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The IP powerhouse is locked in battle with King & Spalding in a trade secrets case that could be shifted from the US to Germany
The fluid movement of litigation talent has been noticeably pronounced and accelerated as of late. What’s driving it?
In continuing the crusade for Jeffrey Epstein victims, the managing partner has helped augment her firm’s status as one that increasingly brings high-impact plaintiff and survivor-advocacy cases
Benchmark Asia-Pacific ceremony spotlights regional heavy hitters
The 2026 Asia-Pacific Awards recognized leading disputes firms and practitioners across the region, with data pointing to a deepening China litigation market
Benchmark 40 and Under US: a sneak peek at what’s to come
The annual analysis of the next generation of litigation leaders will spell out which firms are poised for succession
Law Firm Strategy
Data centres are being built across the US, prompting patent disputes, but Texas’s thriving tech industry and patent-ready courts make the state particularly ‘ripe’ for litigation
Could this Vancouver boutique, helmed by sisters Aneka and Afshaan, be the latest credible disrupter in a field of largely male-led local firms?
The previously Midwest-centric regional firm has tripled down on Florida, which looks to be an increasingly important growth engine for litigation boutiques
Rankings
The annual analysis focusing on the next generation of litigation leaders in Canada will be published in August and will spell out which firms are poised for succession
The annual analysis tells us which firms boast the highest density of leading female litigators and where they are based
This definitive analysis tells us which firms boast the highest density of leading female litigators and where they are based
Behind the Case
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Toronto-based John Pirie explains why an appellate win against a company director who exploited lapses during the pandemic has such far-reaching effects
A cross-office team of partners triumphed on appeal in a rare SEP dispute to go to trial, as Benchmark finds out
A team from Cooley shares how they overturned a massive damages award by emphasising that the opposing company’s trade secrets claims were time-barred
People Moves
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The venerated trial boutique will open a Miami office this summer, helmed by William Geraghty, one of Benchmark’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Among the arrivals is Andrew Howell, who leaves scandal-hit PwC Australia after representing PepsiCo in a high-profile TP dispute
Pollack spoke to Benchmark about joining the burgeoning year-old boutique and how he will bolster its rapidly developing profile
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Recent Victorious Judgment Obtained by East and Concord Partners Chengdu Office Sets Precedential Guidance on Confusion-Based Unfair Competition Under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law
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An arbitration case concerning a foreign-related share redemption dispute, jointly handled by partners Wang Yupeng and Yang Yingzhi from the Beijing office of East & Concord Partners, has been selected for inclusion in the Compilation of Foreign-Related Commercial Arbitration Cases, compiled by the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission and published by China Legal Publishing House.
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Kompetenz-Kompetenz is the universally accepted principle that empowers arbitration tribunals to decide on their own jurisdiction. However, recent decisions in the Indian Supreme Court and the Singapore High Court provide timely reminders on whether and when such jurisdictional rulings can be referred to the local supervisory court. Parties must remember the inconsistency across jurisdictions in timings its challenge to the Tribunal’s ruling on jurisdiction.