The firm has added Dallas tax partner Jason Graham from Baker McKenzie, where he practiced for more than a decade.
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K&S Enhances Houston, Dallas Offices
King & Spalding announced on Tuesday that Houston deal lawyer Drew Baldinger has joined from Skadden and Dallas litigator Jordan Leu has lateraled over from Vinson & Elkins.
Nelson Mullins Lands Key Healthcare Attorney From Baker Donelson
Veteran healthcare attorney Janice Suchyta has joined the Houston office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough after spending nearly three years at Baker Donelson.
Trial Underway in Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung Electronics
California-based startup company Mojo Mobility says Samsung Electronics flagship devices infringe on five of its wireless charging patents. McKool Smith lawyers representing Mojo and Samsung’s legal team led by Paul Hastings are in trial this week in Marshall.
Lessons from the Wind-Up of the SEC’s First Major ‘Care Obligation’ Reg BI Enforcement Action
In 2022, the SEC brought its first enforcement action centered on the alleged failure of a broker-dealer and its associated persons to comply with the Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) “care obligation.” The SEC sought to use the case to impose a new standard of knowledge and education about investments upon investment professionals. A close read of the case has important lessons for both financial professionals and attorneys who represent them.
Clifford Chance Adds CapM Partner in Houston
Clifford Chance has a new partner to its growing Houston office. Om Pandya, one of the top young capital markets lawyers in Texas, has joined the firm.
Match Names former Twitter GC as CLO
Dallas-based Match Group has named former Twitter General Counsel Sean Edgett as its new chief legal officer replacing Jared Sine, who resigned earlier this year to become CLO at GoDaddy.
Litigation Roundup: Court Wins for Porter Hedges, Holland & Knight and Pro Se Plaintiff Against Houston Methodist
The Texas Lawbook has two reporters in federal courts covering jury trials this week — Bruce Tomaso in Sherman following a civil rights trial and Krista Torralva in Marshall covering a big patent dispute. More from those cases this week.
But this week’s Litigation Roundup focuses on three court cases that resulted in two victories for the defense counsel and a federal appellate reversal for a white pro se plaintiff in a race discrimination lawsuit.
V&E Takes Off in Dublin
The Houston-based firm has opened an office in Dublin, the firm’s 12th worldwide, to further invest in its aviation finance practice.
Thought Leadership: Q&A with the Haynes Boone Legal Team Behind TXSE
The Texas Lawbook visited with two Haynes Boone attorneys playing key roles about the major hurdles ahead, how TXSE became a client, and the downstream effects of a national exchange in Dallas for the Texas legal market.