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Mayer Brown Submits Amicus Brief For Chamber Of Commerce In Seventh Circuit Appeal Involving Proper Application Of Punitive Damages Guideposts

Although the Supreme Court identified three guideposts for evaluating whether a punitive award is unconstitutionally excessive 23 years ago in BMW v. Gore and refined those guideposts 16 years ago in State Farm v.

USA, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mayer Brown, Seventh Circuit
Bankruptcy Code—professional fees

Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, No. 14-103 (previously described in the October 2, 2014, Docket Report)

USA, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mayer Brown
Middle East briefing

Arbitration and insolvency law in Dubai - is there a link?

Try to imagine a legal system without an effective insolvency law, as in Dubai. How would creditors recover their entitlements? Does it lead to more arbitration activity? Does it explain why the Dubai International Arbitration Centre had over 300 new cases last year and why arbitration is increasingly used?

Insolvency law - is it really necessary?

United Arab Emirates, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mayer Brown, Bankruptcy, Debt, Liability (financial accounting)
Arbitration and insolvency law in Dubai— is there a link?

Dubai currently has no effective insolvency law. Try to imagine it: How would creditors recover their entitlements? Does it lead to more arbitration activity? Does it explain why the Dubai International Arbitration Centre received more than 300 new cases last year and why arbitration is increasingly used?

Insolvency Law—Is It Necessary?

United Arab Emirates, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Mayer Brown, Bankruptcy, Margin (finance), Debt, Liability (financial accounting), Intangible asset, International Bar Association