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Frisco Attorney Speaks Out Against Dallas Judge’s ‘Standing Recusal Order’ Against Her

A Dallas County district court judge has issued a standing order barring a Frisco attorney from handling cases in her courtroom — a move the judge said was necessary to ensure “the impartial and efficient administration of justice,” but the attorney says the order constitutes oppression. 

June 30, 2025 Michelle Casady

State Fair of Texas Can Ban Guns, Judge Rules

Firearms can now be listed as a prohibited item at the State Fair of Texas, a Dallas County District Judge ruled. Judge Emily Tobolowsky granted summary judgment to the city of Dallas and its city manager in a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

June 30, 2025 Alexa Shrake

The Home Depot to Acquire GMS Inc. for $5.5B

Weil and Alston & Bird are advising on the acquisition of the Georgia-based building supply distributor. The acquisition is being made through Home Depot’s McKinney-based subsidiary SRS Distribution, which was acquired last year for $18.25 billion.

June 30, 2025 Allen Pusey

CDT Roundup: Deals Driven by Data, Plus a Deal to Make More Deals

For the week ending June 28, there were a dozen deals valued at nearly $7.8 billion: six in M&A and funding; six in capital markets and credit. But rather than compare that with last week’s 16 deals for $6 billion or the 14 deals for $6.3 billion this time last year, let’s compare these deals with each other. All in all, it was a curiously complicated week.

June 30, 2025 Allen Pusey

Hines CLO Joins Greenberg Traurig in Houston

After 18 years as an in-house counsel and more than four years as the chief legal officer at real estate giant Hines, Richard Heaton is returning to practice law. Greenberg Traurig announced that Heaton has joined the firm’s Houston office as a shareholder in its real estate practice.

June 30, 2025 Mark Curriden

Judge Declares Trump EO Against Susman Godfrey Unconstitutional and Retaliatory

A federal judge has declared that President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Susman Godfrey is an illegal act of retaliation and violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The judge also permanently enjoined all federal officials from enforcing the order against the Texas-based law firm. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan of Washington, D.C., in a 53-page opinion issued Friday, states that President Trump’s order issued in April “threatens the independence of the bar — a necessity for the rule of law.”

June 27, 2025 Mark Curriden

SCOTX Wipes Out $116M Judgment Against Werner in Fatal Crash Case 

A case that began 11 years ago with a fatal crash on an icy stretch of highway near Odessa was ended Friday by the Texas Supreme Court when the justices issued an opinion wiping out a more than $100 million verdict against trucking company Werner Enterprises and its driver. 

June 27, 2025 Michelle Casady

Lease Operator Owns ‘Produced Water,’ SCOTX Says

The Texas Supreme Court addressed ownership of “produced water,” an oilfield byproduct made increasingly valuable by new treatment methods. Absent a specific conveyance, the court said in a closely watched case, a surface estate does not retain ownership of the water separated from hydrocarbons during hydraulic fracturing operations.

June 27, 2025 Janet Elliott

SCOTX: Winter Storm Uri Lawsuits Seeking Billions of Dollars Narrowed But Still Alive

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Winter Storm Uri lawsuits brought by thousands of individuals and small businesses against electric transmission and distribution utilities in Texas are legally flawed, but the justices allowed lawyers for the plaintiffs to amend their lawsuits to fix the legal issues and even provided a roadmap for their possible success. In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court dismissed allegations of intentional nuisance and gross negligence against Oncor, CenterPoint and American Electric Power, but the decision to allow the plaintiffs to replead their gross negligence claims is viewed by attorneys for the plaintiffs as a significant victory because it keeps their lawsuits alive and moving forward. (File photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

June 27, 2025 Mark Curriden

DNOW Acquires MRC for $1.5B

Kirkland and Akin advised on the combination of two Houston distributors of infrastructure machinery and supplies to create a $3 billion company with 350 service and distribution centers across 20 energy-producing countries.

June 27, 2025 Allen Pusey

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  • P.S. — Pro Bono Work Honored at State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting - Advancing access to justice in rural Texas, advocating for domestic violence survivors and ensuring Spanish speakers aren’t left out are among the pro bono initiatives for which lawyers and a judge were honored during the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting in San Antonio.   July 4, 2025Krista Torralva

GCs, Lawyers & Firms

  • Willkie Adds Blake Winburne to its Houston Office - Winburne was global head of the energy and infrastructure group at Orrick where he worked for more than nine years. He has been named co-chair of Willkie's energy and infrastructure practice.
  • Hines CLO Joins Greenberg Traurig in Houston
  • Thomas Verity Vaults to Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Veteran Houston Partner Jumps from Latham to Simpson
  • Skadden Hires Two M&A Partners from White & Case
  • V&E Adds Three Partners: Two from Kirkland, One from Baker Botts
  • Houston Texans Associate GC Jumps to Munsch Hardt
  • Gray Reed Hires Longtime Houston Exec to Lead Operations and Growth
  • Sorrels Law Adds Trial, Appellate Partner in Dallas
  • Holland & Knight’s Recent Lateral Partner Additions Strengthen RE, Financial Services Offerings
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