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Ex-CEO, Facing Largest Tax Fraud Case Against an Individual, Dies - Robert Brockman’s death came just two days after his attorney said her client was receiving morphine treatments for pain, was in hospice care and had stopped “tolerating food or water.” The Lawbook talked to a former federal prosecutor about the implications for the pending criminal and civil cases against Brockman. August 9, 2022Michelle Casady
CDT Roundup: 24 Deals, 12 Firms, 240 Lawyers, $7.9B - Last week's 24 deals were plentiful and diverse: software for company benchmarking, energy distribution in Brazil, a Turkish mobile provider, recycled aggregates, carbon capture, aerial firefighting and even an upstream deal or two. But eyes are still on SPAC deals, which are facing some investor headwinds, and there were a few of them as well. The CDT Roundup explains and, as usual, names lots of names. August 9, 2022Claire Poole
Devon Energy Scoops Up Validus, Expanding Position in Eagle Ford - Vinson & Elkins represented Validus while Kirkland & Ellis advised Devon on a deal that came as a surprise to analysts. Claire Poole has more on the transaction. August 9, 2022Claire Poole
Appellate Roundup: Exxon Loses Fight For $1.5B Tax Refund, Prank Mail Emotional Distress Suit Tossed And More - This edition of the appellate roundup features a reference to "occult mysteries" in Exxon's $1.5B tax dispute, the dismissal of an emotional distress lawsuit stemming from a gag gift and more. August 5, 2022Michelle Casady
St. Mary’s Hosts Lawtina Network Summit  - This weekend, the Lawtina Network Summit will bring together pre-law students, law students, practicing lawyers and allies of Latinas in the legal profession. The summit is the brainchild of St. Mary's 3L Brianna Chapa. August 4, 2022Natalie Posgate

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Litigation Roundup: Tax Fraud, Landlord RICO Claims, Media Wants Answers in Uvalde Shooting - In this week’s Litigation Roundup, we have a multimillion-dollar civil jury verdict, a criminal jury verdict and four new lawsuits brought by a chef, a law firm and more than a dozen major media outlets. August 9, 2022Natalie Posgate

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State Attorneys General Poised to Elevate Regulatory Scrutiny of Digital Asset Businesses - This article explores why state attorneys general are poised to elevate the regulatory scrutiny of digital asset businesses. August 10, 2022J.C. Boggs, Andrew Michaelson & Luke Roniger

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V&E Advises HeartBrand Holdings in Bankruptcy Filing
Sources: Veteran Prosecutor Front-Runner for EDTX U.S. Attorney
Ex-CEO In $2B Tax Fraud Case In Hospice Care Judge Told
Only Four Texas Corporations Sign Pro-Diversity Briefs in College Admissions Case
Texas Panel Tosses Al Hill III’s Suit Against Prominent Dallas Litigators
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Appellate

  • Abortion, Texas Republicans and the Slaughterhouse Cases: A Collision Ahead
  • Appellate Roundup: Judge Lynn Hughes Gets Scolded, Hospital Assault Case Fails And More 
  • Texas Supreme Court Told Whistleblower Act Doesn’t Apply To AG Paxton 

Bankruptcy

  • Q&A with Demetra Liggins: “I had hoped the bankruptcy practice would have become more diverse by now”
  • Brazos Legal/Financial Advisor Fees Hit $80M
  • Brazos Electric Co-op Nears Deal in Bankruptcy

Commercial Litigation

  • Litigation Roundup: Private Planes, Insurance Claims, Patent Suits Against Big Names
  • Widow of ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Wins Injunction Against Bogus ‘Estate Sale’ of His Personal Items
  • Is ESG a Trade Secret?

Corp. Deal Tracker/M&A

  • CDT Roundup: 8 Deals, 9 Firms, 78 Lawyers, $6.9B
  • CDT: H1 2022 – A Time for Smaller Deals
  • Texas M&A Dealmaking Hits Another Record in H1 2022

GCs/Corp. Legal Depts.

  • Alana Matthews Leaves Dallas Stars to Be Pioneering Entrepreneur
  • Updated: Ryan GC ‘Seeks to Set the Record Straight’ With Lawsuit Against USA Today
  • Siltstone Capital’s Mani Walia Wins Houston Legal Innovation Award

White-Collar/Regulatory

  • Sources: Veteran Dallas Prosecutor Front-runner To Be Next NDTX U.S. Attorney
  • The Major Questions Doctrine Raises Major Questions for the SEC’s Proposed Climate Rule
  • Fifth Circuit Invites Constitutional Challenges to SEC’s ‘No Admit, No Deny’ Policy

Firm Management

  • DBJ: Munsch Hardt Opts to Keep HQ at Ross Tower with New Lease
  • Law Experts: Firms Need to Take TX Freedom Caucus Threats on Abortion Assistance Seriously
  • Texas Law Firms Gird for Battle Against GOP Leaders’ Threats for Providing Abortion Options to Employees

