informed about what they’re doing to help combat climate change. The key tactic that somehow often gets overlooked: Be honest, about successes and failures alike.

Caveat Sanctions and Export Controls

by Stephan Müller and Carsten Bormann

Increasingly strict global sanctions and export-control regulations add a new layer of potential peril to M&A deals. A guide to expanding due diligence to ensure that malfeasance, whether intentional or accidental, doesn’t end up scuttling the agreement.

Does the Crystal Ball Predict a Fall?

by Kathleen Bernardo

In the post-pandemic climate, economists are making many predictions about what’s to come for the housing market. But one real estate lawyer with decades of experience says that this reset was crucial and not necessarily indicative of the doom and gloom we thought we were facing.