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Challenging the arbitrability of arbitration provisions

Contracting parties are routinely implementing arbitration provisions in their agreements to ensure a modicum of predictability of rules and venue, and to ensure a degree of control over the arbitral process.

Miami: The City of Fun, Sun and International Arbitration

Miami has long been a destination city for its unrivaled beaches, eclectic culture and fun-filled days and nights. Likewise, because of its geographic position,

Andrew Ittleman, Speaker at Latin American Bitcoin Conference

Andrew Ittleman- Speaker, “How US Law Regulates Non-US Bitcoin Companies,” Latin American Bitcoin Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, December 4, 2015 More information on Latin American Bitcoin Conference available here: https://labitconf.com/

Andrew Ittleman, Panelist at FDLI Enforcement Conference

Andrew Ittleman- Panelist, “Park Doctrine, Individual Liability, and the Yates Memo,” FDLI Enforcement Conference, Washington, DC, December 10, 2015 FDLI event information available here: https://www.fdli.org/enforcement2015/agenda

Yates Memo: FDA and DOJ to Continue Pursuing Civil and Criminal Penalties Against Individuals Engaged in Corporate Misconduct

On September 9, 2015, Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates issued a Memorandum to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) staff outlining changes to DOJ policies on criminal and civil enforcement of responsible individuals in corporate criminal investigations.

Banking on Weed a Risky Business

Providing banking services to a growing number of legitimate marijuana operations in the U.S. would still be considered money laundering in the Cayman Islands, an international expert warned Friday.

Florida Healthcare Litigation Update: Health Care Referral Sources Constitute a “Legitimate Business Interest” Entitled to Protection in Non-Compete Agreements…At Least, For Now.

In Infinity Home Care, L.L.C. and Sylvia Forjet, et. al. v. Amedisys Holding, LLC, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeals decided whether health care referral sources were a protectable “legitimate business interest” under the Florida statute governing the enforceability of employer/employee non-compete agreements (also known as “restrictive covenants”).

Defense attorney challenges Gomez’s standing

A federal drug case against four individuals in the District Court of the Virgin Islands has taken on more meaning as one of the defense attorneys moved to have a judge disqualified because he has served more than the 10 years the lawyer says is allowed by law.

The Yates Memo: United States Department of Justice Requires Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing

There has always been a tension between the legal interests of companies and the individual employees who work for them.

Tenth Circuit affirms dismissal of marijuana-related business’s bankruptcy petition

On August 21, 2015, the United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit affirmed the District Court for the District of Colorado’s dismissal