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  • Law Experts: Firms Need to Take TX Freedom Caucus Threats on Abortion Assistance Seriously - Corporate law firms should not ignore nor routinely dismiss threats made last week by Texas Republican legislators that they will punish law partners who fund travel for Texas employees who go to other states to have abortions. Leading academic experts who studied the Texas Freedom Caucus letter to Sidley say law firms "should treat this like any other legal challenge” and “throw all the resources and knowledge they have ... to analyze any potential legal risk than a collection of legislators who don’t seem to understand what the law is or how the law works.” July 13, 2022Mark Curriden

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  • K/G’s Ryan Gravelle: “We’re a startup; we just sell legal widgets.” - Kastner Gravelle founding partner Ryan Gravelle wasn’t always a tech lawyer, but he says he got there as fast as he could. In this Q&A, the Austin corporate lawyer talks about the climate for startup funding and M&A for tech companies, competitors that have moved to Austin and how a potential recession will affect Austin's tech community.  August 3, 2022Claire Poole
  • Bobbleheads and Smoked Brisket at SCOTUS: Recollections and Advice from Former Supreme Court Law Clerks Who Now Practice in Texas - Washington D.C. may have an allure as the "Nation's Capital," but Texas certainly has demonstrated its own allure: of wide-open spaces, the Dallas Cowboys, longhorns, Willie Nelson, SXSW to name a few. But Texas has also attracted its share of those top-tier lawyers whose résumés denote them as a former clerk to a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

    It's a rarified distinction, and The Lawbook's Tony Mauro interviewed a baker's dozen of them about the path they took to get there, about their experiences inside and about their decision to bring their elite professional skill sets back to Texas. It is safe to say that they remain awed by the experience.

    August 1, 2022Tony Mauro

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • August Lateral Hiring Off to Sizzling Start - Baker Botts gained and lost a corporate partner; Polsinelli picked up a former assistant U.S. attorney and health care fraud expert; Gibson Dunn added a corporate debt finance partner; and BakerHostetler signed an energy litigation partner.
  • Crawford, Wishnew & Lang Hires New Partner
  • Drew Baldinger Weighs In on Return to Skadden and the Making of his Practice
  • Q&A with Recent GT Real Estate Shareholder Additions in Dallas
  • Houston PE Lawyer Jumps to O’Melveny
  • DBJ: Former Gibson Dunn Lawyer Named Vistra’s CFO
  • O’Melveny, Munck Wilson Pick Up Gray Reed Practice Group Leaders
  • Clifford Chance Lands Veteran V&E Tech Partner
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Lawyers in the News

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J. Benjamin Aguiñaga
Charla Aldous
Jeff Ansley
Brian Antweil
Michael Benefield
Jonathan L. Blacker
Mike Blankenship
Lisa Blue
Michelle Boudreaux
Michael P. Bresson
Ron Burns
Matthew Buschi
Brian Buss
David Coale
Julie Countiss
Erin Nealy Cox
Damien Diggs
Denise Lambert Drake
Chisara Ezie-Boncoeur
Perrin Fourmy
Adrienne Frazior
Rodney Gilstrap
Luis Gomar
Brett Govett
Ryan Gravelle
Phil Haines
Stephen Hammer
George C. Hanks Jr.
Kyle Hawkins
Chris Heasley
Alia Heintz
George Hicks Jr.
Richard Hightower
Allyson Ho
Jim Ho
Justin Hoffman
Hillary Holmes
Ashley Johnson
John Kaercher
Scott Keller
Peter Kelly
Kathy Keneally 
Paul Koning
Chris Kratovil
Branden Lankford
Fred Lee
Daniel Leventhal
Herbert W. Linder
Sam Lindsay
Shawn Long
Jeff Lowenstein
Barbara Lynn
Mike Lynn
Alexiz Magro-Malo
Stephen Malouf
Jeremy C. Martin
Amos Mazzant
Kasdin Miller Mitchell
Eric Moyé
John Paul Nasta Jr.
William Peterson
Ryan Pittman
Shamoil Shipchandler
Leigha Simonton
Aaron Streett
David Taubenfeld
Jeff Tillotson
Victor Vital
Staci Williams
Andrew Wirmani
Evan Young

Firms in the News

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Argonaut Insurance Co.
Baker Botts
BakerHostetler
Bank of Utah
Barnes & Thornburg
Bell Nunnally
Bradley
Buss & Benefield
Charles Schwab
Coca-Cola
Diversified Energy
Dykema
Gibbs & Bruns
Gibson Dunn
Haynes and Boone
Hunton AK
Intrepid
JetBlue
Jones Day
Kastner Gravelle
Kirkland
Koning Rubarts
Lehotsky Keller
Lilly Pathway
Lynn Pinker
Megatel Homes
Morgan Lewis
Norton Rose Fulbright
Paul Hastings
PBF Energy
Polsinelli
Rapp & Krock
Reese Marketos
Samsung
Shearman & Sterling
Shell
Sidley
Smith Interface
Spearmint Energy
Syrah
Think Finance
Tillotson Johnson Patton
Vedder Price
White & Case
Winston & Strawn
With Purpose
ZMC

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