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Mark Curriden

TX Chief Justice Talks: In-Person and Remote Hearings, Backlog of 9,000 Jury Trials

Exactly 358 days after the Texas Supreme Court issued its first Covid-19-related emergency order closing most state courtrooms to in-person hearings and trials, the justices issued their 36th order Friday officially lifting the statewide ban. But the pandemic caused a backlog of thousands of civil and criminal jury trials that Texas Chief Justice Nathan Hecht told The Texas Lawbook needs to be addressed.

March 8, 2021 Mark Curriden

Remembering Clyde Siebman, ‘The Guiding Spirit Behind the EDTX Bench Bar Conference’

When the biggest corporations in the world – Toyota, Wal-Mart, Phillip Morris, Boeing and Huawei – needed a lawyer in East Texas, they called Sherman’s Clyde Siebman. So did single moms, the elderly and veterans. Siebman, a zealous advocate for the right to trial by jury, died Friday. He was 62.

March 6, 2021 Mark Curriden

‘God of the Earth Realm’ Loses Intergalactic Trade Dispute, Again

Lawyer Edward Moses, Jr., self-described monarch and deity of the “Atakapa Indian de Creole Nation” and “Christian Emperor of New Orleans,” tried for a second time to get the judges of the Fifth Circuit to take up his case. For some reason, the appellate court felt that Moses’ lawsuit against 150 world leaders wasn’t supported by law or facts.

March 5, 2021 Mark Curriden

Texas Bar Members Approve Law Firm Trade Names

Vinson & Elkins and Baker Botts are highly unlikely to change their firm names to “Bad Ass Lawyers” or “Energy M&A Deals are Us,” but four out of five Texas lawyers who voted in a State Bar of Texas referendum over the past few weeks think they should be able to do so if they want.

March 5, 2021 Mark Curriden

Okin Adams Advise on Castex Energy ‘Chapter 22’ Bankruptcy

In the world of corporate bankruptcy and restructuring, they call it Chapter 22. For the second time in four years, Houston-based oil and gas exploration and drilling company Castex Energy has filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Southern District of Texas.

March 2, 2021 Mark Curriden

Electrolit v. Gatorlyte Trademark Infringement Fight in South Texas Flares Up Again

A federal judge in McAllen issued a new, second temporary restraining order Saturday enjoining PepsiCo from making, marketing and selling its new rehydration drink Gatorlyte on the grounds that the global soft drink giant engaged in anticompetitive conduct against Mexico-based Laboratorios Pisa and its trademarked Electrolit drink.

March 1, 2021 Mark Curriden

Kirkland & Ellis Bets on the Texas Trifecta

Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s most profitable law firm, is expanding its footprint in Texas again. Since it opened its first office in Houston seven years ago, Kirkland has been the fastest growing corporate legal operation in Texas. Now, the Chicago-founded law firm is tripling down on its bet on the Lone Star State with plans to open in Austin.

March 1, 2021 Mark Curriden

PepsiCo’s Leanne Oliver – 2020 DFW Corporate Counsel’s Lifetime Achievement Award

For a quarter of a century, Leanne Oliver has been a corporate in-house lawyer for PepsiCo and Frito-Lay. She has been a groundbreaker in developing family leave policies and internal training efforts to eliminate sexual harassment. She’s also a highly successful labor and employment lawyer.

March 1, 2021 Mark Curriden

Brazos Electric Coop Files for Bankruptcy

Last week, Brazos Electric Power Cooperative got a $2 billion bill from ERCOT demanding payment for power supplied during the winter storm that hit Texas two weeks ago. Early this morning, Brazos, the largest generation and transmission cooperative in Texas, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas citing more than $3 billion in debts.

March 1, 2021 Mark Curriden

2020 DFW General Counsel of the Year Finalists

American Airlines and Chuck E. Cheese. Farmer Brothers and HMS Holdings. Southwest Airlines and Aventiv. The CLOs and GCs at these six North Texas companies utilized their legal acumen and business leadership skills to lead their employers through a monumentally challenging year. They are finalists for the 2020 DFW Outstanding Corporate Counsel Awards.

