August 2021 Business Litigation Report

Announcements:

• Veteran Trial Lawyer and Former Federal Prosecutor Tai H. Park Joins Quinn Emanuel in New York
• Former White-Collar Prosecutor Robert A. Zink Joins Washington, D.C.

Lead article: 

• The ‘Fraud Is Not Enough’ – English Law Raises the Bar for Proving Reliance in the Tort of Misrepresentation

Noted with Interest article:

• The PTAB’s Discretionary Power to Deny Institution of IPRs

Practice Group Notes: 

• ESG Litigation Update: Supreme Court Requires More Than “General Corporate Activity” in U.S. to Bring Alien Tort Statute Claims in U.S. Courts
• Trial Practice Update: A New Vantage Point: Advantages of Virtual Presentations in the Zoom Era
• Trademark & Copyright Litigation Update: Conflicts in the Duration of Copyright Protections Under United States and International Law
• Digital Asset Litigation Update: Are Stablecoins Securities?

Victories:

• Firm Obtains a $1.5 Billion+ Arbitral Award in Favor of Algerian Client