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Parties Rest in Emotional Weeklong Cicis Trial - Jury trial in the $10 million dispute between cousins who bought Cicis Pizza’s debt during the COVID-19 global pandemic continues with testimony from one of the cousins and a valuation expert. The plaintiff’s counsel rested its case Monday afternoon, and the defense rested its case Tuesday afternoon. July 16, 2025Alexa Shrake
LifeScan Hires Milbank, Porter Hedges to Lead Bankruptcy - A Pennsylvania-based glucose and diabetes monitoring device manufacturer listing liabilities of $1.7 billion filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday in the Southern District of Texas.  July 15, 2025Mark Curriden
Casino Operators File for Bankruptcy in SDTX - Maverick Gaming, a Washington state-based gambling operation, and 68 of its affiliated businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing $100 million to $500 million in liabilities.  July 15, 2025Mark Curriden
Fifth Circuit Tells Judge O’Connor More Analysis Needed in Media Matters, X Corp. Venue Spat - A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday instructed U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor to conduct a more thorough analysis before deciding whether to grant a motion from Media Matters to move a lawsuit to the Northern District of California.  July 15, 2025Michelle Casady
Litigation Roundup: CEO Indicted in Alleged UT Austin Arena Bid Rigging Conspiracy - In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit finds that a lawsuit challenging admissions practices at the University of Texas at Austin is not moot, a fake immigration lawyer faces prison time, and the Western District of Texas announces a high-profile indictment. July 15, 2025Michelle Casady
‘Whatever It Takes’: San Antonio Lawyer Joins Frontline Flood Recovery in His Hometown - After the devastating flood struck the Texas Hill Country over the 4th of July, Dykema associate Matt Maupin and his wife, Katie, returned to their hometown of Kerrville to aid in recovery efforts. Despite the physical and emotional toll, Maupin described the experience as the most fulfilling work of his life.   July 14, 2025Krista Torralva
Texas-sized Ambition: Huntington Banks on Middle Market with $1.9B Purchase of Prized Veritex - Huntington Bancshares has accelerated its growth as a regional powerhouse with the $1.9 billion all-stock acquisition of Dallas-based Veritex Holdings. This deal significantly boosts Huntington’s footprint in Texas. Legal advisors include Simpson Thacher for Veritex and Wachtell for Huntington. July 14, 2025Jeff Schnick
CDT Roundup: AI Gets Amped in Somewhat Quiet Week for Deals - Last week, notable transactions included a $9.8 billion AI platform deal, $1.3 billion in two deals by Mach Resources and the sale of The Dallas Morning News to Hearst. The week ending July 12 saw 15 deals valued at just over $13 billion dollars. The week prior, there were nine deals for $15.8 billion and this time last year there were 20 deals for $17.2 billion. July 14, 2025Allen Pusey

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‘The Right Side of History’ — Texas Law Students Call on Firms to Defend Rule of Law  - In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Susman Godfrey, 57 Texas law students signed a student-led amicus brief supporting the firm and warning of the order’s chilling effect on the legal profession. The Texas Lawbook reached out to the 57 — seven agreed to be interviewed. The students, including organizer Brennan Caruthers, say the amicus brief and their actions were born from a growing frustration among students who felt the legal profession had been largely silent in the face of mounting political pressure. July 16, 2025Elle Grinnell
Mediation Fails in Jackson Walker, U.S. Trustee Bankruptcy Fee Dispute - The multimillion-dollar dispute between Jackson Walker and the U.S. Trustee over legal fees paid to the law firm involved in the Houston bankruptcy court romance scandal looks like it is heading to trial. Lawyers for Jackson Walker informed federal court officials Tuesday that efforts to resolve the litigation through mediation had failed. July 15, 2025Mark Curriden

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Texas Charts New Path on AI With Landmark Regulation - Texas has become the second state, after Colorado, to enact omnibus legislation regulating artificial intelligence systems. The Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act establishes a new regulatory framework that applies to developers and deployers of AI systems conducting business in Texas or producing AI products or services used by Texas residents. The passage of the Texas law is noteworthy given that in recent months, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia each vetoed their respective state’s omnibus AI laws. It remains to be seen whether other states follow Texas’ and Colorado’s lead, or if they avoid omnibus AI laws and focus instead on regulating specific activities, such as the use of deepfakes. July 16, 2025Stuart D. Levi & Noelle M. Reed
Recent Survey Reveals Work Modes of Attorneys, Offering Stability in Firm Real Estate Needs - Strategically investing in a thoughtfully designed space has many benefits, including increasing employee performance and attracting and retaining talent. Gensler’s recent U.S. Legal Workplace Survey asked 250 full-time lawyers at large firms in the U.S. how they allocate office time across five work modes: working alone, working with others in-person, working with others virtually, learning (professional development and coaching) and socializing. (Photo: Akin Gump breakroom in Houston office) July 11, 2025Kenneth Wiesehuegel & Kimberly Anderson

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Genesis Healthcare Files Chapter 11 in NDTX
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Appellate

