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CDT Roundup: A Bank Merger Leads the Way - The week that ended Oct. 11 saw 14 deals reported with a total value of $17.4 billion, nearly two-thirds of which was attributable to Fifth Third Bancorp acquiring Comerica in a stock swap valued at $10.9 billion. It was a bit of a drop-off from the 21 deals valued at $20.8 billion for the week prior and less in volume but better in value than the 22 deals valued at $8.4 billion this time last year.

That and more in this week's CDT Roundup. October 12, 2025Jason Philyaw
Samsung Hit with $445.5M Verdict in EDTX Infringement Trial  - A jury in the Eastern District of Texas on Friday morning delivered to a company that accused Samsung Electronics of infringing four patents exactly what it asked for: $445.5 million in damages for the telecommunication giant’s willful use of the technology it hadn’t paid for.  October 10, 2025Michelle Casady
Court Stays Susman’s Challenge to President’s EO During Gov’t Shutdown; Trustee Seeks Same Against Jackson Walker - Citing the shutdown of the federal government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued an order Wednesday staying all proceedings in the litigation brought by U.S. law firms related to presidential executive orders seeking to punish them for representing clients that President Donald Trump opposes. Meanwhile, 1,400 miles southwest, the U.S. Trustee in Houston has asked the federal court to issue the same order in the government’s litigation against the Jackson Walker law firm related to the romance scandal involving former bankruptcy judge David Jones in the Southern District of Texas. October 9, 2025Mark Curriden
ARM Announces $2.3B FID on Mustang Express Pipeline - Vinson & Elkins advised ARM Energy Holdings on the decision, which will link Texas gas fields with Sempra's Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project on the Texas Gulf Coast. October 9, 2025Allen Pusey
Midwest Law Firm with Texas Offices Merges with Northeast Firm - Cincinnati-based Frost Brown Todd, which has operations in Dallas and Houston, announced Wednesday that it is merging with the Newark-headquartered law firm Gibbons. The merged firm will be called FBT Gibbons and will have about 800 lawyers in 25 offices across the country. October 8, 2025Mark Curriden
SCOTX Hears Arguments in Nicotine Pouch Tax Appeal - The justices fired off questions about olive oil, wine, banana bread and podiums in trying to suss out where the line should be drawn on what constitutes a product “made of tobacco or a tobacco substitute.” The decision on whether nicotine pouches can be taxed as a tobacco product could have wide implications as the popularity of the products continues to grow.  October 8, 2025Michelle Casady
Blackfin Tells Conroe It Will Move Location of Challenged Compressor Station  - The lawyer representing the owners of a luxury home furnishings store in Conroe who argued the facility next door violated a restrictive covenant called the decision a “complete victory” for his clients. The 193-mile long Blackfin Pipeline is intended to ship gas from Colorado County, just west of Houston along Interstate 10, to Jasper County, just north of Beaumont.  October 8, 2025Michelle Casady
Once a Patient in Need, this Houston Lawyer Helps Medical Services Charity Heal Others - Houston attorney Allan Kirk, a mergers and acquisitions partner at Kirkland & Ellis, drew on his own childhood experience with clubfoot and his faith-driven desire to help others when he helped Christ Clinic — a faith-based healthcare provider for low-income and uninsured patients — secure a pro bono legal team from his firm. Kirkland aided the clinic’s joint venture with Innovative Wellness, expanding access to care in the Houston area.  October 7, 2025Krista Torralva

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Whataburger CLO, Norton Rose Fulbright Partner Honored with San Antonio Lee Cusenbary Award - The Lee Cusenbary Award is presented to one in-house lawyer or legal department and one private lawyer or law firm that exemplify exceptional ethical behavior in the practice of law. This award has been a proud chapter tradition since 2008. October 9, 2025Mark Curriden
Asked & Answered with White & Case’s Sean Gorman: Lawyering and Life - White & Case partner Sean Gorman grew up in the small town of Wharton, Texas, which has a population of less than 9,000. 

One day, when he was in middle school and visiting Houston, he pointed to a skyscraper under construction and said he would work there one day. And one day, after graduating from the University of Houston Law Center in 1988, he did.

The Texas Lawbook's Alexa Shrake caught up with Gorman to discuss his career, memorable cases and post-trial celebrations. October 8, 2025Alexa Shrake

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The Top 10 Trial Mistakes That You Didn’t Know Were Mistakes - Many trial-centric CLEs set forth the traditional top 10 tips for a successful trial presentation. Examples include: Don’t ask a question to which you do not know the answer, be honest and ethical, tell a compelling story, make sure your witnesses are prepared, don’t fight with opposing counsel, etc. These are worthy tips. But there are many other mistakes to avoid that stem from the evolution of juror behavior over the last 20 years — and especially in the five years since COVID. October 6, 2025John Zavitsanos

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