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CDT Roundup: Beyond Finally Bags The Container Store in Long-Courted Takeover - The CDT Roundup saw 11 deals reported for the week ended April 4 with a total valuation of nearly $33 billion. The prior week had 13 deals reported with a total value of $10.7 billion, while a year ago at this time there were 19 deals valued at $27.76 billion.
The bulk of the week’s value derives from a $29.1 billion megamerger between two food distribution giants, Sysco and Jetro Restaurant Depot. But the most interesting may be the much smaller acquisition — finally — of The Container Store by Beyond, Inc., better known by its pre-bankruptcy moniker Bed Bath & Beyond.
That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup. April 5, 2026
The bulk of the week’s value derives from a $29.1 billion megamerger between two food distribution giants, Sysco and Jetro Restaurant Depot. But the most interesting may be the much smaller acquisition — finally — of The Container Store by Beyond, Inc., better known by its pre-bankruptcy moniker Bed Bath & Beyond.
That and more in this edition of CDT Roundup. April 5, 2026
GCs, Law Profs, Litigation Boutiques, Judges File Briefs Supporting Susman Godfrey in EO Battle - More than a dozen legal groups representing corporate general counsel, smaller law firms, former judges and law professors filed amicus briefs Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit supporting Susman Godfrey and three other corporate law firms that are the targets of punishing executive orders by President Donald Trump.
The briefs signed by 21 law professors at Texas law schools, 23 small-firm lawyers in Texas and several prominent Texas firms asked the appellate court judges to uphold four lower court rulings that declared the presidential executive orders unconstitutional. April 4, 2026
The briefs signed by 21 law professors at Texas law schools, 23 small-firm lawyers in Texas and several prominent Texas firms asked the appellate court judges to uphold four lower court rulings that declared the presidential executive orders unconstitutional. April 4, 2026
Texas is a Hotspot for Trade Secret Litigation, Data Shows - Recent data from Lex Machina shows Texas federal courts are a national hotspot for trade secret litigation, but the number of lawsuits filed here aren’t enough to crack the top five. The Southern and Northern Districts of Texas were the busiest. April 4, 2026
Energy Industry Lawyers, Texas Law Students, ABA File Amicus Briefs Opposing Trump EOs - Fifty-nine law students from eight different Texas law schools are among the 1,224 law students who filed an amicus brief supporting Susman Godfrey and three other law firms fighting executive orders issued last spring by President Donald Trump declaring the law firms to be threats to national security. April 2, 2026
Abu Dhabi Investor Acquires EMG Pipeline Interests for $2.25B - An Abu Dhabi investor announced late Tuesday that it is taking a stake in two major natural gas pipelines that operate across and between the Upper Midwest and Canada.
Weil is advising on the deal with a team led from Houston. April 2, 2026
Weil is advising on the deal with a team led from Houston. April 2, 2026
Leadership Lessons We Weren’t Taught in Law School but Should Have Been - In law school, we were taught to think critically, communicate persuasively and pay attention to detail. Law firm training was much more of the same, except with even greater emphasis on precision, especially as an M&A attorney. Often, the best lawyers are promoted to managers because of their technical skills or business development success. That doesn’t mean they’re prepared to lead people. We were trained to advise. Not to lead. And when the promotion comes, we’re often thrown into the deep end. Leadership becomes a trial by fire. But it doesn’t have to be. April 1, 2026Centerpiece
Houston Corporate Counsel Award Recipients Announced - The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook announced Monday that two senior corporate in-house counsel at energy giant Shell USA, a long-time corporate lawyer at global chemical conglomerate LyondellBasell and top lawyers at two of Houston’s leading educational institutions are recipients of the 2026 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards.
During the next week, ACC Houston and The Lawbook will unveil the 2026 award winners in 17 different categories. April 6, 2026
During the next week, ACC Houston and The Lawbook will unveil the 2026 award winners in 17 different categories. April 6, 2026
Lanier Talks Jury Selection, Outcome, What’s Next After Win Against Meta, Google in California Trial - When it came time to pick the jury for a landmark, bellwether social media addiction trial against Meta and Google, Mark Lanier had a choice to make: Did he want a jury more likely to find liability, or a jury more likely to maximize damages? “In this case, I made the choice for a liability jury,” Lanier told The Texas Lawbook in an interview Thursday. “In this case, the most important thing was to win. I told the team, we may win and only win $250,000, but I want to make sure we win.” April 2, 2026
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A Review of March’s Texas Business Court Decisions - March finds the court firing on all cylinders, producing an increasingly large (and increasingly diverse) output of opinions covering a wide range of issues at nearly every stage of the litigation life cycle — from remand fights to temporary injunction battles and from jurisdictional disputes to yet another trial verdict (this time from a bench trial). April 6, 2026
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Texas Courts Cold as Ice to Winter Storm Uri Victims - Winter Storm Uri brought single-digit temperatures and freezing precipitation to Texas in February 2021. Power lines snapped. Natural gas and power generators went silent. Pipelines froze. At least 246 people died. Thousands and thousands more suffered serious medical injuries. In all, 31,600 Texans and businesses sued energy companies for gross negligence. But five years later, not a single case has made it to trial. February 13, 2026
