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4 Tips for Using the Data You Didn’t Know Existed in Litigation
In today’s tech-centric world, the majority of our actions center around technology—sitting in front of computers at work, navigating traffic with mobile GPS systems or monitoring our heart rates through wearable devices, to name a few. While there are clear benefits to the endless uses of technology, few people realize all the data that …
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Why litigation is a game of chess
DWF senior associate Paul Maddock explains how his passion for board games helps in his day-to-day legal life Image credit: Unsplash The reason Paul Maddock, senior associate, DWF, enjoys commercial litigation so much is that it’s all about strategy and solving problems. “I like board games and strategy games from chess to Monopoly,” he says. …
Mitigating Litigation Risk: The Impact of Corporate Social Performance Factors
Much has been written on the merits of ESG investing strategies and their ability to deliver comparable, if not superior, performance to traditional benchmarks. A majority of institutional investors are motivated to employ ESG investing strategies because they believe ESG will improve risk adjusted returns1, yet the circumstances in which ESG leads to better outcomes …
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12 Truths and Myths about Mediation
Mediation is a word people usually are not familiar with unless they are going through a divorce. Even when you hear the word mediation, it can sound confusing, complicated and even scary—especially if you hear myths about mediation that are simply just false. The truth is, mediation is the exact opposite of confusing, complicated and …
Litigation Minute: What to Do When Your Company Is Threatened with a Consumer Class Action
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS You are in-house counsel for a consumer-facing company, and you have just been handed a letter from a plaintiff’s firm you’ve never heard of, threatening to file a class action over labeling, advertising, a company policy, or an alleged defect in your consumer product. What …