Insights: Results

Honoring the Integrity of Best Lawyers’ Purely Peer Review Voting Process

by Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer sat down with attorney J. Keith Hyde of Provost Umphrey to discuss how peer review plays a role in building relationships and establishing accountability in the legal industry.

California Court Rules Against Westlands Water District

by Gregory Sirico

The Fresno County Superior Court of Appeals filed its ruling over a case involving the Westlands Water District, a major U.S.-based agricultural water company.

Global Trade in the 2020s: An APAC Perspective

by Norton Rose Fulbright Australia

The importance of global trade policy seems certain to explode for companies in the decade ahead. Mercantilism, nationalism, dispute-settlement mechanisms: What does it all augur for businesses throughout the Asia-Pacific region?

Motion Sustained

by Elise Scott, Madalyn Brown, and Bob DeMott

Corporate social responsibility isn’t just good for the planet—increasingly, it’s good for business, too.

New England States With Incoming Legislation

by Gregory Sirico

Best Lawyers takes an in depth look at newly proposed bills, litigation and cases coming out of four New England states.

The Generals’ Next War

by Alison Torbitt and Gayatri Joshi

Businesses’ Sense of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Increasingly Driving Long-Term Growth. Here’s How General Counsel Can Best Confront CSR’s Numerous Challenges and Opportunities.

A Better Bottom Line

by Margaret Pierce

How Benefit Corporations are leading the charge to save the world.

Navigating Uncharted Terrain

by Richard Wood

The challenges before the Australian insurance industry.

The Partnership Opportunity

by Troy Lewis, David Harley, Tony Rutherford and Shaun Whittaker

Doing well and doing good need not be mutually exclusive. Housing developments that provide both solid long-term returns and positive social outcomes, often through public-private partnerships, are an idea whose time has come throughout Australia.

Announcing the 2022 Best Lawyers™ in Australia

by Best Lawyers

Celebrating standout lawyers and firms across 94 practice areas in Australia’s 14th edition.

4 Essential Steps for Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence

by Best Lawyers

Due diligence in real estate is essential for all parties. Best Lawyers walks through the key steps of effective due diligence in commercial real estate.

Introducing the 2026 Best Lawyers Awards in Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore

by Jennifer Verta

This year’s awards reflect the strength of the Best Lawyers network and its role in elevating legal talent worldwide.

OSHA Officially Increases Civil Penalties by 78 Percent

by John F. Martin

Under the interim rule, the maximum penalties for workplace safety violations issued by OSHA will spike by 78.16 percent, effective August 1, 2016.

Infrastructure Restructure

by David A. Lum

Developers are embracing creativity and ESG to continue their real estate projects amidst a backdrop of inflation, supply chain demands and pipeline issues.

The 2026 Best Lawyers Awards in Chile, Colombia and Puerto Rico

by Jamilla Tabbara

The region’s most highly regarded lawyers.

Live Free? A Rather Long List of Regulations on Development in N.H.

by Philip M. Hastings

The list of regulations that a real estate developer is likely to encounter (or will at least have to think about) for virtually any project in any New Hampshire community, regardless of the project’s size or nature, is long and requires a thoughtful and comprehensive approach in the planning stages.