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Ouch! – Houston Bar Releases Judicial Evaluations - The Houston Bar Association has released its bi-annual evaluation of state and federal trial and appellate judges. The best rated judge mustered a “B” grade. Dozens of civil court judges got straight “F’s.” U.S. District Chief Judge Lee Rosenthal got the highest score, while Houston District Court judges Ursula Hall and Dedra Davis received the lowest rating. December 6, 2019Mark Curriden
Jessica Magee: Going Back to TK ‘Made all the Sense in the World’ - A former SEC senior enforcement lawyer, Jessica Magee talks with The Texas Lawbook about why she left Beneficient for Thompson & Knight and dishes advice to private equity on corporate governance. Meanwhile, Beneficient names a partner at Willkie Farr as its new chief legal officer. December 6, 2019Mark Curriden
Forest Park Bookkeeper Sentenced to Probation - Andrea Kay Smith, who kept the books for the bribes paid to surgeons at the now defunct Forest Park Medical Center, was sentenced Wednesday in a Dallas federal court. Smith testified about the scheme as part of a plea bargain with federal prosecutors. The Lawbook's Bruce Tomaso reports. December 4, 2019Bruce Tomaso
CDT Roundup: 14 Deals, 12 Firms, 125 Lawyers, $2.45B - M&A picked up globally in November, pushing yearly totals close to last year’s, and one forecaster expects more good times ahead. Claire Poole reports on that plus dealmaking among Texas lawyers. December 4, 2019Claire Poole
Mergermarket: Kirkland Sets Texas M&A Record for Second Straight Year - Kirkland & Ellis is having back-to-back record years for representing businesses and private equity firms doing deals in Texas. Three law firms – Kirkland, V&E and Latham & Watkins – hold the top 18 spots for having advised the most buyers, sellers and investment banks in M&A transactions in a single year. The Texas Lawbook has the details. December 2, 2019Mark Curriden

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Thirteen Years of Texas M&A: Three Law Firms, 2,000 Deals, $2 Trillion - Lawyers at Kirkland, Latham and V&E say they see each other across the table in the biggest M&A deals in the Lone Star State. New Mergermarket data shows the dominance of the trio of law firms in Texas dealmaking is far from a new trend. The numbers are staggering. To be sure, other corporate law firms operating in Texas have done their fair share of dealmaking. The Texas Lawbook looks back at more than a dozen years of M&A and the law firms doing the work. December 5, 2019Mark Curriden

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Remembering Family Law Giant Brian Webb: ‘One of a Kind’ - Brian L. Webb, one of the most prominent family lawyers in the southwest and a leader of the Texas legal community, died on Friday at the age of 70. Webb helped hundreds of Texans in family law matters during his 44-year career. November 11, 2019Charlie Hodges

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