February 11, 2018

Third-party funding at the heart of possible international rules changes

Third-party funding has become increasingly common in international arbitration disputes worldwide, and several of the field’s leading organizations are taking that fact into account as they update their rules. In January, The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) announced that it was…

December 13, 2017

Bloomberg BNA: The looming collapse of student loan asset-backed securities

“Most of these debts were securitized into student loan asset backed securities, called SLABS. And within this universe of SLABS, there are entire SLABS filled with dischargeable student loans. For example, the SLM Private Education Student Loan 2009-CT Trust is composed of more than 100,000 loans made to students attending…

September 7, 2017

Best Lawyers in America recognizes six of Jones Swanson’s attorneys

Jones Swanson is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America, which makes its annual selections based on a rigorous peer review comprised of more than 7.4 million confidential evaluations by top attorneys. This year’s Best Lawyers…

September 1, 2017

New Orleans CityBusiness names JSH’s Lindsay Reeves one of its Women of the Year

Jones Swanson attorney Lindsay Reeves has been named as one of New Orleans CityBusiness‘s 2017 Women of the Year . This is only the latest honor for Ms. Reeves, who is extremely active in the New Orleans community. She is a member of the New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys, and…