Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

Group litigation, consumer class actions, and regulatory enforcement are reshaping the risk landscape across Asia-Pacific at an accelerating pace. From cross-border parallel claims and regulatory activism to litigation funding and new collective redress regimes, boards and legal teams face an increasingly complex and high-stakes environment. HSF Kramer's litigation specialists examine the trends that matter most and strategies to stay ahead.

Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley analyze class certification data from the first half of 2026, revealing a notable decline in plaintiff success rates compared to previous years. The discussion explores how certification outcomes vary dramatically by subject matter and geographic location, with particular focus on FLSA conditional certification trends and strategic venue selection by plaintiffs.

Companies that make cellular telephone numbers searchable or publicly viewable online are facing a new wave of putative class actions for statutory damages based on novel theories.

The Value of a Credible Opening Position

Group litigation, consumer class actions, and regulatory enforcement are reshaping the risk landscape across Asia-Pacific at an accelerating pace. From cross-border parallel claims and regulatory activism to litigation funding and new collective redress regimes, boards and legal teams face an increasingly complex and high-stakes environment. HSF Kramer's litigation specialists examine the trends that matter most and strategies to stay ahead.

When a large portion of the world's oil supply comes to a halt overnight, what legal and institutional tools does the international community have to respond? The Hormuz crisis provided a recent case study and raised questions of how international arbitration can respond to and evolve to address such situations, particularly regarding force majeure claims, breach of contract disputes, and pricing disagreements in the energy sector.

Connect with Foley & Lardner LLP's intellectual property and litigation professionals, including Vanessa Miller, Ann-Marie Uetz, and Nicholas Ellis. Access their direct contact information and expertise in IP law and legal representation.

When investors poured millions into an aircraft venture only to discover their brokers had diverted funds and concealed critical information, the path to recovery proved far more complex than simply proving fraud. This case reveals how commercial fraud often emerges not from elaborate schemes but from legitimate ventures under pressure, and why identifying all parties with potential liability—including seemingly innocent intermediaries—can mean the difference between a worthless judgment and act

A professional photographer sued Iron Builders for copyright infringement after discovering his photograph on their business website. When Iron Builders failed to timely respond to a summary judgment motion, the court examined whether technical issues with electronic filing notices and alleged surprise constituted good cause for the delay.

Florida is emerging as a favorable venue for defamation lawsuits because its long-arm statute makes it easier to bring out-of-state publishers into court—but plaintiffs still must clear the same substantive legal...

AI tools are already generating false, reputation-damaging statements about real people—but early defamation lawsuits against companies like OpenAI, Google and Meta are struggling because courts are applying...

The past year saw several high-profile rulings reinforcing core defamation principles, including the Supreme Court’s refusal to revisit Alex Jones’s $1.4 billion verdict, new guidance on actual malice standards...