Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
M&A is down in the first quarter of 2019. That is a fact. But in the energy sector, according to Drillinginfo, it was worse than you think. Claire Poole has the startling numbers, along with her weekly roundup of Texas transactions.
Mark Werbner, the trial lawyer who engineered a historic billion-dollar jury victory against a Middle Eastern bank accused of aiding terrorists, has joined the Dallas office of Winston & Strawn. The Texas Lawbook has an exclusive interview.
One of the highest profile health care fraud trials in a generation is nearing conclusion in a Dallas federal courtroom against the now-shuttered Forest Park Medical Center and surgeons who practiced there. While there is no telling what the jury will determine, the case itself is an important warning for health care practitioners. Here are a few take-aways from experts in the field.
The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) has announced that William McRaven, who led the Navy Seals raid that killed Osama bin Laden, will give a talk titled "The Rule of Law in a Trouble World" on April 17 in Houston. This article has the details.
With economists forecasting slower growth in the U.S. economy, companies and law firms should take steps to prepare for the next downturn. Experts at Bentham IMF explain how litigation funding can be a lifeline for pursuing valuable legal claims when traditional sources of capital become scarce.
Morena, the new majority party in Mexico's government, is seeking to centralize the nation's main energy regulatory agencies, which now exercise a measure of autonomy, under the Ministry of Energy. But are these changes necessary? Thompson & Knight attorneys provide an analysis.
Roger Townsend and Austin lawyer Dana Livingston have left Alexander Dubose Jefferson & Townsend for Cokinos Young.
An email newsletter is an effective and inexpensive way to showcase your firm's expertise and to stay top-of-mind with the people most likely to send work your way. Amy Boardman Hunt of Muse Communications addresses some of the practical and rule-compliance issues to consider before you hit “send.”
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