Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
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Jackson Walker had a blockbuster year for bankruptcy work in 2020, much of which was led by Houston partner Matt Cavenaugh. But not all of the firm's successes were tied to Covid-19 and its impact on clients. A team of litigators obtained the largest known recovery in a student speech case in the U.S. Plus, the firm established new partnerships with the Buried Alive Project and the Promise of Justice Initiative.
Akin Gump identified Dallas corporate partner Tom Yang as having a truly standout year. Yang advised on more than 20 transactions for the year, including 7-Eleven's $21 billion acquisition of Speedway, which was a finalist for M&A Deal of the Year at the 2020 DFW Corporate Counsel Awards. The firm, in a pro bono matter with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., also helped secure an injunction in federal district court in Texas against a racially discriminatory dress and grooming policy.
The Dallas, San Antonio and Collin County openings mark the single largest geographic expansion in the firm's 108-year history.
A Dallas-led team at Weil, working with the ACLU of Texas, has prosecuted major federal court litigation aimed at freeing hundreds of medically vulnerable immigrant detainees from an ICE civil detention facility in Conroe, Texas. To date, the Weil/ACLU team has obtained release of 15 medically vulnerable detainees through varying forms of individualized relief. The case is still pending and now awaits class certification.
Brad Honeycutt is also the former general counsel of Castleton Resources, a Houston oil and gas private equity portfolio company.
Elisha J. Kobre developed significant experience investigating securities and commodities fraud and cybercrime over the course of his 11 years as an assistant U.S. attorney with the Southern District of New York.
Gregg Sofer is the third former U.S. attorney to join Husch Blackwell this year.
Tad Davidson, co-leader of Hunton AK's bankruptcy and restructuring practice, was among the most in-demand bankruptcy attorneys last year, advising Hi-Crush, Lonestar Resources, Remora Petroleum, Sable Permian Resources and Superior Energy Services in those companies' Chapter 11s. The firm also stepped up on the pro bono side. Led by Dallas associate Fawaz Bham, Hunton AK partnered with the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program to help launch the organization's first virtual legal aid intake clinic.
Steve Mann said he needed a global platform with depth in cross-border technology transactions as his practice has become more "geographically expansive."
The Kansas City-based firm also added a real estate associate to the office.
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