While the barriers Black women face in the workplace have improved with time and collective concerted efforts at change, there is still a long way to go. For the benefit of my children and others, I want my life to reflect that I was a part of that change, even in the smallest way.
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CDT Roundup: 13 Deals, 14 Firms, 130 Lawyers, $5.4B
Regrouping is a powerful incentive for many M&A deals. This week’s Roundup looks at a couple at a couple of billion-dollar energy transactions that should have come as no surprise for that reason. Also, a quick look at the recent work of Stephen Noh, a former sports management major who now plies his eye for detail to million dollar deals at Kirkland. And, of course, there’s the usual roster of Texas lawyers who worked on last week’s reported transactions.
Litigation Roundup: Irvin, Marriott Lawyer Up in $100M Suit, Dell Beats $450M Patent Case, 5th Circ. OKs Landry’s Data Breach Loss
In this edition of Litigation Roundup, a $100 million defamation lawsuit against Marriott gets rolling, Dell Technologies gets a win in a $450 million patent infringement lawsuit and the Fifth Circuit agrees Landry’s is on the hook for data breach damages.
15 GCs and Senior In-House Counsel Talk Diversity, Law Firms, Pipeline
The Texas Lawbook interviewed 15 corporate GCs and senior in-house counsel in Houston and the DFW area about the role of diversity in hiring outside counsel, specific steps law firm leaders can take to improve diversity and address the pipeline.
Corporate counsel at Keurig Dr Pepper, McAfee, Schlumberger, Noble Corp, HF Sinclair, Ocwen Financial, Tuesday Morning, Talen Energy, PepsiCo Foods, American Airlines, Shell USA, Phillips 66, MB2 Dental and BHP give their insight related to DEI issues.
What Murdaugh’s Testimony Can Teach Us
Few things capture the public’s imagination and make headline news daily as does a jury trial, especially one for murder. The latest example of such a case is the murder trial of disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh.
Although the facts of the case are in so many ways bizarre and extreme, the case illustrates some very common issues that come up in trials generally, especially criminal trials.
Banks Agree to Pay Stanford Victims $1.34B to Avoid Houston Trial
Three banks – Toronto-Dominion Bank, HSBC Bank and Independent Bank (formerly Bank of Houston) – have agreed to pay $1.34 billion to Ponzi-scheme victims of Houston financier R. Allen Stanford and his investment firm.
TD Bank, HSBC and Independent Bank were scheduled to stand trial starting today in Houston federal court where they were accused of aiding and abetting Stanford in perpetrating an $8 billion fraud against 18,000 investors.
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Winstead Malpractice Case
On Friday the Texas Supreme Court granted a petition for review from USA Lending Group that aims to revive a legal malpractice lawsuit it filed against Winstead PC regarding the firm’s in a lawsuit against a former employee. USA Lending sued Winstead after its attorneys failed to request damages in a motion for default judgment, which the company alleges cost it about $1.2 million. The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether the Texas Citizens Participation Act applies to the case.
P.S. — UT Law’s Women in Law Luncheon, Gibson Dunn’s Pro Bono Awards
In this week’s edition of P.S., we have information on the speaker, honoree and sponsors of the upcoming biennial award luncheon for the Center for Women in Law, an organization affiliated with the University of Texas School of Law and background on Gibson Dunn’s prestigious Frank Wheat Memorial Awards, which recognizes lawyers within the firm for their pro bono work each year. Other firms mentioned this week include Baker Botts, Haynes and Boone, Katten, Norton Rose Fulbright, Kean Miller and many more. Corporations mentioned include AT&T, Jacobs, Toyota and FTI Consulting.
Updated – Houston Woman Whose Ex-Cheated in Divorce Agreement Could Get $90M
Laura Yosowitz borrowed $500,000 from her family to bring a lawsuit against her ex-husband because she believed he lied about his business dealings when they divorced in 2016. This week, a Houston jury issued a verdict that Martin Lee Kay, Yosowitz’s ex, did mislead her — to the tune of $155 million.
Remembering James B. Sales
Over his 62-year career, Jim Sales tried more than 100 cases to verdict and developed the contours of product liability law in Texas and the nation. But the former Marine’s most enduring legacy was one of service, as a mentor and champion of access to justice and pro bono.
Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson once said of Sales: “You epitomize everything that is noble about our profession.”
Sales died this month at the age of 89.