Bloomberg Law
December 8, 2016, 1:29 PM UTC

Wake Up Call: Fiat Hires Lawyer to Defend Emission Claims

• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has hired the lawyer who spearheaded Volkswagen’s $14.7 billion settlement of its U.S. emissions cheating scandal. Sullivan & Cromwell’s Robert Giuffra Jr. will defend claims that Fiat used similar technical ruses to cheat U.S. emission regulations. ( American Lawyer )

• Michael Jordan scores again. China’s top court revoked the rights of local sportswear-maker Qiaodan Sports Co. to use the Hall-of-Fame basketball player’s last name written in Chinese characters, handing His Airness a partial victory in his four-year campaign to win legal protection for his name. ( Bloomberg )

• The struggling European branch of King & Wood Mallesons is said to be ...

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