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One of the many stories of the Saudi Arabian development market in the last three years has been the rapid acceleration in social and urban infrastructure procured on a PPP basis.

In the investment communitY, Australia is becoming known as "upside down" due to the Sons of Gwalia insolvency proceedings, in which the alleged fraud claims of shareholders have been elevated to pari passu status with legitimate unsecured claims.

Individual fraud is nothing new in the insurance business. It is one of america’s largest criminal industries, estimated at $80 billion annually. So says the coalition against insurance fraud. What is new is the dramatically increasing amount of life insurance coverage that is being issued to organized fraud rings.

Data center construction disputes are increasingly common due to complex contracts, specialized equipment and strict uptime requirements.

In an effort to accelerate the patenting process for small entity applicants and to reduce the backlog of unexamined patent applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") recently issued new procedural rules under the title "Patent Application Backlog Reduction Stimulus Plan"2 (the "Plan").

David A. Shargel of Bracewell LLP discusses the potential risks of using AI tools in the discovery process and what lawyers need to understand about the technology...

As the European Union doubles down on its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) allowances have become not only an environmental...

President Trump has used tariffs as a significant point of geopolitical leverage since the beginning of his second term. Indeed, his administration dubbed April 2, 2025...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been making significant in-roads across the last few years to position itself as an attractive destination for foreign direct...

Allegations of harassment can impact a company’s finances – if a claim goes to trial – and its reputation, something which it has spent years building and maintaining and which transcends monetary value. In order to control and cope with allegations of harassment, the legal apparatus of a company must be focused and prepared when a complaint occurs, in order to guide HR representatives through the process of investigating, responding to, and finally resolving complaints.

With the presidential election season squarely upon us, politics is a hot topic across the country, both at the kitchen table and in the workplace.

On January 9, 2023, the Council for Environmental Quality ("CEQ") published interim National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change...

Data centers are the backbone of today's digital economy and are even more important to its future, powering everything from cloud services to ever increasing AI-driven applications.

The UK has expanded its Russia sanctions, including strict liability enforcement and broader criteria for sanctions on entities indirectly aiding Russia. Compliance demands heightened diligence for UK businesses.

Last week, in Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Nos. 2010-1035, 2010-1055 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 4, 2010) (hereinafter, "Uniloc"), the Federal Circuit declared that the "25 percent rule of thumb," which has been widely used for calculating damages in patent infringement cases, is "fundamentally flawed."

The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Sripetch v. SEC resolves a critical question about the agency's disgorgement authority, determining whether proof of investor financial losses is required to strip fraudsters of ill-gotten gains.

British American Tobacco's $1.1 billion settlement with US authorities over North Korean sanctions violations appeared to close one chapter, but opened another as the company now faces multibillion-pound shareholder litigation in London and terrorism-related civil claims. This case illustrates how multinational corporations must carefully navigate the collateral consequences of government enforcement resolutions, as admissions made to one jurisdiction can fuel derivative litigation across multiple forums an