• October 21, 2022 | Law.com

    Crown Resources Stipulates to 3,000+ Violations of Federal Clean Water Laws From Mine Pollutants

    "Buckhorn Mountain is one of the unspoiled natural areas of our state," Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said in a statement. "These companies had a responsibility, and legal obligation to protect it. They failed in that responsibility, thousands of times. We will continue our work to hold them accountable."

    4 minute read

  • October 7, 2022 | Law.com

    Q4 Asia Law Firm Hiring Takes Off

    South Korea's Yoon & Yang makes high-profile addition. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung and Helmsman add to Southeast Asia.

    6 minute read

  • September 19, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    Oil Drops as Looming Interest-Rate Rises Spur Growth Concerns

    Concerns that a global slowdown will sap energy demand have put oil on track for its first quarterly decline in more than two years.

    3 minute read

  • K. Petroleum Inc. v. Lenape Gathering Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Energy and Natural Resources | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-CV-334

    Plaintiff's Right to Build Gas Pipeline Under Leases Is Superior to Defendants' Easements

  • August 29, 2022 | Corporate Counsel

    'Modern Slavery' Suit Against Kleenex-Maker a Stinging Reminder of Supply-Chain Risks

    "It's incumbent on the big brands of the world to use their commercial cloud with suppliers, get them to take modern slavery seriously and get them to do something substantial," said Sean Selleck, a Baker and McKenzie partner.

    5 minute read

  • In re: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-02
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing | Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
    Judge: District Judge Noreika
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Garvan F. McDaniel, Daniel K. Hogan, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; Stephen W. Tountas, Robert W. Novick, Melissa Barahona, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY for plaintiff.
    for defendant: Mark E. Felger, Simon E. Fraser, Cozen O’Connor, Wilmington, DE; Karen M. Grivner, Clark Hill PLC, Wilmington, DE; Scott N. Schreiber, Michael P. Croghan, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago, IL for defendants.

    Case Number: D69909

    Motion for leave to appeal bankruptcy court's ruling on the applicable statute of limitations denied where resolution of the issue would not exclude most, if any, of the litigation trustee's fiduciary claims against defendants, and therefore would not materially advance the litigation.

  • Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Rio Tinto PLC

    Publication Date: 2022-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dan M. Berkovitz, General Counsel; Michael A. Conley, Solicitor; Dominick V. Freda, Assistant General Counsel; Hope Hall Augustini, Martin Totaro, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Emily True Parise, Senior Litigation Counsel, Securities & Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited: Mark A. Kirsch, Jennifer L. Conn, Avi Weitzman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry, Richard W. Grime, Kellam M. Conover, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, THOMAS H. DUPREE JR., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Thomas Albanese: James P. Loonam, Jones Day, New York, NY; Matthew J. Rubenstein, Jones Day, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief, Sarah L. Levine, Jones Day, Washington, D.C. For Defendant-Appellee Guy Robert Elliott: Theodore V. Wells, Jr., Walter G. Ricciardi, Geoffrey R. Chepiga, Livia Fine, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Kannon K. Shanmugam, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amicus Curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America: Tara S. Morrissey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Carter G. Phillips, Kwaku A. Akowuah, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C.; Eamon P. Joyce, James R. Horner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Law Professors Joseph Grundfest, Todd Henderson, Adam Pritchard, Andrew Vollmer, and Karen Woody: Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Marisa C. Maleck, King & Spalding LLP, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 21-2042

    Actionable Scheme Liability Claim Requires More That Misstatements, Omissions

  • March 30, 2022 | Daily Business Review

    Richemont, Pandora Exit Jewelry Group in Protest Over Russia

    Pandora has also told suppliers that none of its raw materials, products or services can come from Russia or Belarus.

    3 minute read

  • March 2, 2022 | National Law Journal

    Heavy Sanctions Will Hobble Russia's Economy - the Question Is When?

    The unprecedented Western sanctions imposed on Russia are likely to create an inflation and liquidity crisis in Russia, but they will also increase inflation in Europe, lawyers say.

    5 minute read

  • Skye Mineral Investors, LLC v. DXS Capital (U.S.) Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-18
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Mining and Resources
    Court: Court of Chancery
    Judge: Vice Chancellor Slights
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Rudolph Koch, Kevin M. Gallagher, Daniel Kaprow, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, DE; Jason Cyrulnik, Edward Normand, Paul Fattaruso, Cyrulnik Fattaruso LLP, New York, NY for plaintiffs.
    for defendant: Thomas W. Briggs, Jr., Miranda N. Gilbert, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Pedro A. Jimenez, Kevin C. Logue, Kevin P. Broughel, Nicholas Bassett, Katherine K. Solomon, Katherine Rookard, Paul Hastings LLP, New York, NY for defendants.

    Case Number: D69508

    The court dismissed some counterclaims as untimely, but the breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting, conspiracy and tortious interference counterclaims survived.