Free Speech, Due Process and Trial by Jury
The May 28 awards ceremony took on an extra energy because two of the award recipients — Fertitta Entertainment General Counsel Steven Scheinthal and ExxonMobil Senior Counsel David Kern — were in the news that very day for two huge successes for their clients.
“What an extraordinary event this is every year,” said Travis Torrence, who is U.S. head of legal for global energy giant Shell. “The Texas Lawbook and ACC Houston make this one of the must-attend events for the legal industry in Texas.”
After a highly successful, productive and largely uncontroversial first 18 months, the burgeoning Texas Business Court recently faced its first constitutional challenge. This article analyzes the plaintiff’s arguments and considers what will happen if the question ever reaches the Texas Supreme Court.
In this edition of Asked & Answered, Third Court of Appeals Justice Rosa Lopez Theofanis shares how she sees AI impacting the appellate process and dishes on what lawyers practicing before her shouldn’t do. Justice Theofanis, who is the first sitting judge to participate in Asked & Answered, joined the all-female panel in January 2023.
A jury trial began in Dallas County Judge Maria Aceves’ courtroom Wednesday in a breach of contract and fiduciary duty case over two men whose business partnership soured. The property at the center of the suit was once an LA Fitness next to the old Valley View mall, which the Dallas Mavericks have announced will be their new arena and an entertainment district.
The analytical drug discovery and development services and research company Inotiv and 18 of its affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday in the Southern District of Texas.
Inotiv, which cites $500 million to $1 billion in both liabilities and assets, hired Ropes & Gray and Hunton Andrews Kurth as its lead legal advisors.
Allison K. Perry has joined Bracewell’s tax department as a partner in the Houston office. The move marks a return to Bracewell for Perry after serving at Shell in-house as the energy giant’s U.S. lead employment tax counsel.
Munck Wilson Mandala is staking out new ground in Fort Worth with a familiar face to many of the city’s tech and life sciences companies leading the charge. Veteran GC Quintin Cassady’s arrival signals a push to keep more of that legal work from ever leaving Fort Worth.
The Texas Lawbook caught up with Cassady to talk about his move back to a law firm, why it made sense to do it now and more.
Berger, a 1996 graduate of UT Law, worked at Winston for 15 years. The corporate litigation veteran called his move to Latham “the next natural step.”
Trent Bridges is joining Paul Weiss in Houston as a partner in the white-shoe firm’s M&A group. Bridges advises companies in energy and infrastructure projects with a focus on midstream oil and gas and has been practicing in Houston since September 2021.
The Lanier Law Firm announced Tuesday it was opening an office in southwest Fort Worth, marking the firm’s fourth office nationwide. The Houston-based firm also has outposts in New York and Los Angeles.
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