Taxation & Estate Planning

Third Annual Lecture on International Commercial Arbitration - Establishing Claims for Damages, Costs and Interest in International Arbitration
Established in 2006, the American University Washington College of Law Annual Lecture on International Arbitration is delivered by a leading practitioner in the field of international commercial arbitration...

International Arbitration: An Overview
An introduction to International Commercial Arbitration and Investor-State Arbitration from the perspective of an arbitrator.

CA1: suing non-parties to arbitration agreement, doesnt get around mandatory arbitration
Sourcing Unlimited v. Asimco International, No. 07-2754 holds that a corporate signatory to a written partnership agreement that requires international arbitration of their commercial disputes may not escape arbitration of such disputes by naming as defendants two non-signatories, on the...

Perpetual arbitration with National Arbitration Forum
I learned a curious fact in the course of an arbitration proceeding with the National Arbitration Forum. Once either party obtains a stay of the arbitration, the opposing party has 15 days to file an objection...

Corporate Counsels Guide to International Arbitration
I. When to Opt for International Arbitration One selects arbitration as the dispute resolution device in a contract for several reasons: (1) to reduce legal costs, (2) for the convenience of the parties in scheduling and presentation, (3) to keep the proceedings and the result confidential, and (4) to avoid trial of claims which could potentially [...

Objection Handling For Learning 2.0
This is a useful series of posts. All of the links are also in the last post, no. 15. 15 Objections to Social Learning in 15 Days From The Engaged Lenring Blog by Kevin Jones "For the next three weeks, each business day I will be posting a new objection to Social Learning, with my answer in writing...

Dumb Foreign Laws
Stupid Laws of Other Countries

AT&T International Roaming Charges, AT&T lawsuit
AT&T Faces International Roaming Charges Lawsuit

Preliminary Settlement Reached With Soleus International
Soleus International Reaches Preliminary Settlement of Class Action

Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
Anixter International Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action
Moody International Facing Unpaid Overtime Class-Action

American International Group, Inc.
AIG

TYCO International
To Pay PRIM $11 Million