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‘I Can Have a More Peaceful Life’: Sidley Helps Sexual Assault Survivor Secure VA Benefits - It was the actions of a series of men in the 1970s and 1980s that derailed the rest of Rachel Faili’s life, even almost ending it. It was the decision by a group of Sidley Austin lawyers to take action and represent this Houston veteran pro bono that helped her move forward from decades of the severe post traumatic stress disorder that has haunted her since her military service.

This is the story of both events, the bridge between them and how a lawyer’s skills can be used to truly make a difference in the lives of those who suffer.
November 30, 2023Natalie Posgate

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SCOTX Tells Fifth Circ. Deadline-Tolling Statute Applies in Flight Attendants’ Boeing Suit - The federal appellate court had asked the Texas Supreme Court to answer two questions clarifying how Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.064 applies to the claims of former United Airlines flight attendants, Marvin Sanders and Matthew Sodrok, who say they were injured when a smoke detector activated — despite the absence of smoke or fire on board — at such a high volume that it burst their ear drums, caused their ears to bleed and left them with permanent hearing loss. The justices’ answers revived the lawsuit against The Boeing Company and two companies that provided parts and maintenance for the allegedly defective smoke detector. December 1, 2023Michelle Casady
V&E, Sidley, McDermott, Norton Rose Fulbright Match Cravath Salary Bump, Bonuses - Christmas came in late November for non-partner lawyers at Vinson & Elkins. In an email Thursday to the firm’s associates, V&E announced it is paying them annual bonuses ranging from $15,000 to $115,000 and increasing their compensation between $10,000 and $20,000 per year. First-year associates will now make $225,000 and eighth-year associates will see their annual comp top $550,000 with the bonus. November 30, 2023Mark Curriden
Simpson Aids KKR on Buying Rest of Global Atlantic for $2.7B - The Simpson team was co-led by partner Christopher May in Houston. KKR already served as Global Atlantic’s asset manager for the last three years, offering access to its global investment and origination capabilities for the benefit of GA’s policyholders. November 29, 2023Claire Poole
SCOTX Ponders if ‘Wrongful Pregnancy’ is Gift from God or Grounds for Damages - The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit where mother of four Grissel Velasco is suing Dr. Michiel R. Noe for both his failure to perform a sterilization procedure she requested and his failure to inform her the procedure had not been done. Velasco is seeking pain and mental anguish damages for the so-called wrongful pregnancy that came about 15 months after she thought she had been sterilized. November 28, 2023Michelle Casady
CDT Roundup: 9 Deals, 9 Firms, 131 Lawyers, $4.8B - BlackRock is a dirty name, at least among some Texas legislators, for its vigorous investments in energy transition. But it is also the world's largest asset manager with $9.42 trillion under management. This week's CDT Roundup looks at BlackRock and the law firms whose Texas offices often count BlackRock as a client. That, along with the Texas lawyers and firms behind the nine deals reported during the holiday-shortened week. November 28, 2023Claire Poole

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Akin, Baker Botts, Yetter Coleman Join Firms in Associate Pay Raises and Bonuses - The three Texas law firms added their names to the growing list of corporate law practices that are increasing associate compensation and handing out big year-end bonuses. December 1, 2023Mark Curriden

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SEC Enforcement: Five Trends to Watch - The Securities and Exchange Commission closed fiscal year 2023 on Sept. 30 with a flurry of enforcement filings. A few things stand out, including a sharp increase in cryptocurrency and other digital asset enforcement actions, which far outstrips the agency’s activity in this space in earlier years. There was also a pronounced jump in enforcement focus on corporate internal controls, continuing a trend that started last fiscal year. Meanwhile, the SEC paid record whistleblower awards and stepped up its whistleblower protection efforts, highlighting their importance to the SEC’s enforcement program. On the other hand, ESG enforcement activity appeared to wane, which contrasts with the prominence SEC officials have given to ESG issues in speeches and proposed rulemaking. And SEC administrative proceedings suffered more blows in court challenges, which, while not appearing to slow the pace at which the SEC is filing enforcement cases, could have implications for the SEC’s efforts to regulate the professionals who practice and appear before it. November 29, 2023David Peavler & Evan Singer

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White & Case Has ‘Vastly Exceeded Expectations’ in Texas
Litigation Roundup: Pharma Cos Draw Texas Fraud Suit, Small Refineries Beat EPA at Fifth Circuit
M&A/CapM Partner Leaves Sidley for Locke Lord
Federal Jury in Dallas Awards $210M in Software Trade Secrets Trial
P.S. — Pro Bono Turkeys and Fixings 
Biz Community Tells SCOTX Abortion Ban Has Cost Texas $14.5B
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Appellate

