United States: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Appellate mediation programs are ubiquitous across California and federal courts, with extensive resources dedicated to alternative dispute resolution at the appellate level.

The global energy landscape in 2025 stands at a moment of profound transformation as oil and gas companies face intensifying scrutiny from regulators, investors, and an increasingly litigious public.

On April 6, 2026, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an attorney does not violate Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure (“C.R.C.P.”) 11(a) merely by copying information, including allegations, from complaints in lawsuits involving some of the same defendants, as long as the attorney conducts “a sufficient investigation to support the allegations contained in the complaint, at least on information and belief.” The court cautioned, however, that the sufficiency of that investigation is highly fact dependent.