The former CEO and managing partner of a national Canadian law firm has joined North American construction giant Aecon as its new executive vice president and chief strategic affairs officer. Tim Murphy, one of Canada’s leading experts on public-private partnerships and infrastructure law, left McMillan after almost 18 years to…

Assimakis Komninos regularly advises clients on competition matters, but the longtime White & Case partner is also a seasoned litigator, having appeared before the Grand Chamber of the EU’s top court four times. In an interview with Law.com International, the well-respected Brussels-based partner reflects on why U.K. barristers would do…

Counsel for former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether a heightened quid pro quo standard is necessary in bringing certain corruption cases. “Time and again, this Court has intervened when government overreach threatens to chill political activity that is core to…

Tesla shareholders have moved to consolidate three recently filed Court of Chancery cases, claiming doing so would avoid duplicating efforts in litigating cases that deal with overlapping facts. If Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick grants the motion, the court would go from juggling seven cases against Tesla and Elon Musk to…

Minority shareholders of a Miami-based bank with ties to the Venezuelan government are weighing their options after a mixed verdict in a suit claiming the bank fails to comply with U.S. regulators. Eastern National Bank of Miami has been under control of the Venezuelan government since 1999, according to a…

David M. Moore took office as secretary at the Connecticut Bar Association. Moore said he wants to bring trust and civility back to the court system. Moore joined the CBA in 1989, and quickly became involved in leadership positions within the Young Lawyers Section. In the early ’90s, he put…