  • New Texas Solicitor General Inherits Platform to Change Federal Law and Policies
  • Regulations Cutting Roofers Out of Insurance Claim Process Challenged
  • SCOTX Denies Bid to Skip Over 5th COA in Judicial District Reapportionment Challenge

Bankruptcy

  • Jackson Walker: Lawyer Misled Firm Over Relationship With Bankruptcy Judge
  • U.S. Trustee: At Least 26 Bankruptcy Cases Tainted Due to Judge Jones, Ex-Jackson Walker Partner Relationship
  • ‘Reminds Me of the Facebook Relationship Status — It’s Complicated’

Commercial Litigation

  • One Nation Under Insurance: The Insurance Industry’s Hold on Our Country, Our State and Our Pocketbooks – Part 2 – The Claims Practices Statute
  • Litigation Roundup: Baylor Wins Licensing Dispute, Louisiana Bar Admonished by 5th Circuit for Speech
  • Texas Real Estate Groups Sued for Inflated Commissions ‘Conspiracy’

Corp. Deal Tracker/M&A

  • UPDATE – CDT M&A Lead Law Firms: Kirkland, Latham, V&E, Sidley, Gibson Dunn (As of Oct. 31)
  • CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 13 Firms, 179 Lawyers, $9.8B
  • CDT Roundup: 15 Deals, 14 Firms, 193 Lawyers, $20.6B

GCs/Corp. Legal Depts.

  • Texas GC Forum Honors Eight Corporate Counsel for Leadership, Successes
  • Three Senior In-House Lawyers on How to Gain (and Lose) their Business
  • TMCP Panel: Diversity Fatigue Rampant on Both Sides of the Corporate Aisle

White-Collar/Regulatory

  • SEC Charges Austin’s SolarWinds, CISO with Fraud
  • Pharma Marketer Guilty in $60 Million Fraud and Kickback Scheme
  • Receiver’s Request for Criminal Defense Lawyer’s File Draws NACDL, TCDLA Challenge

Firm Management

  • ‘Nobody Gave Us a Chance’ — Lynn Pinker Turns 30
  • Three Diverse Managing Partners Talk Shop, Share Wisdom at TMCP
  • Susman Godfrey in Letter: Ed Blum May ‘Misunderstand’ its DEI Programs

Stories You Might’ve Missed

  • Texas Lawyers Hit $2,000 an Hour - Just a dozen years ago, a handful of lawyers in Texas breached the $1,000 hourly rate barrier. The $1K lawyers were the best of the best in their practice areas: trial lawyers Steve Susman, Tom Melsheimer, Charles Schwartz and Harry Reasoner for bet-the-company litigation, or deal lawyers like Jeff Chapman, Andy Calder, Tom Roberts or Michael Dillard to lead mega-billion-dollar transactions. This year, a handful of Texas lawyers broke through another billing barrier: $2,000 an hour. Dozens more are expected to start charging clients $2K next year. September 25, 2023Mark Curriden

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Features

  • P.S. — Winter Coat Drive, Identity Theft Relief, Squire Patton Boggs’ Distinguished Fellows  - This week’s edition of P.S. features a Toyota lawyer’s recognition for her commitment to justice and to helping the underrepresented, a Texas Appleseed pilot program that works to help domestic violence victims break free from coerced debt brought by their abusers, December dates for Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program’s pro bono legal clinics, and a winter coat donation occurring this weekend for low-income students in the Fort Worth Independent School District sponsored by a major Dallas personal injury firm. December 1, 2023Natalie Posgate

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • The Corner Office: Q&A with Trey Cox - In this new thought leadership series, Dallas legal recruiter Kate Cassidy talks with Gibson Dunn's Trey Cox about litigation trends in Texas, career advice for young attorneys, what he's reading right now and more.
  • Blank Rome Bolsters White Collar Defense Group as DOJ Investigations, Prosecutions Increase
  • Jeremy Wallace: From Air Force Language Analyst to Lawyer Giving Back to Vets 
  • Litigation Boutique Burns Charest Nabs Longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • Administrative Patent Judge Joins Bracewell’s IP Practice in Austin 
  • Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Norton Rose Fulbright COO Stacey Martinez
  • Sorrels Law Expands Footprint in Austin, Hires Veteran Lawyer Judy Kostura
  • Former Federal Prosecutor Charles Fowler Returns to McKool Smith
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Lawyers in the News

