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The lawyers advising American Airlines and its creditors in bankruptcy court have made about $100 million so far.

More than a dozen lawyers working regularly on the bankruptcy are charging $1,000 or more and three are billing at $1,150 an hour, according to court records. More than a dozen other lawyers are charging $900 to $975 an hour.

Overall, lawyers billed more than $120 million to AMR since the Fort Worth-based company filed for bankruptcy protection 11 months ago. Read more to get all the inside details.

Lubbock lawyer John E. Gibson will get his day in court to argue for the domain name texasworkerscomplaw.com.

A curious development has occurred in recent months: trial lawyer Frank Branson has been showing up in court in multimillion-dollar business disputes representing physicians and other executives who used to be his prey.

Branson hasn’t switched sides, but he is among a growing number of highly successful personal injury trial lawyers who are increasingly representing companies and executives in litigation against other businesses in legal fights ranging from contracts disputes to allegations of fraud. Legal insiders say the trend is being witnessed across the state and is likely to grow. Please read the article for more details.

The number of corporate mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving Texas companies dropped 16 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to statistics released by mergermarket, an independent M&A media service.

The number of corporate mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures involving Texas companies dropped 16 percent in the third quarter of 2012, according to statistics released by mergermarket, an independent M&A media service.

For the second time in seven months, T&K partners are advising Houston-based Halcón in a billion-dollar transaction.

For the second time in seven months, T&K partners are advising Houston-based Halcón in a billion-dollar transaction.