  • Fifth Circuit’s SCOTUS Report Card: 3-8 This Term
  • SCOTX Wipes Out $116M Judgment Against Werner in Fatal Crash Case 
  • SCOTX: Winter Storm Uri Lawsuits Seeking Billions of Dollars Narrowed But Still Alive

Bankruptcy

  • California Private Company Investment Platform Files Bankruptcy in Texas
  • Merit Street Media Hires Sidley to Lead Bankruptcy
  • Latham, Hunton AK Advise Chipmaker Wolfspeed in Chapter 11

Commercial Litigation

  • Dr Pepper Gets Win Ending $1B Distribution Rights Fight
  • Legislation Lowers Threshold Amount, Expands Jurisdiction of Business Court
  • Litigation Roundup: SpaceX Gets Win at SCOTX

Corp. Deal Tracker/M&A

  • CDT Roundup: Energy Sector’s High Stakes, Hurdles and Uncertain Outcomes
  • CDT Roundup: Deals Driven by Data, Plus a Deal to Make More Deals
  • CDT Roundup: A Week of Energy Deals, Suicide Drones, Cybercurrency PIPES and Another $20B

GCs/Corp. Legal Depts.

  • 2025 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Celebration
  • How Waste Management and Charles Boettcher Sealed the Stericycle Deal
  • McDermott Legal Department is ‘More than the Sum of its Parts’

White-Collar/Regulatory

  • DOJ, Boeing Respond to 737 Max Settlement Objections 
  • Litigation Roundup: Fifth Circuit Slashes FTC’s $37.5M Win 
  • Former TV News Anchor Guilty in $300M Pandemic Loan Scam

Firm Management

  • Citi Law Firm Expert: ‘Fairly Optimistic Outlook for Rest of 2025’
  • Lawbook 50: Four Texas Firms Growing East, West and Across the Seas
  • Lawbook 50 — Texas Firms Reap Financial Benefits of a ‘Perfect Storm’

Stories You Might’ve Missed

  • Report: Judge Gilstrap Again the King of Patent Litigation - Patent infringement litigation has mostly been on the decline across the U.S. for the past three years, but not in the Eastern District of Texas, which has re-established its courts as the preferred destination for disputes regarding patent infringement. A new report by legal analytics firm Lex Machina shows that U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap of Marshall was assigned 795 new patent lawsuits in 2024 — six times more than any other federal judge in the U.S.  June 3, 2025Mark Curriden

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  • Zavitsanos Twins Set Their Sights on Filmmaking, Law - Twenty-six-year-old identical twins Socratis and Diamantis Zavitsanos often finish each other’s thoughts and sentences, although Diamantis talks a little more than his brother. Socs and DZ, as they’re known to friends, are both getting ready for law school in the fall, most likely at the University of Michigan, and they both speak passable Greek. But what they really want to do is make movies. July 11, 2025Chris Vognar

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Willkie Continues to Expand its Dallas Office with Veteran Dealmakers - Willkie Farr & Gallagher continues to expand the Dallas office it opened a year ago, this time by hiring three veteran private equity dealmakers as partners, the firm announced Tuesday. The move by the trio of transactional lawyers — Jesse Betts, Jessica Hammons and Nathan Meredith — bolsters Willkie’s corporate & financial services vertical and its PE, M&A and capital markets capabilities. 
  • FBFK Adds Two Lawyers to its Austin Office
  • Beck Redden Bolsters Appellate Group With Hire From Troutman Pepper Locke
  • McGuireWoods Names Tyler VanHoutan as New Houston Office Managing Partner
  • Former Texas Solicitor Aaron Nielson: ‘Kirkland is the Perfect Place for Me’
  • Reed Smith Beefs Up Global Regulatory Enforcement Group, Hires V&E Partner 
  • Rey Anaya Valencia Begins Deanship at South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Willkie Adds Blake Winburne to its Houston Office
  • Hines CLO Joins Greenberg Traurig in Houston
  • Thomas Verity Vaults to Norton Rose Fulbright
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Barry Barnett
Wes Bearden
Emily Westridge Black
Michael Burke
Alicia Campbell
John Campbell
Madeleine Carpenter
Alexander Clark
Dawn Pittman Collins
Richard Finneran
Elizabeth Freeman
David Gail
Elizabeth Gibson
David Jones
Frank Lopez
Abbe Lowell
Neal Manne
Billy Marsh
Tom Melsheimer
Tasha Moser
Justin Nelson
Reed O'Connor
Kate Pennartz
John “J.” Pieratt
Danielle Reyes
Christopher Richardson
Randy Sorrels
Harry Susman
Larry Vincent
Victor Vital
Brent Walker
Matt Weybrecht
Melody Wilkinson
Alex Wolens

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A&O Shearman
Bryan Cave
Cozen O'Connor
Haynes Boone
Holland & Knight
Jackson Walker
King & Spalding
Kirkland & Ellis
Law Office of Liz Freeman
Paul Hastings
Porter Hedges
Sorrels Law
Susman Godfrey
Toyota
Troutman Pepper Locke
Willkie
Vinson & Elkins
Weil
Winston & Strawn

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