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Chris Abbinante
Rebecca L. Adams
Joe Ahmad
Michael J. Aiello
Chris Akin
Michelle Alden
Stephen Alicanti
Thomas Arnst
Jessica Barger
Deno Barroga
Chad Barton
David Beck
Jeff Becker
Jill Bradley
Abby Branigan
Whitney Breheny
Amanda Bridson
Shonn Brown
Ruth Burdick
Catherine Burnett
Brett Busby
Chrysta Castañeda
Sara Chelette
Jonathan Childers
Peter Clarke
Charles T. Collins-Chase
Joseph Connors III
Andrés Correa
Colin Cox
Trey Cox
Rob Crain
Josh Davidson
Alain Dermarkar
Tonja De Sloover
John Dinan
Elysa Dishman
Miriam Domer
Molly Duane
Sarah Dyer
Dan Dyring
Catherine Baker Ellis
Jeremy Fielding
Spencer Finney
Gina Flores
Scott Freeman
Andrianna Frinzi
Richard Frye
Catherine Gallagher
Hilda Galvan
Doug Getten
Sarah George
Marc Gravely
Guy Gribov
Stancell Haigwood
Sophia Han
Deborah Hankinson
Rusty Hardin
Sam Hardy
Matt Hart
Jason Hawkins
Chris Heasley
Marshall Heins II
James Ho
Vinh Ho
Morgan Hollins
Mary Jo Holloway
Hillary Holmes
Renee Hunter
Michael Hurst
Lindsey Jacquillard
Ellyn Josef
Evan Kastner
Dan Kelly
Emily Kelly
Michael Kenneally
Daniel Kenney
Timothy Kincaid
Dan Komarek
Judy Kostura
Niko Lane
Efren Lemus
Jordan Leon
Paul Linton
Bryan Loocke
Mike Lynn
Kurt Malmquist II
Charles Martin
Michael Masri
Dan McLemore
Raffi Melkonian
Tom Melsheimer
Richard Mithoff
Bill Munck
Wendy J. Murphy
James Musselman
Roald Nashi
Aaron Nielson
Mary Goodrich Nix
Paul Nolette
Mark Oakes
Bryan Parrish
Griffin Peeples
Julie Pettit
Lanora C. Pettit
Michael Piazza
James Pikl
Edward Piña
Eric Pinker
Ryan Poche
Clint Rancher
Mark Ray
Cara E. Regan
Zach Rider
Ashley S. Rogers
Byron Romain
Christine Robb
Brian Rosenzweig
Bethany Salpietra
Omar Samji
Michelle Sargent
Chris Schwegmann
Anand K. Sharma
Charles Siegel
Elliott Smith
Jason C.N. Smith
Erin Snody
Joseph Soliz
Richard Stanley
Britta Stanton
Brantley Starr
Sarah Stewart
Steve Stodghill
Justin Sumner
Steve Sumner
Tara Tegeleci
David Thompson
Jeff Tillotson
Aaron Tobin
Griffin Tolle
Julie Ungerman
Marcel Valenta
Samuel Wales
Jordan Warshauer
Tom Wheeler
Ray Winter
Travis Wofford
Paul Yetter
Hailee Yip
John Zavitsanos

Firms in the News

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3E
Academic Partnerships
Alston & Bird
Altus Power
A&M Law
ANSCU
Apollo
AZA
Baker Botts
Baylor Law
Beard Kultgen
Betterleave
Burleson Pate
BYU Law
CATEC
Center for Reproductive Rights
Cooper & Kirk
CSC
DLA Piper
DOJ
Finnegan Henderson 
First Lockhart
Gibson Dunn
Goldwater
Greater Sum
Handraise
Haynes Boone
Helix Energy
Hess Midstream
Highwoods Realty
Holland & Knight
Intersect Power
Jones Walker
Kastner Gravelle
Kaufman Hall
Kirkland
Latham
Lynn Pinker
Mach Natural Resources
Marquette
Morgan Lewis
Munck Wilson
New England Law
NLRB
Norton Rose Fulbright
Nova Chemicals
Novant Health
Operio
Paloma Partners
Pettit Firm
Preston Hollow Community Capital
PyroPhyte
Reed Smith
Scheef & Stone
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley
Simpson Thacher
Sio Silica
Skadden
Sorrels Law Firm
Sprouse Shrader Smith
Stanley Reuter
STCL
Summit Midstream
Sumner Schick
TAJF
Tata
Tenet Healthcare
Teradyne
Texas AG Office
UT Law
V&E
Virdee
Vitol
Waters & Kraus
Weil
West Webb 
White & Case
WhiteHawk
Wiley
Winston & Strawn
Wright Close & Barger

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