Archis A. Parasharami

Dec 5, 2024 | mondaq.com | Andrew J. Pincus |Archis A. Parasharami |Kevin S. Ranlett |Daniel Jones

Abuse of the arbitration system by plaintiffs' lawyers through the filing of mass arbitrations is by now well-documented, including in a paper we authored for the Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform. Companies have responded by revising arbitration agreements to address this abuse, and arbitral forums have adopted new default rules to govern mass arbitrations when the issue is not addressed in the arbitration agreement.

Nov 13, 2024 | mondaq.com | Airlie Goodman |Archis A. Parasharami

Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with Mayer Brown partners Airlie Goodman (London) and Archis Parasharami (Washington, DC), who co-lead Mayer Brown's class action and collective actions practice, as they explore the growing risks posed by the rise of collective action regimes across the UK and Europe. Airlie and Archis discuss the need for financial services institutions with a presence in the UK or EU to be aware of their potential exposure to these regimes.

Nov 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Airlie Goodman |Archis A. Parasharami

Join us for a new episode of Financial Services Focus with Mayer Brown partners Airlie Goodman (London) and Archis Parasharami (Washington, DC), who co-lead Mayer Brown’s class action and collective actions practice, as they explore the growing risks posed by the rise of collective action regimes across the UK and Europe. Airlie and Archis discuss the need for financial services institutions with a presence in the UK or EU to be aware of their potential exposure to these regimes.

Aug 28, 2024 | mondaq.com | Matthew D. Ingber |Archis A. Parasharami |Andrew J. Pincus |Allison Aviki

Shout-out to a Mayer Brown team led by Matthew Ingber that represented Spotify in fending off copyright infringement claims from Eight Mile Style, the publisher of most of rapper Eminem's catalogue. U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger in Nashville granted summary judgment last week to Spotify finding that EMS made a "strategic choice" to hold off suing to "manufacture infringement damages." "The doctrine of estoppel disfavors that practice and, at least in this instance, forbids it," she wrote.

Aug 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Kevin S. Ranlett |Archis A. Parasharami |Daniel Jones

In recent years, parties entering into class settlements—largely at the urging of courts—have sought to boost the rate at which class members participate in those settlements by reducing gating requirements for submitting claims. In an increasing number of cases, claims are flooding in. But all too often, a meaningful percentage of those claims are fraudulent. And the tools used to submit these improper claims are being used to subvert other parts of the legal system.