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Courts are\nincreasingly willing to certify classes of affected consumers.",[271,1101,1103],{"id":1102},"risk-mitigation","Risk Mitigation:",[276,1105,1106,1109,1112],{},[279,1107,1108],{},"Maintain robust incident response plans",[279,1110,1111],{},"Invest in cyber insurance with litigation coverage",[279,1113,1114],{},"Conduct regular security audits with legal privilege",[262,1116,1118],{"id":1117},"international-arbitration-growth","International Arbitration Growth",[267,1120,1121],{},"Cross-border disputes increasingly favor arbitration over traditional\nlitigation, driven by the enforceability of awards under the New York Convention.",[594,1123],{},[267,1125,1126],{},[599,1127,1128],{},"Contact our Litigation team to assess your exposure to these emerging risks.",{"title":144,"searchDepth":299,"depth":299,"links":1130},[1131,1134,1137],{"id":1073,"depth":299,"text":1074,"children":1132},[1133],{"id":1080,"depth":304,"text":1081},{"id":1095,"depth":299,"text":1096,"children":1135},[1136],{"id":1102,"depth":304,"text":1103},{"id":1117,"depth":299,"text":1118},"2024-01-10","An analysis of emerging litigation patterns, from ESG disputes to cybersecurity class actions, and how businesses should prepare.","\u002Fimages\u002Fcases_hero.webp",{},"\u002Fblog\u002Flitigation-trends-2024",{"title":1062,"description":1139},"blog\u002Flitigation-trends-2024",[1146,1147,1148],"Litigation Strategy","ESG","Class Actions","Y1T5bPad6ZOVLH7abwPbU9dRbOtdmjabPXUdZZA_iDU",1782953815704]