Personal Jurisdiction: What Litigators and Transactional Attorneys Should Know

The Constitutional understanding of personal jurisdiction has evolved through six US Supreme Court decisions in five years. Clients involved in both federal and state court litigation need to know how jurisdictional issues affect their ability to assert claims, defenses, and cross-claims. Likewise, corporate and transactional clients need to understand how their business plans and strategies affects whether they will be subject to the personal jurisdiction of courts throughout the country. Partners Bill Kennedy and Tim Martin co-present informative insights for litigants and businesses.