In the wake of an unprecedented loss of a government database containing confidential information about tens of millions of people, British legislators are reportedly considering new data-protection safeguards.
A significant number of British clients are unhappy with their lawyers and, like their American counterparts, many complain about a lack of communication.
White & Case is expanding in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the addition of four lawyers to its office…
Although bar groups throughout the world, including the ABA, have made unprecedented efforts to lobby for the restoration of the rule of law in Pakistan, a deposed Pakistan supreme court…
A wave of violence in Mexico involving warring drug gangs has now apparently targeted several well-known musicians with no known ties to the organized-crime groups, sparking increased concern that no…
The president of the American Bar Association is calling on fellow attorneys to sign an online petition seeking the restoration of the rule of law in Pakistan.
A high-profile real estate lawyer from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom collapsed and died at an airport in Australia last week after a drug sniffing dog took an interest…
Mention “Skadden” to students at prestigious U.S. law schools, and most if not all will recognize a reference to what many would consider one of the nation’s most successful corporate…
Extradition is only one way for the U.S. government to get suspected criminals in foreign countries back to American soil for trial. Another legitimate option is to kidnap them, a…
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