The heated battle among elite corporate law firms and high-powered litigation boutiques for top trial talent continued Monday. Once again, Kirkland & Ellis is the acquirer.
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CDT Roundup: Beyond Bumble, the Blahs
The week that ended Oct. 17, dipped back below the yearly average with just seven deals valued at $3.6 billion. One of the deals included dozens of lawyers from across the country: but just one from Texas.
Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to Disqualify Susman Godfrey from ABA Lawsuit
A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s bid to remove Susman Godfrey as lead counsel for the American Bar Association’s lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of illegally intimidating law firms, ruling the firm’s lawyers are unlikely to be called as witnesses. The case could force discovery into communications between the White House and some of the country’s largest firms, several of which have Texas offices.
Report: Dallas Federal Judge Faces Misconduct Allegations
Chief Judge Jennifer Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has filed an official complaint claiming there is probable cause that U.S. District Judge Ada Brown of Dallas “treated other judges and judicial employees in a demonstrably egregious and hostile manner” and that she “created a hostile work environment” for those who work with her, according to Bloomberg Law.
Book Excerpt: Reconstructing Immigration
Texas built a parallel deportation system, the Supreme Court narrowed judicial review, and the practical consequences are landing in Texas courthouses first.
P.S. — It’s Pro Bono Month; Baker Botts, Toyota Recognized for Joint Legal Clinics
October brings a national spotlight to pro bono service, with legal organizations across the country celebrating attorneys who volunteer their time to help those who cannot afford legal representation.
Reese Marketos Scores $213M Patent Win Against Comcast
Adam Sanderson was in a patent trial in Chicago in 2016 when opposing counsel pulled him aside. He had a potential big case but also a conflict and offered to introduce Sanderson to his client. Today, a decade later, Sanderson won a $213 million federal jury verdict for those clients in a patent case against Comcast.
Texas Raises the Stakes for Data Center Disclosures
As state oversight tightens, inconsistent communications can put projects at risk.
‘Picking the Right Word’: Troutman Pepper Locke’s Paul Coggins Talks Trials, Fiction Writing
Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas and Troutman Pepper Locke partner Paul Coggins spends his mornings writing legal thrillers before stepping into court to defend complex white-collar cases. With a new Cash McCahill novel hitting shelves and a securities-fraud trial on his docket, the veteran advocate reflects on decades of practice in Texas and why trial strategy and fiction writing draw on the same craft.
Heritage Is a Skill Set
I grew up bilingual in New York, the daughter of an Italian-American father and a Dominican mother. I did not think much at the time about what that combination would mean for my career. I just knew both worlds were central to my identity.
Only later as a young associate at Milbank did I understand that moving naturally between those worlds was not simply part of my identity; it was a professional capability.