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Can Oil Companies Be Sued for Climate Change? Suncor v Boulder Reaches the US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court opens its term on 5 October 2026 with Suncor v Boulder, the oil industry's bid to end state-law climate damages suits. We explain the question, both sides' arguments, Justice Alito's recusal and what the case means for dozens of pending suits.
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Albrecht Langhart
Blum&Grob Attorneys at Law Ltd, SwitzerlandCorporate“Businesses, and the people who own and run them, are a major pillar of the economy, and an extremely important part of o…”
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Christian Toms
Brown Rudnick LLP, United KingdomDispute Resolution“Brown Rudnick is highly experienced and effective in handling large, complex disputes, often cross-border, including in…”
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Aaron Yu
Zhong Lun Law Firm, ChinaDispute Resolution“Aaron Yu is a non-equity partner of Zhong Lun, one of the largest full-service firm in China. His practice focuses on co…”
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Albert Togut
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP, USABankruptcy“A highly respected “dean” of the bankruptcy bar and one of the most accomplished restructuring attorneys of our time, Al…”
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Andrew Bates
Dillion Eustace, Republic of IrelandInsurance & Business“Dillon Eustace is one of Ireland’s leading law firms focusing on financial services, banking and capital markets, corpor…”
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Austin Demajo
Grant Thornton Malta, MaltaTax“Founded in 1975, the Malta firm became a Grant Thornton member firm in 1991. We have been building our momentum for over…”
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Bahram N. Vakil
AZB & Partners, IndiaEnergy, Environment & Resources“Bahram N Vakil: Co-Founding and Senior Partner One of the founding partners of AZB & Partners, Bahram N. Vakil is amongs…”
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Fahad AlDehais AlMalki
SuhailPartners LLP, Saudi ArabiaCapital Markets“Fahad AlDehais AlMalki is the Managing and Founding Partner of SuhailPartners LLP. Fahad is a Chambers and Partners Capi…”
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“Darren is an international award winning, commercial disputes lawyer. He has 21 years of experience providing advice and representation in significant and high profile commercial disputes, Royal commissions and inquiries across a wide…”
“Hendrik Viaene focuses his practice on competition law, regulated markets and regulatory law. He advises clients across a wide range of related issues including state aid, cartels, licensing agreements, merger filings, M&A negotiations,…”
“Ji Pyoung Kim is an attorney at Kim & Chang’s Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Governance, Banking, Securities, Insolvency & Restructuring and Capital Markets Practices. Mr Kim’s primary areas of focus include corporate…”