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Texas-Based Law Firms Made More Money in 2018; Struggle to Grow Outside of State- Corporate law firms headquartered in Texas saw revenues increase in 2018 despite the fact that there are fewer such law firms and employed a shrinking number of lawyers. Texas Lawbook data shows there are now only 17 Texas-based firms ranked in the 50 largest revenue-generating firms in Texas - down from 43 in 2010. Research also shows that Texas firms - with a few exceptions - are struggling to grow their operations on the East and West coasts. May 20, 2019Mark Curriden

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Lawsuit: Law Firm Digital Marketer Created ‘Digital Backdoors’ to Steal Client Info- A Dallas-area digital marketing specialist has denied in federal court allegations that he created a "back door" to a law firm's website that allowed him to divert information about potential clients to other firms he represented. Natalie Posgate has details about the litigation behind the controversy. May 17, 2019Natalie Posgate

Court of Appeals Considers Whether TCPA Applies to Noncompetes in TX- A three-judge panel heard oral arguments Tuesday in a contentious noncompete dispute that is currently deadlocked in an interlocutory Texas Citizens Participation Act battle. Although, a new bill passed by the Texas House might make the debate irrelevant soon. Natalie Posgate has the details. May 15, 2019Natalie Posgate

CDT Roundup: 18 Deals, 17 Firms, 177 Lawyers, $19.8B- Last week, Chevron dropped out of a $33 billion deal to purchase Anadarko Petroleum Corp. when it declined to match or counter a $38 billion offer by Occidental Petroleum. In her weekly roundup of deal activity, Claire Poole looks at why that happened and what it means along with other deal news. May 14, 2019Claire Poole

Magnolia Denver Announces Completion Of Four Year Hotel Renovation Project- To celebrate the completion of this renovation, the Magnolia Denver is offering special incentives for groups including the Wall Street of the West meeting package and “The Reclaim Your Weekend” package for guest travelers. This story has the details. May 14, 2019Courtney Lis

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Kirkland, V&E, Latham Lead in Q1 M&A- New data from Mergermarket shows that Kirkland & Ellis, Vinson & Elkins and Latham & Watkins represented the most Texas businesses involved in mergers and acquisitions during the first quarter of 2019. Inside are the top 20 firms by deal count for January through March 2019. May 17, 2019Mark Curriden

Expert Voices

Best Practices for Avoiding 401(k) Plan Mistakes- There are several common mistakes that companies make each year with 401(k) plans. These mistakes can cost time and money to remedy, but they can be prevented with planning and cooperation. Jessica Morrison of Thompson & Knight explains how employers and legal counsel can work together to avoid potentially costly administrative errors. May 13, 2019Jessica Morrison

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Kirkland M&A Partner Samuel Peca Jumps to Weil’s Houston Office

SCOTX Dismisses Defamation Suit Against DMN, Kevin Krause

SCOTX Rules In Oyster Case

Quotes of note from the The Lawbook and beyond

“So the government’s position boils down to this: Mosley should have ignored its advice and then done a better job than the government did of understanding its own administrative procedures. People already have plenty of reasons not to trust their government. Apparently now the government agrees it shouldn’t be trusted. If ignorance of the law can’t be used defensively by Mosley, it also can’t be used offensively by the government.”

- Justice Jimmy Blacklock concurring in Patricia Mosley v. Texas Department of Health and Human Services, et al.

“OK. The old saying is ‘Pick a horse.’ But I prefer the Chinese maxim: ‘You can’t chase two rabbits.’”

- Tom Melsheimer on his successful defense strategy in the Forest Park bribery trial.

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