South Florida attorneys’ valuation theory posed by an expert and their grilling of a defendant’s farm manager on the stand, was likely critical to the eight-figure verdict a state court jury returned to a start-up agricultural business. Gregory Weiss and Scott Konopka, partners at Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, Thomas &…

Regional powerhouse Al Tamimi & Co and international law firms Clyde & Co, White & Case and Allen & Overy are the largest legal institutions operating across the Middle East, according to Law.com International’s latest annual ranking. Dentons was also a standout international performer in the Top 5, jumping from…

I would hope that the term “curmudgeon” will never be ascribed to me, nor should it apply to Mr. Caruso, who penned a nostalgic ode to the old days of practicing law. I can remember when I regarded an adversary’s fax at 1:30 a.m. during an ongoing trial as outrageous and…

Over the past year, Vietnam has been aggressively cracking down on corruption—a campaign that culminated with Truong My Lan, a 67-year-old former real estate tycoon, being sentenced to death earlier this month for her involvement in the country’s biggest financial fraud case in history.  Lan, a high-profile businesswoman who chaired a sprawling company…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, in a precedential ruling, has given General Motors the green light to revoke the franchise of a New Jersey Chevrolet dealership that submitted false warranty claims for reimbursement. The federal appeals court rejected the assertion by lawyers for Mall Chevrolet of Cherry…

With the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) now in effect, the rubber has hit the road for corporate counsel seeking to evaluate their clients’ responsibilities and filing requirements. Adopted as part of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, the CTA requires many U.S. businesses and…