November 2021 Business Litigation Report

Announcements:

• Quinn Emanuel Once Again Named to the “Fearsome Foursome”
• Patent Trial Lawyer Nina Tallon Joins Washington, D.C. Office
• Trial-Tested SEC Lawyer Sarah Heaton Concannon Joins Washington, D.C. and New York Offices
• Partner Will Thompson Joins Dallas Office
• Law360 Selects Eight Partners as “2021 MVPs” 

Lead Article:  

• Proliferation of Mass Arbitration: Ballooning Costs and Emerging Tactics

Noted with Interest:

• The Federal Circuit Blurs a Once Bright-Line Rule Regarding Personal Jurisdiction 

Practice Group Notes:

• White Collar Litigation Update – Second Circuit Arms Foreign National Defendants with a Powerful Tool for Challenging Extraterritorial Prosecutions by the United States
• Appellate Practice Update – Review of Selected Business Cases from Supreme Court’s 2020 Term
• Class Action Litigation Update – COVID-19 Class Action Fallout in Australia
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring Litigation Update – Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Reliance on Technical Exception to General Rule That State Sovereign Immunity Does Not Apply in Bankruptcy Cases

Victories:

• Landmark Criminal Justice Reform Statute