Kirkland & Ellis announced in a news release on Tuesday the hiring of 13 litigation partners nationwide from King & Spalding who specialize in “complex, multidistrict litigation and high-stakes trials” — including a handful in Texas, most notably veteran trial lawyer Kim Bueno in Austin.
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Litigation Roundup: Feds Wade into Texas-Led Suit Against BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, the federal government wades into an antitrust lawsuit Texas launched against a trio of asset managers alleging coal market manipulation, and the Fifth Court of Appeals in Dallas hears oral arguments in a $19.7 million loan dispute between former partners in a real estate firm.
O’Melveny Adds Experienced Trial Lawyer in Houston
O’Melveny has hired a veteran energy litigator as a partner in its Houston office, the firm announced Tuesday in a news release.
Southwest Airlines to Pay One Cent, Legal Fees to Settle Lawsuit Over Cancelled Hispanic Student Program
The Dallas-based airline has agreed to pay one cent in damages and a confidential amount in attorney fees and court costs to resolve a lawsuit brought by political conservative Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights over its now-terminated flight program for low-income Hispanic students.
2025 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards Celebration
More than 225 leaders of the corporate legal profession in Houston celebrated the 2025 Houston Corporate Counsel Awards, which recognized general counsel and senior managing counsel from companies ranging from Phillips 66 and Shell to Enbridge, Baker Hughes and Transocean. The Association of Corporate Counsel’s Houston Chapter and The Texas Lawbook hosted 20 corporate in-house counsel who had been nominated for awards in 14 categories, from Rookie of the Year and Lifetime Achievement to M&A Transaction and Business Litigation of the Year.
CDT Roundup: Texas Lawyers Deliver Rare $20B+ Hat Trick
In this edition of CDT Roundup, the week ending May 24 saw 15 deals reported for a total of $24 billion. The week prior saw 16 deals for $21.7 billion. In fact, it’s the third week in a row we tallied $20 billion or more for transactions handled by Texas lawyers. And that’s the first time that’s happened since we started keeping these stats for deals reported to the CDT Roundup. It’s also the first time we’ve seen three consecutive weeks of $10 billion or more since the three weeks the third quarter of 2024.
SCOTX Sides with American Midstream, Reverses Rainbow Energy Marketing’s $6.1M Win
Justice James P. Sullivan wrote the court’s unanimous 8-0 ruling in favor of American Midstream, holding the $6.1 million win for Rainbow Energy Marketing cannot stand. Justice Sullivan explained that when a Harris County trial judge “impermissibly blue-penciled extra words” into the parties’ contract, it caused a “cascade of errors that we now correct.” Justice John P. Devine did not participate in the decision.
SCOTX Reverses Negligence Verdict in Harvey Flooding Case
Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock highlighted deficiencies in the plaintiffs’ expert testimony on the question of whether a pipe fabrication plant’s drainage system contributed to flooding of 30 homes in Matagorda County.
Q&A With Trial Lawyer Kim Bueno
A curious housekeeper who noticed Kim Bueno lugging weeks’ worth of outfits into her hotel room initiated a conversation with the trial attorney. The housekeeper asked Bueno about her trial. The former King & Spalding partner, who on Monday joined Kirkland & Ellis, explained that she defended a drug manufacturer against a lawsuit alleging its product was harmful. The housekeeper drilled in on three questions that prompted Bueno to rework her opening statement and to incorporate a standing ritual into her trial preparation.
Fired Trucking Company Wins $9.5M Verdict in Suit Against El Rancho Supermercado
A Dallas County jury on Thursday awarded almost $9.5 million to a trucking business that claimed it was forced aside when a private equity firm acquired its principal client, the El Rancho Supermercado grocery chain.