About this office:
Sutherland is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving unique legal issues for many of the world's largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm has grown to approximately 425 lawyers handling matters in every part of the world. Seven major practice areas — corporate, energy and environmental, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax — provide the framework that contains an extensive range of specialty areas, allowing its lawyers to serve a diverse client base that includes a number of Fortune 500 companies.
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Statement of Practice Summary:
General Practice; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust And Trade Regulation; Aviation Law; Biotechnology; Life Sciences; Broker-Dealer; Business Restructuring; Bankruptcy; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Derivatives; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employment Litigation; Energy Finance; Project Development; Energy Policy; Regulation; Environmental Law; Financial Services Law; Health Care; Hospitality Law; Leisure; Insurance Products; Intellectual Property; International Law; M & A; Non-Profit; Governmental Organizations; Outsourcing; Systems Integration; Patent Prosecution; Litigation; Private Equity; Professional Liability; Public Finance; Real Estate; School Finance Litigation; Securities Enforcement; Tax Law; Business Law; Estate Planning; Tax Litigation; Controversy; State Government Law; Federal Practice; Technology Law; Timber Forest Products.
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Supreme Court Rings in New Year with Another Ruling in Favor of ArbitrationWilson Barmeyer,Juan C. Garcia,Evan J. Taylor,Lewis S. Wiener, January 16, 2012
Compucredit Corp. v. Greenwood, decided January 10, 2012 is the latest in a series of U.S. Supreme Court opinions that have come down firmly on the side of the enforceability of consumer arbitration agreements. Lining up 8-1 in favor of Petitioner Compucredit, the justices rejected a determination...
CFPB: Important Comment Period on Nonbank RegulationThomas M. Byrne,B. Knox Dobbins,Jason D. Stone,Annette L. Tripp,Lewis S. Wiener, June 29, 2011
On June 23, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) invited preliminary comment on future rulemaking the Bureau will undertake under Section 1024 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. Under Section 1024, the Bureau is required to construct a supervisory regime for residential...
FDIC Sanctions World’s Foremost BankB. Knox Dobbins,Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy,Annette L. Tripp,Lewis S. Wiener, March 16, 2011
Even though its exercise must await a Senate-confirmed Director, much has been made of the power of the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to prohibit “unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices” with respect to consumer financial products and services.2 What may have gone...
Year Established: 1924