Plano-based property management software company ResMan is fixing to have a lot of zeroes in its bank account, assuming its courtroom opponents don’t appeal a final judgment entered against them Thursday. Natalie Posgate explains.
Joshua Russ: The Whistleblower
Joshua Russ is a former East Texas federal prosecutor who dared to investigate Walmart over its alleged role in the opioid crisis. Instead, he ended up fighting his own bosses. In a series of exclusive interviews with The Texas Lawbook, he speaks for the first time about his investigation into the world’s largest corporation, about facing allegations of unethical conduct brought against him by lawyers for the retail giant and about his decision to resign and file a formal whistleblower complaint against the federal agency he once dreamed of serving.
Lynn Pinker Joins Associate Salary Hike
Lynn Pinker is the latest litigation boutique to match the big law-induced associate pay hike started by Davis Polk earlier this summer.
Houston Appeals Court Declines to Revive Lawsuit Over O’Quinn’s Dead Body
After seven years, a legal fight over the disinterment of famed trial lawyer John O’Quinn’s body has been put to rest in Houston’s First Court of Appeals.
Yetter Coleman Raises Associate Pay
Yetter Coleman is the latest Texas law firm to join the associate salary hike launched last month by Davis Polk.
Texas Capital GC Heads to a New Bank
Kelly Rentzel, former general counsel at Texas Capital, has a new job: general counsel of First Foundation Inc. The emerging California-founded financial services firm is moving to Dallas, and they’ve tagged Rentzel to help them grow. Natalie Posgate reports.
Judge Greenlights Final Steps of $24M Settlement in Royalty Dispute
A long-simmering dispute between Talisman Energy and 2,700 royalty owners has nearly ended with the distribution approval last week of a $24 million settlement by a federal judge in Houston. Litigation writer Natalie Posgate has details of the deal and the names of the lawyers involved.
TX Litigation Boutiques Join the National Associate Salary Hike Frenzy
Four litigation boutiques — three based in Houston and one based in Austin — are the latest firms to match the Davis Polk associate pay scale for first-years.
Alston & Bird Nabs Longtime McKool Smith IP Lawyer
Patent trial lawyer Ted Stevenson, who has secured nine-digit jury verdicts, joined Alston & Bird this week.
Baker Botts’ Top Tax Litigator to Head to Kirkland
The move signifies Kirkland’s ramped up effort to grow its operations in Texas with practice areas beyond corporate M&A.