February 25, 2021 Mark Curriden

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  • Remembering Clyde Siebman, ‘The Guiding Spirit Behind the EDTX Bench Bar Conference’ - When the biggest corporations in the world – Toyota, Wal-Mart, Phillip Morris, Boeing and Huawei – needed a lawyer in East Texas, they called Sherman’s Clyde Siebman. So did single moms, the elderly and veterans. Siebman, a zealous advocate for the right to trial by jury, died Friday. He was 62. March 6, 2021Mark Curriden

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Dykema Taps Dallas Leader for National Recruiting Role - Chris Kratovil dishes about Dykema's growth plans, his favorite interview question and a decision he made in a "fit of clinical insanity."
  • Kirkland Builds on Strength, Adds Former Baker Botts Debt Finance Partner
  • Houston Energy Transactions Partner Leaves Hogan Lovells for Womble
  • Former DOJ Environmental Lawyer Rejoins Hicks Thomas
  • Shearman Signs Houston Capital Markets Partner from Jones Day
  • Former Head of NRF’s U.S. O&G Practice Joins Baker Botts
  • Bobby Lee Cook: The Death of the ‘Best There Has Ever Been’
  • Baker Botts Makes Restructuring, Environmental Adds
  • Simpson Thacher Picks Up Deal Partner from V&E
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Apex
Apollo 
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Ardagh
ATI Physical Therapy
Atlas Technical Consultants
AZA
Baker Botts
Bluescape
Bracewell
Brazos Electric
Caldwell Cassady & Curry
Castex Energy
Chevron
Cooley
Comstock Resources
Cowles and Thompson
Cravath
Dykema
Enovix
Evergy
Eversheds Sutherland
Foley
Forshey Prostok
Fortress Value Acquisition
Gibson Dunn
Gores V
Great Western Petroleum
Haynes and Boone
Hicks Thomas
Hogan Lovells
Howard Energy
Hunton AK
Intel
Intello
Irell & Manella
Jackson Walker
Joby Aviation
Jones Day
Kalera
Kinder Morgan
King & Spalding
Kirkland
Laboratorios Pisa
Latham
Locke Lord
Loeb & Loeb 
McGinnis Lochridge
Michaels
MPLX
Munck Wilson 
NGPL
Noble Midstream
NorTex Midstream
North Star Investment
Norton Rose Fulbright
Okin Adams
PepsiCo
Phillips Murrah
Polsinelli
Reinvent Technology 
RES
Rogers Silicon Valley
Ropes & Gray
SailPoint Technologies
Shearman & Sterling
Sidley
Simpson Thacher
SKV
SparkCognition
Stanmore Partners
Tailwater Capital
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Lawyers in the News

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Chris Abbinante
Alan Albright
Micaela Alvarez
Will Anderson
Shubi Arora
Jason Bloom
Sam Bragg
James Brown
Brian Bullard
Sam Burley
Brad Caldwell
Matt Cavenaugh
Tim Cheatham
Kelly Chen
Morgan Chu
Kevin Crews
Christopher Cross
Joshua Davidson
Alain Dermarkar
Stuart Kyle Duncan
Tim Durst
Hans Dyke
John Furlow
Ward Goolsby
Jim Griffin
David Hammerman
Troy L. Harder
Jon Henderson
Jason Hutt
Jack Jacobsen
Sam Jarvis
Wes Jones
Chris Knight
Chris Kratovil
Kyle Krpata
Taylor Landry
Bill Lee
Doug Lionberger
Derek Lipscombe
Don Lonczak
Mike Lynn
Ryan Maierson
Benjamin J. Martin
Ed McHorse
Todd Mensing
David Miller
Ken Molberg
Edward Moses, Jr.
Cassandra Mott
Joseph Mueller
Land Murphy
Clare O'Brien
Matthew Okin
Mike O'Leary
Leanne Oliver
Holland O'Neil
Kyle Park
Ryan Paulsen
Julia Pendery
Benjamin Potter
Alan Rafte
Doug Rayburn
Kevin Richardson
Joshua Robichaud
Jane Robinson
Jim Rolfe
Sydney Scott
Bill Siegel
Leslie Southwick
Justin Stolte
Lou Strubeck
Stephen Szalkowski
Paul Tanck
Josh Teahen
Enoch Varner
Jacques Wiener
Staci Williams
Mike Wilson
Wei Xu
Kent Zimmermann

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