Shearman & Sterling to Represent Victims of the Khmer Rouge Before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

From November 21, 2011 onwards, Emmanuel Jacomy (Associate, Singapore International Arbitration team) will represent victims in the first merits hearing in Case No. 2 before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (“ECCC”), a United Nations-supported tribunal set up to bring to trial senior leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime led by Pol Pot in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, and those who were most responsible for the crimes and serious violations of Cambodian penal law, international humanitarian law and custom, and international conventions recognized by Cambodia that were committed during that period.

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Jenner & Block Adds Six New Media and Entertainment Partners in LA Office

Jenner & Block has expanded its Los Angeles office and its representation of clients in the media and entertainment industries with the addition of six new partners.  Highly experienced courtroom attorneys Richard L. Stone, Kenneth D. Klein, Julie A. Shepard, David R. Singer, and Amy M. Gallegos join the Firm’s Litigation Department, while noted transactional attorney Carissa C. W. Coze joins the Firm’s Corporate Department.

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