Matt Slovin
Matt Slovin is an Ohio municipal attorney. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in 2014 and from Harvard Law School in 2019. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a sports reporter for The (Nashville) Tennessean.
Comity and Kleptocrats
To succeed in their trade, thieves need a place to stash their ill-gotten gains. Should the United States become a safe haven for international financial wrongdoing, shielding the proceeds of misdeeds whenever the thief brings corrupt government officials into the plot? Zhakiyanov v. Ogai, a recent decision of the Supreme Court of New York, indicates…
Continue ReadingAnother Thoughtful Decision Limiting Email Service
The interplay between Rule 4(f) and the Hague Service Convention (HSC) is intricate and challenging. In a recent order, U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Song Quiroga of the Southern District of Texas said a lot of smart things about this interplay that bear repeating by other district courts. Three Cheers The judge denied a request in…
Continue ReadingPrenuptial Agreements and Choice-of-Law Clauses
Choice-of-law clauses began appearing in prenuptial agreements long before they showed up in most other types of contracts. As early as 1874, Isabella Robinson and John Warner selected the law of Illinois to govern their prenup. The popularity of such clauses in this context is easy to understand. When the bride is domiciled in one…
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