Enforcing Arbitral Awards That Have Previously Been Annulled
December 3, 2013

In their International Litigation column, Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky of Baker & McKenzie write: If an arbitration award is annulled in the courts of the country where the arbitration took place, can it nevertheless be enforced by the courts of another country? A recent decision in the Southern District of New York addressed and answered that very question.

Baker No Longer No. 1; Chairman Sees Flat Market for Legal Services
September 6, 2013

Baker & McKenzie’s global chairman Eduardo Leite tells the Am Law Daily he believes the firm's revenues next fiscal year will grow by 3 percent to 5 percent. He believes the market for legal services will be flat, and law firms won't grow unless they move into new markets or take market share from other firms. Baker & McKenzie has opened several offices since last May, in Casablanca, Johannesburg, Peru, Korea and the United Arab Emirates. “Competition [in North America] is huge and many...

Could Baker & McKenzie Have Saved $150 Million Last Year?
July 23, 2013

Proper technology, process, and training could have saved Baker & McKenzie clients $150 million last year. That is my utterly...