In the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has issued more executive orders in the first 100 days — 35 of them focusing on energy, environmental and infrastructure efforts and law firms — than any other president in history, creating a flurry of governmental actions, broad economic implications and legal challenges, according to a panel of legal experts hosted by The Texas Lawbook.
GT Taps Bill Katz to Co-Chair Antitrust Practice
GT Executive Chairman Richard Rosenbaum in the firm’s announcement highlighted Katz’s experience advising clients in the healthcare and energy industries. Katz had practiced his entire career at Thompson & Knight/Holland & Knight.
Dorsey Hires Former Federal Prosecutor Edward Loya
Trial attorney and former federal prosecutor Edward J. Loya, Jr., has joined Dorsey & Whitney as a partner in its commercial litigation group in Dallas, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
Healthcare Fraud Prosecutor Leaves DOJ for Hicks Thomas
In her role as assistant deputy chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit, Aleza Remis led the Texas Strike Force, which targets fraudulent providers and works to combat the opioid crisis.
Bradley Adds Veteran White-Collar Partner in Dallas
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has hired Sarah Wirskye as a partner in the firm’s government enforcement and investigations practice group in Dallas, the firm announced Monday in a news release.
SEC Says 3 DFW Residents Ran $91M Ponzi Scheme
Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh and Caedrynn E. Conner are accused of defrauding more than 200 investors out of millions via a trust Alexander controlled called Vanguard Holdings Group Irrevocable Trust. The SEC filed the 37-page lawsuit against the trio in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, on Tuesday.
House Bill Would Alter Attorney Fee Structure of Anti-SLAPP Law
A defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jeff Leach took center stage during a Texas House committee hearing on the Texas Citizens Participation Act. Lawmakers are struggling to address abuses of the popular law while still maintaining its protections for Texans exercising their First Amendment rights.
After Virginia Judge Found Google Operates Advertising Tech Monopoly, What Does it Mean for Texas Case?
Google, which was recently found by a federal judge in Virginia to be operating a monopoly over advertising technology, is trying to convince a federal judge in Texas that it should not have to face a similar trial — albeit one that includes state law claims — in that state. In an interview this week with The Texas Lawbook, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, Mark Lanier of Lanier Law Firm, said the states are “absolutely entitled to a jury trial.”
Bill to Limit Medical Cost Damages in Tort Cases Advances
Senators broke along party lines in advancing legislation to stop “nuclear verdicts.” Senate Bill 30 would limit recoverable medical expenses to 300 percent of Medicare rates, adjusted for inflation. Supporters said the bill is needed to bring down insurance rates, while critics said it would remove discretion from judges and juries to make decisions on facts in individual cases.
Haynes Boone’s New Partner from EPA Bolsters Environmental Practice
Clarissa Howley Mills, a former deputy regional counsel for the Environmental Protection Agency, played a key role in one of the largest settlements nationwide relating to the Clean Air Act. She said her experience growing up on a crop farm in Northern Kansas gives her an appreciation for the environment and business related to it.