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Lawyers Committee: Most 2012 Dallas Judicial Candidates Are “Qualified”

Lawyers Committee: Most 2012 Dallas Judicial Candidates Are “Qualified”

Appeals Court candidate David Evans appreciates the endorsement but is unsure of the weight it carries with voters in partisan elections.…

Texas Supreme Court’s Medina Fighting for Political Survival with Little Cash on Hand

Texas Supreme Court’s Medina Fighting for Political Survival with Little Cash on Hand

Justice’s Hispanic surname could be issue in three-way GOP primary race. …

Judges & Lawyers Try to Explain High Appellate Reversal Rates

Judges & Lawyers Try to Explain High Appellate Reversal Rates

Dallas Appeals Court Chief Justice says Bench has no bias against jury verdicts or plaintiffs.…

Litigation Boutiques Stealing Business and Lawyers from Large Law Firms

Litigation Boutiques Stealing Business and Lawyers from Large Law Firms

Legal experts say a fundamental shift is taking place in the practice of business litigation in Texas.…

Texas Courts of Appeal Appear Distrustful of Civil Jury Verdicts

Texas Courts of Appeal Appear Distrustful of Civil Jury Verdicts

Haynes and Boone study shows that appellate judges are especially hostile to verdicts for plaintiffs.…

Weil Gotshal-Dallas Handles $1.1 Billion Chinese Restaurant Chain Purchase

Weil Gotshal-Dallas Handles $1.1 Billion Chinese Restaurant Chain Purchase

Private Equity firm Centerbridge Partners buys P.F. Chang's and Pei Wei.…

SEC’s Fort Worth Office Leads Inquiry Against Wal-Mart

SEC’s Fort Worth Office Leads Inquiry Against Wal-Mart

The investigation into whether retail giant violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act could lead to record fines and penalties.…

Collin County: The De Facto Securities Fraud Court

Collin County: The De Facto Securities Fraud Court

Twelve major investment fraud cases have been prosecuted in Collin since 2009 - more than any other jurisdiction in Texas.…

Another Day, Another $1 billion Natural Gas Deal

Another Day, Another $1 billion Natural Gas Deal

Bracewell, Weil Gotshal, Thompson & Knight, and V&E are involved in Chesapeake Shares Sale.…

Texas Supreme Court Rules for Private Beachfront Property Owners

Texas Supreme Court Rules for Private Beachfront Property Owners

Justices say public beaches may become private when a hurricane alters the coast line.…

Lawyers & Firms

Allan Van Fleet Joins McDermott in Houston

Allan Van Fleet Joins McDermott in Houston

"By making this move, I have decided to step up my game and take my…

New Fulbright Leader: Legal Services “Flat, If Not Declining”

New Fulbright Leader: Legal Services “Flat, <em>If Not</em> Declining”

Dallas transactional partner Kenneth L. Stewart, Fulbright & Jaworski’s new chairman, believes client service is…

Shonn Brown Jumps to Gruber Hurst

Shonn Brown Jumps to Gruber Hurst

Dallas business litigator and community leader joins litigation boutique to do more trial work. …

Baker Botts Lands Three Dewey Energy Partners

Baker Botts Lands Three Dewey Energy Partners

Houston M&A expert Thomas Moore energy practice likely to volatile but growing in years ahead.…

V&E Opens in San Francisco with Plans to Expand

V&E Opens in San Francisco with Plans to Expand

Firm has 11 lawyers in California but plans to expand.…

Paul Hastings Opens Houston Office

Paul Hastings Opens Houston Office

The Los Angeles-based law firm lures three transactional partners from Texas firms.…

Houston IP Lawyer Garland Stephens Goes Home to Weil Gotshal

Houston IP Lawyer Garland Stephens Goes Home to Weil Gotshal

Stephens specializes in patent and trade secret cases in the technology sector.…


Legal Adviser League Table by Volume - Q1 2012

– Source: Mergermarket

Lawyers in the News

Allen Blakemoore
Frank Branson
Scott Brister
Shonn Brown
John B. Connally
John Devine
David Evans
Michael Hurst
Mark Kelly
Michael Lynn
David Medina
Brian Melton
Thomas Moore
Joe Pool Jr.
Steve Smith
Kenneth Stewart
Mac Stewart
Allan Van Fleet
Don Willett

Firms in the News

Baker Botts
Branson Law Firm
Fulbright
Lynn Tillotson
McDermott Will & Emery
Shackleford Melton
Stewart Dugger
Vinson & Elkins

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Energy Deals Keep Texas M&A Lawyers Busy in Q1

Energy Deals Keep Texas M&A Lawyers Busy in Q1

Mergermarket shows V&E with strong Q1, handling 16 transactions valued at $13.1 billion.…

Securities Commissioner John Morgan Ready for Switch in Regulation

Securities Commissioner John Morgan Ready for Switch in Regulation

Number of investment advisers overseen by State Securities Board jumps 61 percent under Dodd-Frank.…

Greg Abbott’s Fingerprints All Over Healthcare Law National Challenge

Greg Abbott’s Fingerprints All Over Healthcare Law National Challenge

Texas Attorney General played pivotal role in shaping SCOTUS legal arguments.…

Civil Jury Trials Plummet in Texas

Civil Jury Trials Plummet in Texas

The number of jury trials conducted in 2011 are one-third the number held in 1996.…

Expediting Trials

Expediting Trials

Proposals would streamline discovery and costs of disputes under $100,000.…

Expert Opinion

Cowboy Mentality Takes Over Independent Contractors

Cowboy Mentality Takes Over Independent Contractors

Texas employers who use independent contractors should be on guard as governmental agencies intend to vigorously investigate the status of workers…

Decline In Civil Jury Trials: The Cheese Has Moved And That’s Okay

Decline In Civil Jury Trials: The Cheese Has Moved And That’s Okay

Decline in jury trials is a positive development. Our system addressing disputes is working better than ever before.…

Why Attorneys Should Want To Do Pro Pono

Why Attorneys Should <strong><em>Want</em></strong> To Do Pro Pono

AT&T Counsel says lawyers have a moral and professional obligation to provide legal services to those who cannot afford them. But…

Corporate Legal Dept. and Law Firm Team to Provide Legal Services to Abused Women

Corporate Legal Dept. and Law Firm Team to Provide Legal Services to Abused Women

ExxonMobil and Fulbright develop unique partnership through Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program.…