Elizabeth King joins Houston-based intellectual property boutique Heim, Payne & Chorush as of counsel. She will lead the firm’s expanded trademark litigation and appeals practice.
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Hamilton Wingo Adds Former Assistant U.S. Attorney as Partner
Phillip Ragler joins Dallas-based Hamilton Wingo as a partner as the firm continues to bolster its personal injury and wrongful death practice. Ragler was an assistant U.S. attorney in Florida before joining the firm.
P.S. — Bipartisan Texas Delegation Makes Push in D.C. For Legal Aid Funding, Lawyer-Led Charity Fundraisers Break Records
We highlight the pro bono work of Haynes Boone attorneys who have spent years helping students secure patents for innovations that are aiding a Malawi refugee camp. That and much more in this edition of P.S.
Energy Industry Lawyers, Texas Law Students, ABA File Amicus Briefs Opposing Trump EOs
Fifty-nine law students from eight different Texas law schools are among the 1,224 law students who filed an amicus brief supporting Susman Godfrey and three other law firms fighting executive orders issued last spring by President Donald Trump declaring the law firms to be threats to national security.
Lanier Talks Jury Selection, Outcome, What’s Next After Win Against Meta, Google in California Trial
When it came time to pick the jury for a landmark, bellwether social media addiction trial against Meta and Google, Mark Lanier had a choice to make: Did he want a jury more likely to find liability, or a jury more likely to maximize damages? “In this case, I made the choice for a liability jury,” Lanier told The Texas Lawbook in an interview Thursday. “In this case, the most important thing was to win. I told the team, we may win and only win $250,000, but I want to make sure we win.”
Abu Dhabi Investor Acquires EMG Pipeline Interests for $2.25B
An Abu Dhabi investor announced late Tuesday that it is taking a stake in two major natural gas pipelines that operate across and between the Upper Midwest and Canada.
Weil is advising on the deal with a team led from Houston.
Winston & Strawn Co-Chair Moves to Yetter Coleman
Houston litigator Michael Murphy has joined the boutique law firm Yetter Coleman as a partner. Murphy was with Winston & Strawn for six years, where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Houston litigation practice.
Leadership Lessons We Weren’t Taught in Law School but Should Have Been
In law school, we were taught to think critically, communicate persuasively and pay attention to detail. Law firm training was much more of the same, except with even greater emphasis on precision, especially as an M&A attorney. Often, the best lawyers are promoted to managers because of their technical skills or business development success. That doesn’t mean they’re prepared to lead people. We were trained to advise. Not to lead. And when the promotion comes, we’re often thrown into the deep end. Leadership becomes a trial by fire. But it doesn’t have to be.
My Five Favorite Books: John M. Farrell (Corporate Counsel at Keurig Dr Pepper)
Did you know reading is a competitive sport? I did not either. That is, not until 4th grade when Ms. Duncan told the class that we were required to turn in book reports for at least 12 different books off the reading list. She informed us that we could read as many as we wanted. The record was something like 27. Wait…what? She keeps track of the record?!? Well, time to reset it at an unattainably high mark…I did 98.
Unfortunately, these days I read far more about paid sick leave requirements, disability accommodations, and overtime exemptions written by authors with very little flare for the intelligible (much less the dramatic). It is far less interesting but, hey, at least it pays more. Without further ado – here are five books that I just love.
Munsch Hardt Announces New Texas Office
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr formally announced Wednesday the firm’s expansion to Fort Worth with a seven-lawyer office to be housed in 5,787 square feet of scalable office space on Main Street.